Summary
A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.
Cast
Lori Cardille
Sarah
Terry Alexander
John
Joseph Pilato
Rhodes
Jarlath Conroy
McDermott
Anthony Dileo Jr.
Miguel
Richard Liberty
Logan
Sherman Howard
Bub
Gary Klar
Steel
Ralph Marrero
Rickles
John Amplas
Fisher
Phillip G. Kellams
Miller
Taso N. Stavrakis
Torrez
Greg Nicotero
Johnson
Don Brockett
Featured Zombie
William Cameron
Featured Zombie
Deborah Carter
Featured Zombie
Winnie Flynn
Featured Zombie
Debra Gordon
Featured Zombie
Jeff Hogan
Featured Zombie
Barbara Holmes
Featured Zombie
David Kindlon
Featured Zombie
Bruce Kirkpatrick
Featured Zombie
'Wild Bill' Laczko
Featured Zombie
Susan Martinelli
Featured Zombie
Kim Maxwell
Featured Zombie
Barbara Russell
Featured Zombie
Gene A. Saraceni
Featured Zombie
John D. Schwartz
Featured Zombie
Mark Tierno
Featured Zombie
Mike Trcic
Featured Zombie
John Vulich
Featured Zombie
Terry Adams
2nd Dirty Pink Collared Shirted Zombie chasing Steel (uncredited)
Howard Berger
Spinaround Cave Zombie Shot by John (uncredited)
Joe Abeln
Mustachioed Zombie biting Rickles' fingers off (uncredited)
Tom Ardolino
Mine Zombie Chasing Steel (uncredited)
Al Anderson
Mine Zombie Chasing Steel (uncredited)
Everett Burrell
Surgeon Zombie in Cave (uncredited)
Vini Bancalari
Zombie Feasting on Fisher's Dead Body (uncredited)
Gary A. Jones
Zombie with Yellow Apron (uncredited)
Michael Deak
Rhodes' Tallest Zombie Attacker (uncredited)
George A. Romero
Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
Geoff Burkman
Pink Collared Zombie / Umpire Masked Zombie (Uncredited)
Tom Savini
Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
Peter Iasillo Jr.
Elevator Zombie (uncredited)
Al Magliochetti
Bathrobe Zombie / Sunglasses Zombie (uncredited)
Gabriel Bartalos
Camouflage Hat Zombie (uncredited)
Peter Keefer
Curly Haired Mustachioed Denim Shirt Zombie (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
George A. Romero
Reviews
Geronimo1967
May 7, 2024
7
We learn pretty quickly that the world has been zombified and that scientist "Sarah" (Lori Cardille) might be part of the last dozen or so people left in the world who still prefer their food cooked! They use an helicopter to get about the place then take refuge deep underground in a military bunker run by the slightly maniacal "Rhodes" (Joseph Pilato). It's fair to say that there's quite a degree of tension amongst these survivors. The military element is asserting itself over the folks who are trying to find a cause for and solution to the plague on the surface. Things come to an head with "Prof Logan" (Richard Liberty) takes his experiments trying to re-humanise these creatures just one step too far for the heavily armed soldiers, and a deadly split occurs that could spell doom for everyone! Now the acting here is pretty terrible, and the writing does little to help with that but George Romero does well to create an increasing sense of claustrophobic menace as tempers fray and the human beings factionalise into groups more dangerous to each other than their topside terrors. It's the last half hour than enlivens this, though, as the civilian conclude that they need to get airborne and head for a quiet Caribbean beach. The plot is a little more sophisticated, there is the semblance of science here, but essentially it's all about hordes of marauding corpses - I'm sure I saw a tutu-clad ballet dancer amongst them - bent of a bit of gobbling. Even when the odds are stacked against people, they can still find reasons not to trust each other!
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$3,500,000.00
Revenue:
$34,000,000.00
Keywords
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