George A. Romero's Living Dead Universe Explained: All Sequels, Spinoffs & What's Canon
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Dawn of the Dead (2004)
George A. Romero's horror classic Dawn of the Dead follows on from Night of the Living Dead. Expanding upon Romero's zombies, Dawn of the Dead redefined the horror genre for a generation. It follows a group of survivors as they make camp in a shopping mall, clearing the zombies in order to scavenge supplies and fortify their position in an increasingly hostile world.
Dawn of the Dead
- Director
- Zack Snyder
- Release Date
- March 19, 2004
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Sarah Polley , Ving Rhames , Mekhi Phifer , Jake Weber , Ty Burrell , Michael Kelly , Kevin Zegers , Michael Barry
- Writers
- George A. Romero , James Gunn
- Runtime
- 101 Minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Living Dead
- Sequel(s)
- Day of the Dead , Diary of the Dead , Land of the Dead
- prequel(s)
- Night of the Living Dead
- Budget
- $650 thousand
Summary
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
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