Day of the Dead (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
| Produced by | James Glenn Dudelson Robert Franklin Dudelson Randall Emmett George Furla Jordan Rush |
| Written by | 1985 Screenplay: George A. Romero Screenplay: Jeffrey Reddick |
| Starring | Ving Rhames Mena Suvari Nick Cannon Christa Campbell Michael Welch AnnaLynne McCord Stark Sands Matt Rippy Ian McNeice Linda Marlowe |
| Distributed by | Millennium Films |
| Release date(s) |  April 8, 2008 March 13, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Day of the Dead is a horror film remake of George A. Romero's classic zombie film of the same name, which was the third in Romero's Dead series. The film is directed by Steve Miner (who also directed Friday the 13th Part 2, Friday the 13th Part 3, Soul Man and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) and written by Jeffrey Reddick. It was originally set for theatrical distribution, but was instead released directly to video.
The film was principally shot in Bulgaria, with limited shooting in Los Angeles, California. Tyler Bates provided the soundtrack, and screenwriter Jeffrey Reddick has a cameo appearance as an ill-fated police officer.
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[edit] Plot
The movie begins in a small town in Colorado. Trevor (Michael Welch) and his girlfriend, Nina (AnnaLynne McCord), are in an abandoned building with two of their friends. They leave the building and the movie shows a bunch of soldiers, who have set up a roadblock, sealing off the city. We are introduced to Captain Rhodes (Ving Rhames) and Corporal Sarah Cross (Mena Suvari). Soon after, privates Bud Crain (Stark Sands) and Salazar (Nick Cannon) show up. Cross takes Bud to go and visit her mother, who has become sick. She arrives home, talks to her brother (Trevor), checks on her mother, then goes to the house of one of Trevor's friends after he and Nina explain his symptoms as being similar to their mother's.
When Bud and Sarah arrive at Trevor's friend's house, they find the bodies of the kid's parents. They radio Captain Rhodes and take Nina, Trevor, and Trevor's mom to the local hospital. There, Sarah talks to Dr. Logan (Matt Rippy) at the urging of Rhodes, while out in the waiting room all the infected have suddenly gone frozen. Bud runs to inform Sarah of the situation, when all the infected reanimate. Nina and Trevor escape and run to the radio station while Sarah, Salazar, and Bud become trapped in an upstairs room. After dispatching Rhodes (who was infected), the three of them (Bud now infected due to a bite from Rhodes) make a stop at the gun store then go and rescue Trevor and Nina from the radio station.
The group heads to the abandoned warehouse from the beginning of the film. Bud has turned into a zombie, but is somehow able to think and does not attack his friends. (Much like Bub from the original Day of the Dead (film)) The group descend into a underground bunker, where they reunite with Dr. Logan. They find out about a government project directed by Dr. Engel (Pat Kilbane). Engel and a group of zombies kill Bud, Salazar, and Logan before Nina, Trevor, and Sarah burn them all using gas tanks. They escape and the movie ends with a screamer of a sole surviving zombie jumping in front of the camera.
[edit] Promotion
"Behind The Scenes" photos of some zombie scenes and effects have gone online. The Film was also leaked in late 2007. [1].
[edit] Pre-production
Reddick, who adapted the script from Romero's original concept, has stated that this film does not have any connection to Zack Snyder's 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead. He told ComingSoon.net: "It's going to be a separate movie...We wanted to pay homage to the original with the military and the scientists and the socially relevant stuff that George Romero always does, but we wanted to put a fresh spin on it. There will be similarities, but there'll be differences as well that I think fans will hopefully dig. Steve Miner (Friday the 13th Part 2) is directing."[1]
[edit] Cast
- Mena Suvari as Sarah
- Nick Cannon as Miguel Salazar
- Michael Welch as Trevor
- AnnaLynne McCord as Nina
- Stark Sands as Bud/Bub Crain
- Matt Rippy as Dr. Logan
- Ian McNeice as D.J. Paul
- Christa Campbell as Mrs. Leitner
- Ving Rhames as Capt. Rhodes
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Exclusive: The Makers of Tamara. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
[edit] External links
- Day of the Dead at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Jeffrey Riddick at ComingSoon.net
- Behind the Scenes Photos at Nick Wagner Photography
- Review at Working Author
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