Movie connections for
Day of the Dead (1985) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Followed by

Land of the Dead (2005)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Survival of the Dead (2009)

References

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
 -  many of the ghouls in this film imitate the arms outstretched walk of the Frankenstein Monster from this film
Gigi (1958)
 -  Bub is urged to say hello to his "Aunt Alicia", a character from "Gigi".
Invisible Invaders (1959)
Psycho (1960)
 -  A tape recording reveals Dr. Logan to be talking to his dead mother - with him answering in her role as well.
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
Repulsion (1965)
 -  The nightmarish hands through the wall grabbing the lead actress.
The Crazies (1973)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
 -  The line "And all the malls are closed" is a reference to this movie being set in a mall. On top of that, at the end of one of the laboratory scenes with Logan, the mall muzak theme plays as part of the movie's score.

Referenced in

Document of the Dead (1985)
Redneck Zombies (1987)
West Is West (1987)
 -  one of the movies playing in the theatres visited by Vikram
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
 -  Morgan wears a "Day of the Dead" T-shirt.
Psychos in Love (1987)
 -  characters rent this.
Living on Tokyo Time (1987)
 -  Kyoko stands next to a torn poster.
The Dead Pool (1988)
 -  In the shipyard scene, Peter Swan's special effects man wears a t-shirt with the early title logo.
Zombi 3 (1988)
C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989)
 -  Bud homages Bub from this film.
The Dead Next Door (1989)
 -  At beginning, the customers of the video club rent the VHS tape of Day of the Dead (1985)
Der Todesking (1990)
 -  Box seen in video store
Zombie Genocide (1993) (V)
 -  Poster in background
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (2000) (V)
The Dead Hate the Living! (2000)
Meat Market (2000) (V)
 -  scientist studying zombies, protected by army
Stacy (2001)
 -  mentioned in a line of dialogue
"Lizzie McGuire: Night of the Day of the Dead (#1.24)" (2001)
 -  title reference
Meat Market 2 (2001) (V)
Playing Dead: 'Resident Evil' from Game to Screen (2002) (V)
Resident Evil (2002)
 -  The end scene of a deserted city is filmed like the opening of Day of the Dead. Ontop of that, a newspaper with the headline "The Dead Walk!" can be seen on the ground referencing the use of the same paper in Day of the Dead.
Blade II (2002)
Biohazard (2002) (VG)
Timesplitters 2 (2002) (VG)
 -  Military experimenting on/fighting zombies
28 Days Later... (2002)
 -  a chained infected being kept for study purposes
House of the Dead (2003)
 -  Open reference by a character
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
 -  We see the same jawless zombie in Day of the Dead (1985) known as Dr. Tongue.
Something to Scream About (2003) (V)
 -  "Something to Scream About" is a documentary that references (and features) a wide variety of motion pictures as actresses discuss being in the B-Movie business.
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (2004) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Lucy's Cam (2004) (V)
 -  One character's death scene showed being filmed, is a homage to a character's death scene in Day of the Dead
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
 -  a newspaper with the headline "The Dead Walk!" is seen in the first ten minutes, just like the one seen in the ghost town in Day of the Dead
Hide and Creep (2004)
 -  one of the characters names the movie
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)
 -  One of the cast members mentions the movie Day of the Dead.
When Shaun Met George (2005) (V)
 -  Simon Pegg lists all 3 dead films as 3 of his favourite films. Simon later talks about Bub from this movie and how he was "the greatest zombie ever"
Land of the Dead (2005)
 -  Romero had a zombie bride modeled after one in Day.
Evil Aliens (2005)
 -  "It's like Day of the Dead without the helicopter"
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005) (V)
"Stroker and Hoop: Just Voodoo It (#1.9)" (2005)
 -  Double-Wide mentions it in dialogue
The Quick and the Undead (2006)
 -  When Walters is eaten alive by zombies in the forest, he says "choke on 'em", just like Captain Rhodes.
A Four Course Meal (2006)
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  Is mentioned as a sequel to Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
 -  Scientists trying to domesticate zombies; zombie tries phone
Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
 -  Open reference by a character
Day of the Dead (2008)
 -  same title; some character names are the same
"Dead Set: (#1.5)" (2008)
 -  The ending plays out moreorless exactly like this film, Patrick's death is a direct reference to that of Cpt. Rhodes.
Zombies of the Night (2009)
 -  Homaged in the Visual Narrative
Against the Dark (2009) (V)
 -  on movie marquee

Featured in

Scream Greats, Vol. 1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects (1986) (V)
Blutgeil (1993)
 -  At the very beginning you can see a short clip of Day of the Dead (Dr. Logan in his laboratory)
The Many Days of 'Day of the Dead' (2003) (V)
 -  clips shown
Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
The Dead Will Walk (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
Nightmares in Foam Rubber (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
Die Nacht der lebenden Loser (2004)
 -  Film is shown on TV

Spoofed in

The Frozen Inferno (2000) (V)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
 -  The opening shot of a "zombie shadow" is a reference to that in "Day of the Dead". Also, David's death is filmed to look just like Cpt. Rhode's death in "Day of the Dead".
Enter the Zombie (2006)
 -  The final scene of EtZ is a shot-for-shot spoof of the first scene of Day of the Dead.
"South Park: Night of the Living Homeless (#11.7)" (2007)
 -  Bub the zombie

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