Night of the Living Dead (1990)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tom Savini

Writers (WGA):

John A. Russo (earlier screenplay) and
George A. Romero (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

There IS a fate worse than death.

Plot:

The unburied dead return to life and seek human victims.

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Attack | Cemetery | Helicopter | Flesh Eating Zombie

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tony Todd	...	Ben
Patricia Tallman	...	Barbara
Tom Towles	...	Harry Cooper
McKee Anderson	...	Helen Cooper
William Butler	...	Tom
Katie Finneran	...	Judy Rose
Bill Moseley	...	Johnnie (as Bill Mosley)
Heather Mazur	...	Sarah Cooper
David W. Butler	...	Hondo (as David Butler)
Zachary Mott	...	Bulldog
Pat Reese	...	The Mourner
William Cameron	...	The Newsman
Pat Logan	...	Uncle Rege
Berle Ellis	...	The Flaming Zombie
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille	...	T.V. Interviewer
Greg Funk	...	Cemetery Zombie
Tim Carrier	...	Autopsy Zombie
John Hamilton	...	Crowbar Zombie
Dyrk Ashton	...	Truck Zombie
Jordan Berlant	...	Porch Zombie
Albert Shellhammer	...	Cousin Satchel
Jay McDowell	...	Front Door Zombie
Walter Berry	...	McGruder
Kendal Kraft	...	Bob Evans Zombie
David Grace	...	Policeman Zombie
Stacie Foster	...	Doll's Mom Zombie
Charles Crawley	...	Window Zombie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Declan Baldwin	...	Photographer at Bonfire (uncredited)
John D. Bert	...	Background Vigilante (uncredited)
Don Brockett	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Earl Ellis	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Chris Gore	...	Zombie (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw	...	Fighting Truck zombie (uncredited)
Bill McCue	...	Mouse Eating Zombie (uncredited)
Tara Rial	...	Girl in Car (uncredited)
Russell Streiner	...	Sheriff McClelland (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Savini

Writing credits (WGA)
John A. Russo		(earlier screenplay) and
George A. Romero		(earlier screenplay)
George A. Romero		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ami Artzi	....	co-executive producer
Declan Baldwin	....	line producer
Christine Forrest	....	associate producer
Menahem Golan	....	executive producer
George A. Romero	....	executive producer
John A. Russo	....	producer
Russell Streiner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul McCollough

Cinematography by
Frank Prinzi

Film Editing by
Tom Dubensky

Production Design by
Cletus Anderson

Art Direction by
James C. Feng

Set Decoration by
Brian J. Stonestreet

Costume Design by
Barbara Anderson

Makeup Department
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Earl Ellis	....	makeup effects assistant
Greg Funk	....	makeup effects assistant
Jerry Gergely	....	special makeup effects
Terrie Godfrey	....	makeup artist (as Terry Godfrey)
Jeannee Josefczyk	....	hair stylist
Jeannee Josefczyk	....	key makeup artist
Rachel Kick	....	makeup artist
John Vulich	....	special makeup effects supervisor

Production Management
Marc S. Fischer	....	unit production manager
Mark S. Hoerr	....	post-production supervisor
Helena Toth	....	production supervisor
Joseph Vittorie	....	production supervisor: 21st Century Film Corporation

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	first assistant director (as Nick Mastandrea)
Margie Sperling	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Taylor Black	....	property master
Leah B. Blackwood	....	scenic artist
Joel P. Blanchard	....	construction coordinator
Kathryn A. Borland	....	head scenic artist
Vincent Borrelli	....	stand-by painter
Nora Cline	....	scenic artist
Walter L. Dolegowski	....	carpenter
Marty Garrigan	....	assistant property master
Megan Graham	....	set dresser
Carl Horner	....	special props
Charles R. McPherson	....	second carpenter
Ralph Roger Pivirotto	....	set dresser (as Ralph R. Pivirotto)
Sonja Roth	....	additional set dresser
Richard S. Sheridan	....	scenic artist
Raymond M. Tasillo	....	lead carpenter
Barbara E. Thompson	....	property assistant
David L. Wolfson	....	additional set dresser (as David Wolfson)
Butchie	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Felipe Borrero	....	sound mixer
Richard Burton	....	sound editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rubén Domingo	....	sound editor
Marva Fucci	....	sound editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Neal Lampert	....	adr recordist (as Neil Lampert)
Neal Lampert	....	foley recordist (as Neil Lampert)
George Leong	....	boom operator
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montano)
Stewart Nelson	....	sound editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Preston Oliver	....	adr recordist
Preston Oliver	....	foley recordist
Thomas Pettinato	....	supervising sound editor
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley walker (as Joseph Sabella)
Fred Wasser	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Kristina M. Horner	....	special effects
Christopher P. Martin	....	special effects intern
Jeff Naparstek	....	assistant special effects
Chris Stavrakis	....	special effects assistant
Matt Vogel	....	special effects

Stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Phil Neilson	....	stunt coordinator (as Phil Nielson)
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts
Tony Washington	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bennett Beal	....	best boy grip
Leonard Bishop	....	additional grip
Robert Chamberlain	....	additional grip (as Bob Chamberlain)
Gregory Paul Collier	....	first assistant camera
Gregory L. Edwards	....	grip
Bart Flaherty	....	grip
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator
Christopher Hall	....	second assistant camera (as Chris Hall)
Brian Haughin	....	electrician
Beth Kukucka	....	still photographer
Ed Letteri	....	gaffer
Simon Manses	....	additional assistant camera
Frank McGough	....	best boy electric
David Richert	....	camera trainee
Rich Schutte	....	assistant camera
Nick Tallo	....	key grip
Joey Wrubleski	....	grip
Michael Zinobile	....	grip (as Michael H. Zinobile)

Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac	....	casting: Pittsburgh
Staci A. Blagovich	....	extras casting
Meredith Jacobson	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diane Collins	....	first assistant wardrobe
Melinda Eshelman	....	additional assistant wardrobe
Nancy A. Palmatier	....	wardrobe supervisor
Damita J. Roldan	....	additional assistant wardrobe
Thomas Stokes	....	second assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
John Stuart Bick	....	assistant editor
Ray Boniker	....	first assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative matcher
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher

Transportation Department
Art Huggins	....	transportation coordinator (as Arthur Huggins)

Other crew
Jessica Abrams	....	assistant production coordinator
Anthony Dileo Jr.	....	production assistant
Eric Dilucente	....	production assistant
Scott Hornbacher	....	location supervisor
B. Richard Jeffery	....	production accountant
Judy Matthews	....	location scout
Matthew Myers	....	production assistant
Walt Oggier	....	weapons handler (as Walter Oggier)
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor
Andrew Sands	....	assistant auditor
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Joyce Wagner	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• 21st Century Film Corporation
• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Esplanade Filmverleih (1991) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• New Screen Entertainment (1992) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Encore Entertainment (1995) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Astro Distribution (1996) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Sony Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• LK-TEL (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cinema Research

Other Companies

• Amerifilm Casting  casting
• Anita's Kitchen  catering
• CSC  cameras and lenses provided by
• Cinema Research  main titles and opticals
• Donna Belajac & Company, Pittsburgh  casting
• Kensington Falls Animation  closing montage
• Pepsi-Cola Company  special thanks

Runtime:

92 min | 88 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Denmark:15 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Germany:(Banned) | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #30628) | Australia:M (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

East Buffalo, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

21st Century Film Corporation

Trivia:

As is tradition with most zombie films, the word 'zombie' is never once used in this movie to describe the Living Dead.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the zombies are eating the remains of some people outside the house, one of them picks up a hand which is obviously made of rubber.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Johnnie: They're coming to get you, Barbara!
Barbara: Stop it!
Johnnie: They're coming!
[evil laughter]
Johnnie: They don't like being awaken this way!
Barbara: Why do you have to be so mean?
Johnnie: 'Cause I'm your older brother. Being mean and heartless is part of the job.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater: Horny Biker Babes, Horny Shrinks, and Horny Zombies" (1995)

A Very Good Remake Of A Classic Horror

A lot of remakes of classic films rarely live up to their predecessors. The original Night of the Living Dead was a classic horror and this adaption did the original movie justice. There were a few changes but it generally stayed faithful to the original.

Tony Todd as Ben and Patricia Tallman as Barbara do a wonderful job. Ben is the character who is trying to hold everything together in the face of insurmountable odds. Barbara is the female who initially encounters the zombies but soon turns into an ass-kicking heroine. This differs to the original where Barbara was a timid little madam.

The tension builds throughout the film. Perhaps there would have been a bit more tension if it had been filmed in black and white but it was very tense throughout.

The ending is also different as well but good nonetheless.

If you liked the original, then I recommend this version as well.