Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1990
Running Times: 88 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Ultra Stereo

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: 21st Century Film Corporation / Columbia Pictures Corporation
Executive Producers: Menahem Golan, George A. Romero
Co-Executive Producer: Ami Artzi
Producers: John A. Russo, Russ Streiner
Line Producer: Declan Baldwin

SCRIPT
Script: George A. Romero
Based on the screenplay written by John A. Russo, George A. Romero

DIRECTION
Director: Tom Savini

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Frank Prinzi

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Tom Dubensky

MUSIC
Music: Paul McCollough

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Felipe Borrero
Re-Recording Mixers: Pat Cyccone, Frank Montano
Sound Editors: Marva Fucci, Richard Burton, Stewart Nelson, Fred Wasser

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Jeanne Josefczyk
Hair: Jeanne Josefczyk
Costume Designer: Barbara Anderson

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Pyrotechnic Special Effects: Matt Vogel

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects Created By: John Vulich, Everett Burrell

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Cletus R. Anderson
Art Director: James Feng

LOCATIONS
Locations: East Buffalo, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Phil Nielson
Stunts: Michael C. Russo, Gregg Smerz, Tony Washington, Mick O'Rourke, Donald Hewitt

CAST
Tony Todd (Ben)
Patricia Tallman (Barbara)
Tom Towles (Harry Cooper)
McKee Anderson (Helen)
William Butler (Tom)
Kate Finneran (Judy Rose)
Bill Mosley (Johnnie)
Heather Mazur (Sarah)
David Butler (Hondo)
Zachary Mott (Bulldog)
Pat Reese (the mourner)
William Cameron (newsman)
Pat Logan (Uncle Rege)
Berle Ellis (flaming zombie)
Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille (TV 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)
Tara Rial (girl in car - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of people barricade themselves in a remote farmhouse as all around them, the bodies of the recently dead are reactivated by some unknown force. Relationships in the house begin to deteriorate and a series of wrong decisions leads to tragedy. As the night wears on, the survivors are whittled away and the army of flesh eating zombies keeps growing... (Full Synopsis)

Though a remake of Romero's seminal Night of the Living Dead (1968) was entirely unnecessary, this remake is nonetheless rather good. It pales in comparison to the original of course, but a great cast and a strong script from Romero see it through. Strangely, given that goremeister Savini was at the helm, this is a relatively blood-free experience. (Full Review)

Argentina
Video Distributor: LK-TEL

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Video Distributor: RCA / Columbia
Laserdisc Distributor: RCA / Columbia (77176); Encore (EE1016)
DVD Distributor: Columbia / Tristar (CDR 12577)

Argentina
Rating: 18

Australia
Rating: R

Finland
Rating: K-16

Germany
Rating: banned; 18

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R
The MPAA originally rated the film with the kiss-of-death "X" certificate and the film had to be trimmed in order to get a more commercially acceptable "R".

1990
October
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

1991
May
16: Argentina - theatrical release

June
Day Unknown: Brazil - theatrical release

1995
April
Day Unknown: USA - laserdisc release (Encore (EE1016))

2000
October
23: USA - DVD release (Columbia / Tristar (CDR 12577))

There IS a fate worse than death

A Despertar dos Mortos Vivos - Portugese title
Noc zywych trupów - Polish title
La noche de los muertos vivientes - Spanish title
La notte dei morti viventi - Italian title
Die Rückkehr der Untoten - German title

REMAKE OF
Night of the Living Dead (1968)

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.21 no.3 December 1990 pp.16-17, 19-21, 22; 18; 23 (USA)
illustrated article (Night of the Living Dead by Michael Frasher); illustrated interview (Zombie Director Tom Savini by Michael Frasher); illustrated interview with Everett Burrell and John Vulich (The Zombies From Hard Disc Hell by Michael Frasher)

Samhain 25 (February / March 1991) pp.11-13 (USA)
review

Shivers 4 pp.25-26 (USA)
review

Wide Angle vol.14 no.1 (January 1992) pp.64-76 (USA)
illustrated article (Taking Back Night of the Living Dead: George Romero, Feminism & the Horror Film by Barry Keith Grant)

BOOKS

Aurum Encyclopedia of Film: Horror (2nd edition) p.465
credits, review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

zombies, farmhouses, guns, children

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008