Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
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Promotional poster, still under the original release date.
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| Directed by | Zack Snyder |
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| Screenplay by | James Gunn |
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Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero |
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| Music by | Tyler Bates |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Niven Howie |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $102.4 million |
Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 American horror film directed by Zack Snyder in his feature film directorial debut. A remake of George A. Romero's 1978 film of the same name, it is written by James Gunn and stars Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, and Mekhi Phifer.
The special effects were done by Heather Langenkamp and David LeRoy Anderson who co-own AFX Studio.
The film depicts a handful of human survivors living in a shopping mall located in the fictional town of Everett, Wisconsin surrounded by swarms of zombies. The movie was produced by Strike Entertainment in association with New Amsterdam Entertainment, released by Universal Pictures and includes cameos by original cast members Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Tom Savini.
After finishing a long shift as a nurse, Ana returns to her suburban neighborhood and her husband, Luis. Caught up in a scheduled date night, they miss an emergency news bulletin. The next morning, a neighborhood girl named Vivian enters their bedroom, looking mutilated. Luis approaches her to see what's wrong and she suddenly bites him on the neck. Ana locks Vivian out of the room and tries to tend to Luis who goes into shock, then dies. She attempts to call the hospital only to find that there is no connection; as she keeps ringing, Luis rises up, now infected with the same disease and immediately goes after Ana. She flees in her car and drives away, seeing chaos all around her neighbourhood, but eventually crashes and passes out.
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