Day of the Dead (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Steve Miner |
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| Screenplay by | Jeffrey Reddick |
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Day of the Dead by George Romero |
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| Music by | Tyler Bates |
| Cinematography | Patrick Cady |
| Edited by | Nathan Easterling |
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| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $301,771 |
Day of the Dead is a 2008 American horror film about a virus outbreak that causes people to turn into violent zombie-like creatures. It is a loose remake of George A. Romero's zombie film of the same name, the third in Romero's Dead series. The film is directed by Steve Miner and written by Jeffrey Reddick.
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.
In Leadville, Colorado, Trevor and his girlfriend, Nina, have a romantic encounter in an abandoned building. As they return to their respective parents' homes, they encounter a military roadblock. An angry man demands medical care for his child, revealing an outbreak. The teens meet Captain Rhodes and Corporal Sarah Cross. Soon after, privates Bud Crain and Salazar show up, and Bud immediately falls in love with Sarah. Sarah and Bud visit her sick mother, and she to her brother, Trevor. Sarah visits Trevor's friend, Kyle, after she learns his symptoms are similar to her mother's.
When Bud and Sarah arrive at Kyle's house, they find the mauled bodies of his parents stashed behind a curtain and Kyle missing. They radio Captain Rhodes and take Nina, Trevor, and their mom to the local hospital. There, Sarah talks to Dr. Logan at the urging of Rhodes, while out in the waiting room all the infected become catatonic. Bud runs to alert Sarah, when all the infected suddenly reanimate. They turn into zombies, transforming while catatonic. They have superhuman strength that allows them to run, jump long distances, and crawl on the ceiling.
Nina and Trevor escape, seeking refuge in the local radio station. Captain Rhodes fights off the zombies before perishing. After becoming trapped in a storage room, Sarah, Dr. Logan and Bud crawl through ceiling ducts into another room, where they find Salazar. Uninfected, he returns with them through the ducts to the storage room. The transformed Rhodes, also in the room, pursues them through the duct and nearly catches up with Sarah. Though she escapes, Rhodes bites Bud's hand as he replaces the ceiling grill.
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