Horror icon George A. Romero effectively hits the "reset" button on his
hugely influential Dead series with this scaled-back look at the zombie
apocalypse as told from the perspective of a student filmmaker who
sets out to shoot a low-budget fright film, but instead captures the
breakdown of modern society at the decaying hands of flesh-eating
ghouls. Jason Creed (Joshua Close) and his crew are shooting a
mummy movie in the Pennsylvania woods when media reports begin
pouring in about the dead rising from their graves to feast on the flesh
of the living. While self-centered star Ridley (Phillip Riccio) beats a
hasty retreat to his family's fortified mansion halfway across the state,
the remaining cast and crew are forced to fight for their lives despite
having no weapons to speak of, and only a wobbly recreational
vehicle in which to seek shelter. Immediately recognizing the gravity of
the situation and outspokenly skeptical of the media, determined
director Creed decides to use his own camera to capture the real story
in a documentary entitled "The Death of Death." Now, as the group
attempts to fight their way to safety, the skeptics will all watch as their
greatest fears become reality, and the realists will attempt to process a
nightmare that modern science would pass off as impossible. ~ Jason
Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 96 mins
Director(s):George A. Romero
Writer(s):George A. Romero
Theatrical MPAA Rating: R
hugely influential Dead series with this scaled-back look at the zombie
apocalypse as told from the perspective of a student filmmaker who
sets out to shoot a low-budget fright film, but instead captures the
breakdown of modern society at the decaying hands of flesh-eating
ghouls. Jason Creed (Joshua Close) and his crew are shooting a
mummy movie in the Pennsylvania woods when media reports begin
pouring in about the dead rising from their graves to feast on the flesh
of the living. While self-centered star Ridley (Phillip Riccio) beats a
hasty retreat to his family's fortified mansion halfway across the state,
the remaining cast and crew are forced to fight for their lives despite
having no weapons to speak of, and only a wobbly recreational
vehicle in which to seek shelter. Immediately recognizing the gravity of
the situation and outspokenly skeptical of the media, determined
director Creed decides to use his own camera to capture the real story
in a documentary entitled "The Death of Death." Now, as the group
attempts to fight their way to safety, the skeptics will all watch as their
greatest fears become reality, and the realists will attempt to process a
nightmare that modern science would pass off as impossible. ~ Jason
Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 96 mins
Director(s):George A. Romero
Writer(s):George A. Romero
Theatrical MPAA Rating: R