Land Of The Dead
The world (as humankind has known it) is merely a memory. In its place is the
never-ending nightmare existence of us--the living--versus them--the "walkers."
What's left of mankind is cordoned off behind the walls of a fortified city while the
walking dead roam the vast wasteland beyond. The few wealthy and powerful
try to maintain an illusion of life as it was, dwelling high above the city in the
exclusive towers of Fiddler's Green, the last bastion of the ruling class. On the
streets below, however, the remaining, less fortunate of the city's inhabitants
eke out a hard-scrabbled life, seeking what little solace they can in the vices
available--gambling, flesh trade, drugs--anything that offers even a fleeting
respite from the hell their lives have become. Both the lofty heights of Fiddler's
Green and the demoralizing lows of the city below are lorded over by a handful
of ruthless opportunists, led by Kaufman, who keeps his hands in everything,
from real estate to less above-board pursuits. To bring food and other essential
supplies to the occupants of the city and to allow the Green's well-to-do to
acquire the scarce luxury items to which they were once accustomed, a
hardened group of mercenaries--headed by Riley and his second-in-command,
Cholo--run retrieval missions outside the city, protected by their massive
armored vehicle, Dead Reckoning. Riley and Cholo, like Kaufman, are in it for
the money, which they hope to use for their own escapes--Riley to the North,
with promises of "a world without fences" and freedom, and Cholo to the luxury
of Fiddler's Green, far away from the violent life he has known. While Kaufman
and his employees concern themselves with commerce, life is changing both
within and beyond the walls of the city. Unrest and anarchy are on the rise
among the city's disenfranchised and outside, the army of the dead is changing,
evolving, learning to organize and communicate. When Cholo commandeers
Dead Reckoning, intent on extorting millions out of Kaufman and his cronies,
Riley and his ragtag group--including Slack and Charlie--are called into action to
stop Cholo and, in the process, protect the city and its population from the
growing army of evolving zombies storming its weakening perimeter.
Director : George A. Romero
Writers: George A. Romero
Release Date: June 24th, 2005 (wide)
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Production Co.: Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Romero-Grunwald
Productions
The world (as humankind has known it) is merely a memory. In its place is the
never-ending nightmare existence of us--the living--versus them--the "walkers."
What's left of mankind is cordoned off behind the walls of a fortified city while the
walking dead roam the vast wasteland beyond. The few wealthy and powerful
try to maintain an illusion of life as it was, dwelling high above the city in the
exclusive towers of Fiddler's Green, the last bastion of the ruling class. On the
streets below, however, the remaining, less fortunate of the city's inhabitants
eke out a hard-scrabbled life, seeking what little solace they can in the vices
available--gambling, flesh trade, drugs--anything that offers even a fleeting
respite from the hell their lives have become. Both the lofty heights of Fiddler's
Green and the demoralizing lows of the city below are lorded over by a handful
of ruthless opportunists, led by Kaufman, who keeps his hands in everything,
from real estate to less above-board pursuits. To bring food and other essential
supplies to the occupants of the city and to allow the Green's well-to-do to
acquire the scarce luxury items to which they were once accustomed, a
hardened group of mercenaries--headed by Riley and his second-in-command,
Cholo--run retrieval missions outside the city, protected by their massive
armored vehicle, Dead Reckoning. Riley and Cholo, like Kaufman, are in it for
the money, which they hope to use for their own escapes--Riley to the North,
with promises of "a world without fences" and freedom, and Cholo to the luxury
of Fiddler's Green, far away from the violent life he has known. While Kaufman
and his employees concern themselves with commerce, life is changing both
within and beyond the walls of the city. Unrest and anarchy are on the rise
among the city's disenfranchised and outside, the army of the dead is changing,
evolving, learning to organize and communicate. When Cholo commandeers
Dead Reckoning, intent on extorting millions out of Kaufman and his cronies,
Riley and his ragtag group--including Slack and Charlie--are called into action to
stop Cholo and, in the process, protect the city and its population from the
growing army of evolving zombies storming its weakening perimeter.
Director : George A. Romero
Writers: George A. Romero
Release Date: June 24th, 2005 (wide)
Running Time: 1 hr. 34 min.
Production Co.: Atmosphere Entertainment MM LLC, Romero-Grunwald
Productions
