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| Lori Cardille | ... | Sarah | |
| Terry Alexander | ... | John | |
| Joseph Pilato | ... | Capt. Rhodes (as Joe Pilato) | |
| Jarlath Conroy | ... | William McDermott | |
| Anthony Dileo Jr. | ... | Pvt. Miguel Salazar (as Antonè DiLeo) | |
| Richard Liberty | ... | Logan | |
| Sherman Howard | ... | Bub (as Howard Sherman) | |
| Gary Howard Klar | ... | Pvt. Steel (as G. Howard Klar) | |
| Ralph Marrero | ... | Pvt. Rickles | |
| John Amplas | ... | Dr. Ted Fisher | |
| Phillip G. Kellams | ... | Pvt. Miller | |
| Taso N. Stavrakis | ... | Pvt. Torrez | |
| Gregory Nicotero | ... | Pvt. Johnson | |
| Don Brockett | ... | Featured Zombie (chief) | |
| William Cameron | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Deborah Carter | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Winnie Flynn | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Debra Gordon | ... | Featured Zombie (1st pulled out of mine) | |
| Jeff Hogan | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Barbara Holmes | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| David Kindlon | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Bruce Kirkpatrick | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| William Andrew Laczko | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Susan Martinelli | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Kim Maxwell | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| Barbara Russell | ... | Featured Zombie (who kills Miller) | |
| Gene A. Saraceni | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| John D. Schwartz | ... | Featured Zombie (as John Schwartz) | |
| Mark Tierno | ... | Featured Zombie (2nd pulled out of mine) | |
| Mike Trcic | ... | Eviscerated Zombie (as Michael Trcic) | |
| John Vulich | ... | Featured Zombie | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| J.R. Bookwalter | ... | Zombie (uncredited) | |
| Mark Dodson | ... | Zombies (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Donald Farmer | ... | Underground zombie (uncredited) | |
| Peter Iasillo Jr. | ... | Elevator zombie (Tip O'Neil zombie) (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Krell | ... | Zombie (uncredited) | |
| Ed Lammi | ... | Zombie with Cast Arm (uncredited) | |
| Al Magliochetti | ... | Bathrobe zombie / Sunglasses zombie (uncredited) | |
| Robert Martin | ... | Zombie (uncredited) | |
| George A. Romero | ... | Zombie with scarf (uncredited) | |
| Vincent D. Survinski | ... | Elevator Zombie (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| George A. Romero | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| George A. Romero | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| David Ball | .... | co-producer | |
| Salah M. Hassanein | .... | executive producer | |
| Ed Lammi | .... | associate producer | |
| Richard P. Rubinstein | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Harrison | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Michael Gornick | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pasquale Buba | |||
Casting by | |||
| Christine Forrest | (as Christine Forrest Romero) | ||
| Gaylen Ross | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Cletus Anderson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Bruce Alan Miller | (as Bruce Miller) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jan Pascale | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Barbara Anderson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Barry Anderson | .... | special makeup effects assistant: Florida | |
| Linda Arrigoni | .... | special makeup effects assistant: Florida | |
| Terri Basilone | .... | hair stylist (as Terry Basilone) | |
| Howard Berger | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Barry Burghtaller | .... | special makeup effects assistant: Florida | |
| Everett Burrell | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Dean Gates | .... | special makeup effects assistant: Florida | |
| Rick Gonzales | .... | makeup effects assistant | |
| Jeannee Josefczyk | .... | makeup artist (as Jeanne Josefczyk) | |
| David Kindlon | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Mary Lefore | .... | special makeup effects assistant: Florida | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Terry Prince | .... | zombie background mask creator | |
| Bonnie Priore | .... | makeup artist | |
| Tom Savini | .... | special makeup effects | |
| David E. Smith | .... | masks: background zombies (as David Smith) | |
| Mike Trcic | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Natalka Voslakov | .... | makeup artist | |
| John Vulich | .... | special makeup effects | |
| Michael Deak | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Zilla Clinton | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| John Harrison | .... | first assistant director | |
| Annie Loeffler | .... | second assistant director (as Ann Loeffler) | |
| Katarina Wittich | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Norman Beck | .... | head carpenter | |
| Dan Gaittens | .... | carpenter | |
| Eileen Garrigan | .... | head scenic artist | |
| Marty Garrigan | .... | set dresser (as Martin Garrigan) | |
| Jay Hart | .... | assistant art director | |
| Gary Kosko | .... | set draftsman | |
| Randy Montgomery | .... | assistant scenic artist | |
| Celeste Parrendo | .... | painter | |
| Michael Reid | .... | carpenter | |
| Kevin Ritter | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gary Alexander | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Rick Ash | .... | foley artist | |
| James Beshears | .... | sound editor (as Jim Beshears) | |
| Tony Bush | .... | dolby mastering | |
| David B. Cohn | .... | supervising sound editor (as David Cohn) | |
| Stuart Deutsch | .... | boom operator | |
| Chris Jenkins | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Trevor Jolly | .... | sound editor | |
| Howard Neiman | .... | sound editor | |
| Patrick O'Sullivan | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Lauren Palmer | .... | adr editor | |
| Rolf Pardula | .... | sound mixer | |
| David Pettuch | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Larry Stensvold | .... | sound re-recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Howard Jones | .... | scenic special effects | |
| Steven Kirshoff | .... | special effects | |
| Mark Mann | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Jim Danforth | .... | matte artist | |
| Jim Danforth | .... | matte photographer | |
Stunts | |||
| Taso N. Stavrakis | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Jim O'Rear | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Bennett Beal | .... | electrician | |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | .... | camera operator: second unit | |
| Richard Golomb | .... | still photographer | |
| Susan Golomb | .... | still photographer | |
| John Janusek | .... | electrician | |
| Barry Kessler | .... | grip | |
| Simon Manses | .... | assistant camera | |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | .... | key grip (as Nick Mastandrea) | |
| Frank Perl | .... | assistant camera | |
| Frank Prinzi | .... | assistant camera: Florida | |
| Kurt Rimmel | .... | best boy | |
| G. Frederic Roth | .... | gaffer | |
| Richard M. Sieg | .... | dolly grip | |
| John Snyder | .... | generator operator: Florida | |
| Nick Tallo | .... | grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Gary Brotz | .... | extras casting: Florida | |
| Felice Lammi | .... | additional casting | |
| Bill McNulty | .... | casting associate: New York | |
| Holly Wagner | .... | additional casting | |
Editorial Department | |||
| John Stuart Bick | .... | assistant editor (as John Bick) | |
| Kristine Bulakowski | .... | assistant editor | |
| Steven Farkas | .... | assistant editor | |
| Dan Korintus | .... | assistant editor | |
| Tom San Martin | .... | negative matcher | |
| Arnold Shuster | .... | negative matcher (as Arnie Shuster) | |
| Bob Wolfrum | .... | negative matcher | |
Music Department | |||
| John Harrison | .... | musician: keyboard | |
| John Sutton | .... | music producer | |
| John Sutton | .... | soundtrack producer | |
| Jim Blazer | .... | musician: keyboards (uncredited) | |
| Delilah | .... | singer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Fisher | .... | musician: percussions (uncredited) | |
| Don Garvin | .... | music sound designer (uncredited) | |
| Grant Geissman | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Modern Man | .... | music performers (uncredited) | |
| Talmadge Pearsall | .... | musician: keyboard (uncredited) | |
| Sputzy Sparacino | .... | musician: voice & guitar (uncredited) | |
| Gary Wallo | .... | musician: percussions (uncredited) | |
| Carl Wurtz | .... | musician: emulator (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| P.D. Levy | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Thanks | |||
| Lester Rosenkrantz | .... | special thanks | |
| Frank Rubinstein | .... | special thanks | |
| Irvin Shapiro | .... | special thanks | |
| R.C. Staab | .... | special thanks | |
| Norman Stern | .... | special thanks | |
| Vincent D. Survinski | .... | special thanks (as Vince Survinski) | |
| Mary Ann Volvonas | .... | special thanks | |
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"Day of the Dead" is a film that is an unfortunate sufferer of the "Alien 3 Syndrome". And, no, I don't classify those that are affected by the syndrome to be disappointing final entries in a trilogy. To suffer from "Alien 3 Syndrome", you must follow two exceptional films, and the entry that has preceded you must be so exciting and action-packed that when you dare take a grimmer, more deliberately paced approach to your material, you will become universally reviled, with many people failing to notice that you have more than your fair share of merits on your own. In fact, "Day of the Dead" has a LOT of merits - even more than the film that its syndrome is based on. While it doesn't quite approach the greatness of "Dawn of the Dead", it is still an intelligent, first-rate horror effort and stands as one of the best genre films of the 80s.
In this final entry of George Romero's "Living Dead" trilogy, the walking dead supposedly outnumber the humans by a ratio of 400,000 to 1. Twelve people who have devoted themselves to studying and wiping out the zombies hole up together in an underground missile silo, and for all we know, these could be the last twelve living humans on the face of the planet. Most of these people don't capture our sympathy like the foursome who holed up in the shopping mall in "Dawn". Half of them are gung-ho soldiers who seem to take great pleasure in threatening the scientific team, and Romero spends much of the first half focusing on the bickering and intense conflicts between these people. In fact, for over an hour, the hordes of living dead get very little screen time, as the story focuses on the tension between the characters, and the efforts of an off-the-wall scientist to train a captured zombie named Bub to act human. Compared to its predecessors, this long section of the film may seem slow and talky, but it is always interesting and, for the most part, effectively performed by its unknown cast. Besides, it all eventually leads up to a corker of finale when the zombies finally invade the compound, and most of the humans become showcases for the brilliance of Tom Savini, who outdoes even himself in the gore F/X department.
While most of this material is very grim, "Day" ironically has the most hopeful, upbeat conclusion in the trilogy - which, alas, is its only major shortcoming. The quick transition to the final scene is so abrupt and unexpected that the audience feels cheated, leaving the impression that the production ran out of money before the whole climax could be filmed. Indeed, Romero has often expressed his unhappiness about being underfunded for this project, which prevented him from creating a truly definitive final chapter for the trilogy. But while "Day of the Dead" may not quite be the ultimate finish to one of the greatest trilogies of all time, it is still a very satisfying conclusion (at least until Romero gets funding for his long-rumoured "Twilight of the Dead"). It may not be popular among everyone, due to many unfair comparisons to its superior predecessors, but on its own, it is about as good as horror films get.