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Dawn of the Dead (2004)

R 101 min  -  Action | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   19 March 2004 (USA)
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A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Director:

Zack Snyder

Writers:

George A. Romero (1978 screenplay), James Gunn (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Polley ...
Ana
Ving Rhames ...
Jake Weber ...
Mekhi Phifer ...
Ty Burrell ...
Michael Kelly ...
CJ
Kevin Zegers ...
Michael Barry Michael Barry ...
Lindy Booth ...
Jayne Eastwood ...
Boyd Banks ...
Inna Korobkina ...
R.D. Reid R.D. Reid ...
Kim Poirier ...
Matt Frewer ...
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Storyline

Ana, a young beautiful nurse finishes her day-shift at the hospital to return home to her beloved husband, they make love and sleep together. The next day, after her husband is killed by her neighbor next door, he suddenly comes back to life. She discovers the chaos happening in her neighborhood and escapes from her home. Soon after coming to her senses in the woods, she encounters a cop and other survivors, they decide to find safety in a mall. Soon more survivors come, and they learn that if they want to stay alive, they should stick together as the world is overrun by an army of undead. Can they survive the horror in this horrific global chaos? When there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth Written by Emphinix  

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Plot Keywords:

Mall | Nurse | Blood | Policeman | Survival  | See more »

Taglines:

How do you kill what's already dead? See more »

Genres:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence and gore, language and sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Canada | Japan | France

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

L'armée des morts See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$26,722,575 (USA) (21 March 2004) (2745 Screens)

Gross:

$102,356,381 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (unrated director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

40 minutes shorter than George A. Romero's original director's cut. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: There are two massive explosions in the movie, at the beginning while Ana is driving away from her house and at the end when CJ blows up the propane tank, but the environment is obviously not affected by the shock waves. For example, in the beginning the trees do not move; and in the latter, the water remains still. See more »

Quotes

Terry: [Deleted scene/Unrated Version scene]
[covers the corpses on the floor]
Terry: Somebody should say something.
Ana: Yeah.
Michael: Glen?
Glen: No.
Ana: You worked in a church.
Glen: I played the organ.
CJ: Come on, man. You must've heard the priest say something about life and death.
Glen: It was a job. I don't believe in God. I don't see how anyone could.
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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, intercut with the closeup clips of zombies, there is a very brief clip similar to the infamous Paris Hilton tape, with its telltale green "nightvison" effect. See more »

Connections

References Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Hangman's Song"
Written by Tim Kelley & Christa Meyer
Performed by Tyler Bates, Joey Waronker, Rusty Logsdon, Nan Vernon & Soda See more »