Movie connections for
Land of the Dead (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)

Followed by

Diary of the Dead (2007)
Survival of the Dead (2009)

Spin off

Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005) (VG)
 -  The video game is a spin-off that shows the evends leading up to the movie.

References

Sergeant York (1941)
 -  Land of the Dead's Charlie wets his rifle sight in the same way Sergeant York does.
Carnival of Souls (1962)
 -  The view of the zombies rising from out of the river is an homage to the classic scene from Carnival Of Souls (1962) where the dead rise out of the salt lake before the dance sequence.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
 -  Both films feature a "cheerleader zombie"
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
 -  Romero modeled the birdcage with mechanical birds in it that was in Fiddler's Green after the one that was in the Monroeville mall in Dawn.
Apocalypse Now (1979)
 -  Close up of the zombie emerging from the river head first at night.
Escape from New York (1981)
 -  Walled off city, downed jet airliner, homing device, chopped 80's "woody" station wagon
Amityville 3-D (1983)
 -  Robert Joy's burnt face is a homage to his character's fate in Amityville 3-D
Day of the Dead (1985)
 -  Romero had a zombie bride modeled after one in Day.
Vampire Hunter D (2000)
 -  The Dead Reckoning vehicle from Land of the Dead is a reference to the vehicle from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
 -  Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright make a brief appearance in the Zombie themed fair/casino/fighting arena in Land of the Dead.

Referenced in

Behind the House: Anatomy of the Zombie Movement (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once
When Shaun Met George (2005) (V)
 -  This is a documentary about Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright's cameo in this movie, lots of "filming" scenes are shown, the film is talked about in detail.
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005) (VG)
 -  the fall of Fiddler's Green is foreshadowed in the game's conclusion
Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  This is a behind the scenes documentary on the making of this film, it's name is spoken countless times.
Land of the Dead: Bringing the Dead to Life (2005) (V)
 -  It's a documentary on making the gore for this film.
Undead Again: The Making of 'Land of the Dead' (2005) (V)
 -  It's a documentary on the making of this film, all the conversation is about the film.
Crossover (2006)
 -  on movie marquee in mall
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)
 -  Is mentioned as a sequel to Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead
"Billable Hours: 15 Minutes of Shame (#2.5)" (2007)
 -  Jennifer Baxter had a bit part in this zombie movie just like her character
Left 4 Dead (2008) (VG)
 -  The in-game achievement 'Dead Wreckening' is a reference to the name of the vehicle (Dead Reckoning) used to travel through zombie infested areas

Featured in

Dream of the Dead (2005) (TV)
 -  Dream of the Dead is the IFC documentary on the making of Land, it'll also be on the DVD.
Dream of the Dead: George Romero (2005) (TV)
 -  making of
Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown.
Land of the Dead: Bringing the Dead to Life (2005) (V)
 -  this documentary features clips of Land of the Dead
Undead Again: The Making of 'Land of the Dead' (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown.
Zombiemania (2008) (TV)
 -  scenes of film

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