It was rated X but my father got me and my brothers in even tough at the time we were 14, 13 and 11. It was not quite the gory as I expected for an X rating at the time.
He's not dead--just undead.
You realize he is going to rise soon and begin the zombie holocaust right? RIP George loved your work
RIP. Looking forward to zombie George Romero coming soon to a theater near you!
You'll know that Zombies of the living dead type can't happen. It's not biologically possible.
Dead is dead.
Lung cancer hits hard and fast. He was a heavy smoker.
Romero's Night of the Living Dead still lives and breathes today as it did back in 1968. It is hard to believe Romero was just 28 when he made this classic horror/cult film with John Russo. But then again, the documentary-feel, the ironic ending, the apocalyptic texture all reflected being in your 20's during those horrific days of War and Repression. For those in their 20's now, who are suffering the angst and anger of this age, Romero's Night of the Living Dead is still relevant. While the production values are below iPhone-level video, the movie still holds its own, especially as a monument to a pioneering film-maker.
great filmmaking, I prefer it to everything that came after.
A great movie produced on a minimalist budget of $114,000 (low even for that era). Has withstood the test of time remarkably well, all things considered. A fine achievement.
His Bela Legosi in Ed Wood was awesome.
Mission Impossible was one of my favorite shows growing up.
RIP Misters Romero and Landau. Hollywood weeps...
He's coming to get you Barbara.
Yeah, the body of his work was uneven -- and yeah, some of his later work (Diary of the Dead, Survival of the Dead) was borderline unwatchable, but the original Dead trilogy will ALWAYS hold a special place with me.
My old film group, the Ann Arbor Film Coop, brought Romero to campus to screen and discuss "Dawn of the Dead." The version we saw was almost 3 hours long. Romero handed out comment cards to the audience to help him edit it down. One great scene of a zombie boy playing with a baseball didn't make it to the theatrical release. Romero was great; he gave all the film coop members Dawn of the Dead tee shirts.
In 1978 or 1979, Romero did a Q&A in between a showing of Night of the Living Dead and his then new film (Martin) at a film society screening in an Angell Hall auditorium. He was funny, gracious, and humble. Didn't know he came back to solicit comments on Dawn of the Dead. A top 10 favorite film!