Dawn of the Dead (aka Zombies - Dawn of the Dead) is a UK VHS release by Alpha Video, 4 Front Video, Entertainment in Video and PolyGram Video. It was first released on Rental by Alpha Video as a pre-certificate video in July 1981. Due to the controversy surrounding the so-called "Video Nasties" debate of the early 80's the film was withdrawn from UK video shelves. It was eventually re-released (heavily censored) by Entertainment in Video on 28th September 1989. It was re-released by 4 Front / Polygram Video on 1st June 1992.
Description[]
When there's no more room in Hell, the Dead will walk the Earth.
A national emergency grips the country. Corpses of the recently-dead are returning to life and attacking the living, devouring their victims. In the big cities, people panic and confusion reigns.
Two members of a Philadelphia S.W.A.T. unit decide to escape the city. They are Roger and Peter. The two escape with their friends Francine and Stephen in a traffic helicopter taken from the television station where they work.
The four manage to land on the roof of a huge out-of-town hypermarket.
Sustained by the last word in supplies and armed with weapons from the sporting goods store, the four survivors manage to secure the shopping mall. They set up living quarters in a Civil Defence storage area and so are able to live in the building for months.
One day a band of Hell’s Angels on motorcycles and in vans raid the mall to loot the shops. The bandits manage to reopen the secured entrances and the zombies move back into the building. In an extraordinary battle sequence many of the raiders are killed. The fate of the besieged four is in the hands of the band of scavengers and the horde of zombies closing in from all sides. Can they escape? Will it be worth it even if they do…?
Cast[]
- David Emge as Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews
- Ken Foree as Peter Washington
- Scott Reiniger as Roger "Trooper" DeMarco
- Gaylen Ross as Francine "Fran" Parker
- David Crawford as Dr. James Foster
- David Early as Mr. Sidney Berman
- Richard France as Dr. Millard Rausch
- Howard Smith as TV Commentator
- Daniel Dietrich as Mr. Dan Givens
Additional cast members include: Joe Pilato as Head Officer at Police Dock, Tom Savini as Blades/Mechanic Zombie shot through glass/Zombie hit by truck, Taso Stavrakis as Sledge/Fountain Zombie/Sailor Zombie/Chestburst Zombie, Rudy Ricci as Biker leader, Fred Baker as Police Commander, Pasquale Buba as Motorcycle raider, Jim Baffico as Wooley and Rod Stouffer as Young Cop on roof.
Credits[]
- Directed by George A. Romero
- Written by George A. Romero
- Produced by Richard P. Rubinstein
- Cinematography by Michael Gornick
- Edited by George A. Romero
- Music by Goblin
- A Laurel Group Production