Diary of the Dead
Short description
A group of film students is in the Pennsylvania woods shooting a low-budget horror movie of their own when news reports begin describing the dead rising and attacking the living. Led by Jason Creed, the young filmmakers set out for home, hoping their families and familiar places still offer safety. As the outbreak spreads and the roads grow more dangerous, they find there is nowhere left to return to. Jason keeps his camera running, determined to record what is happening around them and leave behind a record of a world coming apart.
George A. Romero wrote and directed the film, the thirteenth of the fourteen features he directed in chronological order, following Land of the Dead (2005) and preceding Survival of the Dead (2010). Michelle Morgan plays Debra Moynihan, with Joshua Close as Jason Creed, Shawn Roberts as Tony Ravello, Amy Lalonde as Tracy Thurman, Joe Dinicol as Eliot Stone and Scott Wentworth as Andrew Maxwell. The production credits a large ensemble, with 43 credited cast members and 182 credited crew.
Made for about 2 million US dollars, the film took roughly 6 million US dollars worldwide, a solid multiple of its cost. Audiences have been mixed: it holds 5.5 out of 10 on IMDb from around 51,000 votes, and 5.5 out of 10 on TMDB from just over 900 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- It begins on the same day as George A. Romero's horror film 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968), although the action takes place in the present day. The project's concept evolved from Romero's plans to film a 'Night of the Living Dead' television series, which would also have started on the same day as the movie.
- The film was shot using long takes, which is why director and screenwriter George A. Romero cast theater actors in the project.
- The documentary included in one of the project's episodes is titled 'Death of Death.' This is the same title as George A. Romero's four-part mini-series filmed for DC Comics.
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