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A History of Zombies in Film

By edl0713
  • Night of the Living Dead

    Night of the Living Dead

    Directed by: George A. Romero
    Screenplay by: John Russo, George A. Romero
    Produced by: Russell W. Streiner, Karl Hardman
    Starring:

    Duane Jones
    Judith O'Dea
    Marilyn Eastman
    Karl Hardman
    Judith Ridley
    Keith Wayne
    Cinematography: George A. Romero
    Edited by: George A. Romero
    Release date: October 1, 1968
    Running time: 96 minutes
    Budget $114,000–$125,000
    Box office $30 million
    More Info: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/why-night-living-dead-is-more-relevant-ever-1145708/
  • Dawn of the Dead

    Dawn of the Dead

    Directed by: George A. Romero
    Written by: George A. Romero[2]
    Produced by: Richard P. Rubinstein[2]
    Starring

    David Emge
    Ken Foree
    Scott Reiniger
    Gaylen Ross
    Cinematography: Michael Gornick
    Edited by: George A. Romero
    Distributed by: United Film Distribution Company (US)
    Release dates: April 13, 1979 (United States)
    Running time: 126 minutes (US)
    Budget $640,000
    Box office $66 million
  • Return of the Living Dead

    Return of the Living Dead

    Directed by Dan O'Bannon
    Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
    Story by: Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, Russell Streiner
    Produced by:Tom Fox, Graham Henderson
    Starring

    Clu Gulager
    James Karen
    Don Calfa
    Cinematography Jules Brenner
    Edited by Robert Gordon
    Production Companies: Hemdale, Cinema '84
    Distributed by: Orion Pictures
    Release date: August 16, 1985
    Running time 91 minutes
    Country: United States
    Budget US: $4 million
    Box office US: $14.2 million
  • Re-Animater

    Re-Animater

    Directed by: Stuart Gordon
    Screenplay by: Dennis Paoli, William J. Norris, Stuart Gordon
    Produced by: Brian Yuzna
    Starring

    Bruce Abbott
    Barbara Crampton
    David Gale
    Robert Sampson
    Jeffrey Combs
    Cinematography Mac Ahlberg
    Edited by Lee Percy
    Production Company: Re-Animator Productions
    Distributed by Empire International Pictures
    Release date: October 18, 1985
    Running time: 86 minutes
    Country: United States
    Budget $900,000-$1.3 million
    Box office $2 million
  • 28 Days Later

    28 Days Later

    Directed by: Danny Boyle
    Written by: Alex Garland
    Produced by: Andrew Macdonald
    Starring

    Cillian Murphy
    Naomie Harris
    Christopher Eccleston
    Megan Burns
    Brendan Gleeson
    Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
    Edited by: Chris Gill
    Music by: John Murphy
    Production Companies: DNA Films, UK Film Council
    Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
    Release date: 27 June 2003 (United States)
    Running time: 113 minutes
    Country: United Kingdom
    Budget $8 million
    Box office $85.7 million
  • Shaun of the Dead

    Shaun of the Dead

    Directed by: Edgar Wright
    Written by: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
    Produced by: Nira Park
    Starring

    Simon Pegg
    Kate Ashfield
    Lucy Davis
    Nick Frost
    Dylan Moran
    Bill Nighy
    Penelope Wilton
    Cinematography: David M. Dunlap
    Edited by: Chris Dickens
    Distributed by: Rogue Pictures (United States)
    Release date: 24 September 2004 (United States)
    Running time: 99 minutes
    Budget $6.1 million
    Box office $30 million
    More Info: https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/20/shaun-of-the-dead-oral-history/
  • 28 Weeks Later

    28 Weeks Later

    Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
    Screenplay by: Rowan Joffé, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, E. L. Lavigne, Jesus Olmo
    Produced by: E.L. Lavigne, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
    Starring

    Robert Carlyle
    Rose Byrne
    Jeremy Renner
    Imogen Poots
    Idris Elba
    Cinematography: Enrique Chediak
    Edited by: Chris Gill
    Production Companies: Fox Atomic, DNA Films, Figment Films
    Distributed by: Fox Atomic (US)
    Release date: 11 May 2007 (US & UK)
    Running time: 99 minutes
    Budget $15 million
    Box office $64.2 million
  • Zombieland

    Zombieland

    Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
    Written by: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
    Produced by: Gavin Polone
    Starring

    Woody Harrelson
    Jesse Eisenberg
    Emma Stone
    Abigail Breslin
    Cinematography Michael Bonvillain
    Edited by: Peter Amundson, Alan Baumgarten
    Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Pariah
    Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
    Release date: October 2, 2009
    Running time: 88 minutes
    Country: United States
    Language: English
    Budget $23.6 million
    Box office $102.4 million
  • Juan of the Dead

    Juan of the Dead

    Directed by: Alejandro Brugués
    Written by: Alejandro Brugués
    Produced by: Gervasio Iglesias, Inti Herrera
    Starring

    Alexis Díaz de Villegas
    Eliécer Ramírez
    Andros Perrugorría
    Jorge Molina Enríquez
    Jazz Vilá
    Andrea Duro
    Antonio Dechent
    Blanca Rosa Blanco
    Susana Pous
    Cinematography Carles Gusi
    Edited by: Mercedes Cantero
    Release dates: 10 September 2011 (Toronto), 14 October 2011 (Spain)
    Running time 96 minutes
    Countries: Spain, Cuba
    Budget & Box Office: N/A
  • Train to Busan

    Train to Busan

    Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
    Written by: Park Joo-suk
    Produced by: Lee Dong-ha
    Starring

    Gong Yoo
    Ma Dong-seok
    Jung Yu-mi
    Kim Su-an
    Kim Eui-sung
    Choi Woo-shik
    Ahn So-hee
    Cinematography: Lee Hyung-deok
    Edited by: Yang Jin-mo
    Release dates: 20 July 2016 (South Korea)
    Running time: 118 minutes
    Country: South Korea
    Budget $8.5 million
    Box office $98.5 million
    More Info: https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/01/492185811/s-koreas-hit-zombie-film-is-also-searing-critique-of-korean-society