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Year of the Living Dead

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Released in 1968, George A. Romero's low-budget shocker "Night of the Living Dead" becomes a landmark horror movie.

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Jordan Hoffman New York Daily News 11/07/2013
3/5
Basically a glamorized DVD extra, but it entertains. Go to Full Review
A.A. Dowd AV Club 11/07/2013
C+
Fans won't learn much from it that they didn't already know. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray The Dissolve 11/07/2013
3/5
Ultimately, Birth Of The Living Dead is little more than a glorified DVD featurette, but it's the kind of featurette that most Romero fans probably wouldn't mind watching more than once. Go to Full Review
Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) 08/17/2017
Birth is filled with these types of candid moments, but there is something else, a genuine excitement that occurs when something new is created. Go to Full Review
Amanda Waltz The Film Stage 06/22/2016
B-
Viewers will feel most rewarded by Kuhns' dissecting of Night's production, which provides a colorful and inspiring portrait of guerrilla filmmaking from a pre-digital era. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg TheHorrorShow 08/24/2015
Stands as a firm and very convincing argument that Night of the Living Dead (1968) is among the most important and influential films of all time. Go to Full Review
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08/10/2017 Night of the Living Dead is not only a masterpiece of horror, but of film in general. But whatever your thoughts on Romero or his flesh-eating-turned-social-behemoth debut, they will surely increase once you see this ultra-smart and infectiously loving documentary. See more 05/17/2016 This documentary chronicles the production of the first living dead film. Mainly interesting to film buffs, the film does have a few great personal stories by Romero. See more 10/03/2015 Really entertaining documentary on the making of Romero's "Night of the Living Dead". There's lots of footage from the films, critical interpretations, and fun behind the scenes stories from Romero himself. A must for fans of the film, or horror fans in general. See more 09/07/2015 To see the impact the Night of the Living Dead had on the people of the U.S. at the time is very interesting and the efforts that George A Romero and Co. went through to make this movie is inspiring. See more 03/21/2015 This documentary is basically a glamorized DVD extra, but it entertains as it details the anecdote-rich production history of â??Night of the Living Deadâ?? and, most crucially, its enormous impact. Assembled talking heads (none too well-known) add context, particularly in regard to the movieâ??s unusual racial dynamic. Best, though, is 73-year-old Bronx native Romero, the horror master who got his start making Mister Rogers shorts and still concludes his sentences with a hippie-ish â??... man.â?? Despite not making a decent movie in 20 years, the guy remains a national treasure. See more 11/09/2014 The backstory behind the creation and popularity of George A. Romero's groundbreaking cult hit Night of the Living Dead is explored in the documentary Birth of the Living Dead. The film looks at Romero's early career in commercials and at how he came up with the idea behind Night of the Living Dead. His guerrilla filmmaking style is also discussed, along with how he marketed the film in order to get it distributed in grindhouse theatres. And, historians and other experts look at the counterculture movement of the late '60s and at how it influenced Romero's work. Additional, the film reviews Night of the Living Dead's cinematic journey, from drive-in theatres to European art houses to the public domain, and how it continually increased in popularity and won over audiences and critics alike. Extraordinarily informative and comprehensive, Birth of the Living Dead is the definitive word on Romero's seminal zombie classic. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Released in 1968, George A. Romero's low-budget shocker "Night of the Living Dead" becomes a landmark horror movie.
Director
Rob Kuhns
Producer
Esther Cassidy, Rob Kuhns
Screenwriter
Rob Kuhns
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Glass Eye Pix
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.6K
Runtime
1h 16m
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