| Night of the Living Dead | |
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| Directed by | Tom Savini |
| Screenplay by | George A. Romero |
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| Cinematography | Frank Prinzi |
| Edited by | Tom Dubensky |
| Music by | Paul McCollough |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.2 million[2] |
| Box office | $5.8 million[3] |
Night of the Living Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead) is a 1990 American horror film directed by Tom Savini (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman. It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1968 film of the same title; Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay he had originally co-authored with John A. Russo.[4][5]
Like the original, the film follows seven strangers as they meet and survive in a rural farmhouse, following the awakening of cannibalistic zombies. It is the only "official" remake of the 1968 film, with other "unofficial" remakes coming out after, as a result of the source material's lack of copyright ownership (resulting in being in the public domain).
Night of the Living Dead was released by Columbia Pictures in the United States on October 19, 1990. The film received negative reviews upon initial release and grossed $5.8 million against a $4.2 million budget. Modern reviews have been more positive.
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- ^ James, Caryn (October 19, 1990). "The Zombies Return, in Living (or Is It Dead?) Color". The New York Times.