Land of the dead /
Zombies have become the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest human survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise building that is barricaded within a safe zone. The wealthy ignore the horrors of the outside world whil...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Romero, George A. Baker, Simon, 1969- Leguizamo, John. Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010. Argento, Asia, 1975- Joy, Robert, 1951- Baszak, Miroslaw. Heil, Reinhold. Klimek, Johnny, 1962- |
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| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Universal Pictures (Firm) |
| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Edition: | Unrated director's cut; [Widescreen edition]. |
| Imprint: | Universal City, CA : Universal, [2005] |
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| Summary: | Zombies have become the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest human survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise building that is barricaded within a safe zone. The wealthy ignore the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the zombie-zone to gather much-needed food and supplies. Riley and Cholo are mercenaries-for-hire; Kaufman is their nefarious boss; and Slack is a former hooker recruited into Riley's scavenger squad. George A. Romero, who revolutionized the American horror film in 1968 with the instant classic Night of the Living Dead, returns to his dystopian zombie cycle with this horror thriller. In Land of the Dead, the zombies whose numbers had been slowly but steadily growing through Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead now dominate the streets of most American cities, while urban skyscrapers have been taken over by surviving humans, usually greed-addled opportunists who allow the living to stay in their fortified compounds for a price. Guarding the buildings are rough-and-tumble mercenaries who have learned to do battle with the zombies, making use of powerful weapons to gain advantage. But as the zombie civilization grows, the creatures have begun to slowly evolve, with their dormant thought processes beginning to awaken, and as unrest begins to ferment among the mercenaries and the entrepreneurs who pay them, the ghouls may have found a way to defeat the last stronghold of humanity. Land of the Dead stars Dennis Hopper as arch capitalist Kaufman, and Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Robert Joy, and Asia Argento as some of the mercenaries; Asia Argento's father, Dario Argento, served as a producer on one of the earlier films in the series, Dawn of the Dead. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi With the remaining members of the living bunkered inside the walls of a city that tries to block out the dead--who roam in droves outside--both sides are preparing to wage war against each other. George A. Romero presents LAND OF THE DEAD, a sequel to his other popular zombie films NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, DAWN OF THE DEAD, and DAY OF THE DEAD. |
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| Item Description: | Special features: "Undead again:" the making of 'Land of the dead'; a day with the living dead; the remaining bits; feature commentary with director George A. Romero, producer Peter Grunwold and editor Michael Doherty; "When Shaun met George"; bringing the dead to life; scenes of carnage; zombie effects: from green screen to finished scene; bringing the storyboards to life; screen tests: zombie casting call. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, dual-layer, single sided. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Unrated; for pervasive strong violence and gore, language, brief sexuality and some drug use. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Miroslaw Baszak ; art director, Douglas Slater ; editor, Michael Doherty ; music, Reinhold Heil, Johnny Klimek ; costume designer, Alex Kavanagh ; production designer, Arv Grewal ; visual effects supervisor, Jeff Campbell. |
| Cast: | Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento, Robert Joy. |
| ISBN: | 1417068728 |