Night of the Living Dead
Strangers trapped in an isolated farmhouse must outwit relentless flesh‑eating ghouls to survive the night, while internal tensions threaten to turn them against each other.
“There IS a fate worse than death.”
Synopsis
A diverse group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned farmhouse in Pennsylvania as they attempt to survive the onslaught of flesh-eating ghouls spreading through the Northeast.
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Principal cast & crew: 39
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Tom DubenskyShot by Frank PrinziScored by Paul MccolloughDesigned by Cletus Anderson
Box Office
1990 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$5.8M
Opening weekend: $2.9M — 49% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Peak 1,544 theaters
Also known as
- Die Rückkehr der Untotende
- La noche de los muertos vivienteses
- La Nuit des morts-vivantsfr
- La notte dei morti viventiit
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Cast & Crew
39 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
22William Cameron
as The Newman
Pat Logan
as Uncle Rege
Berle Ellis
as The Flaming Zombie
Bill Cardille
as T.V. Interviewer
Greg Funk
as Cemetery Zombie
Tim Carrier
as Autopsy Zombie
John Hamilton
as Kyle - Crowbar Zombie
Dyrk Ashton
as Truck Zombie
Jordan Berlant
as Porch Zombie
Albert Shellhammer
as Cousin Satchel
Jay Mcdowell
as Front Door Zombie
Kendal Kraft
as Bob Evans Zombie
George Cameron Romero
as Zombie
Charles Crawley
as Window Zombie
George A Romero
as Passenger
Rik Billock
as Zombie (uncredited)
Don Brockett
as Zombie (uncredited)
Earl Ellis
as Zombie (uncredited)
Tom Savini
as (uncredited)
Taso N Stavrakis
as Zombie (uncredited)
Russell Streiner
as Sheriff McClelland (uncredited)
Anthony Dileo Jr
as Knife Zombie (uncredited)
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