Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
- sibling relationship
- pennsylvania
- usa
- loss of loved one
- gun
- gas station
- cemetery
- cellar
- halloween
- house
- barricade
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Judith Ridley — Judy
- Keith Wayne — Tom
- Kyra Schon — Karen Cooper / Corpse in House
- Charles Craig — TV Newscaster / Zombie
- S. William Hinzman — Zombie
- Bill Cardille — Field Reporter
- John Simpson — Zombie
- George Kosana — Sheriff McClelland
- Frank Doak — Scientist
- A.C. McDonald — Zombie / Posse Member
- Samuel R. Solito — Zombie / Posse Member
- Directed
- George A. Romero
- Written
- George A. Romero, John A. Russo
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 2,769 ratings
- Studio
- Image Ten
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1968 · You’re hereNight of the Living Dead
Where it starts.
Dawn of the Dead
1978
Day of the Dead
1985
Land of the Dead
2005
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
