Night of the Living Dead Poster # 2 Tom Savini Remake George Romero Zombie Movie

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Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American horror film directed by Tom Savini and starring Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, and Tom Towles. It is a remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 horror film of the same title. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay he had originally co-authored with John A. Russo.

Romero said that the remake came about in part because of issues over profits of the original film. A lengthy court battle over the rights to the film, plus an oversight that caused the copyright notice not to be included, caused Romero to see little in the way of profit. Romero’s production company, Image Ten, eventually won the lawsuit, but the distributor went out of business before they could collect any money.

Another issue was the fact that the filmmakers were worried that someone else might make an unauthorized remake. Romero contacted Menahem Golan when he heard that 21st Century Film Corporation was interested in a remake, and Romero, Russo, and Streiner collaborated for the first time in 20 years. Savini was initially hired to perform the special effects, but was persuaded to direct by Romero. Savini was drawn to the remake because he was unavailable to do special effects on the original.

The special effects team intentionally kept the effects restrained, as they felt that excessive gore would be disrespectful to the original film. To keep the effects realistic, they used as inspiration a real autopsy, forensic pathology textbooks, and Nazi death camp footage. Savini said that he wanted to keep the film artistic despite his reputation as “the king of splatter”. The zombie extras were recruited easily, as the film’s reputation drew them from as far away as Kentucky.

The production was not easy for Savini, who described it as “the worst nightmare of my life”. Savini said that only 40% of his ideas made it into the final film. Without Romero on set, he clashed with the producers, who did not allow him to explore his vision for the film.

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