Night of the Living Dead Page #2

Synopsis: Barbra and Johnny visit their father's grave in a remote cemetery when they are suddenly set upon by zombies. Barbra manages to get away and takes refuge in what seems to be an abandoned farm house. She is soon joined by Ben who stopped at the house in need of gas. Beset by the walking dead all around them Ben does his best to secure the doors and windows. The news reports are grim however with creatures returning to life everywhere. Barbra and Ben are surprised when they realize there are 5 people hiding out in the basement: Harry, Helen and Judy Cooper; and a young couple, Tom and Judy. Dissensions sets in almost immediately with Harry Cooper wanting to be in charge. As their situation deteriorates, their chances of surviving the night lessen minute by minute.
Genre: Horror
Director(s): George A. Romero
Production: Continental Distributing Inc.
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
87
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
NOT RATED
Year:
1968
96 min
Website
3,847 Views


I realized that...

I was alone.

With 50 or 60 of those things.

Just standing there,

staring at me.

I started to drive. I...

Just plowed right through them.

They didn't move.

They didn't run, or...

Just stood there, staring at me.

Just wanted to crush them.

They...

Scattered through the air, like bugs.

We were riding in the cemetery.

Johnny and me.

Johnny.

We... we came to put a wreath

on my father's grave.

Johnny and...

and he said,

"Can I have some candy, Barbra?"

And we didn't have any.

And...

Oh, it's hot in here.

Hot...

And he said, "Oh, it's late. "

"Why did we start so late?"

And I said, "Johnny,

"if you'd gotten up earlier,

"we wouldn't be late. "

Johnny asked me if I were afraid.

And I said, "I'm not afraid, Johnny. "

And then this man

started walking up the road.

He came slowly, and Johnny

kept teasing me and saying,

"He's coming to get you, Barbra. "

And I laughed at him, and said,

"Johnny, stop it. "

And then Johnny ran away.

And I went up to this man,

and I was going to apologize,

Why don't you just keep calm?

And I looked up,

and I said, "Good eve... "

And he grabbed me!

He grabbed me!

And he ripped at me!

He held me and he ripped

at my clothes!

I think you should just calm down.

Oh, I screamed,

"Johnny! Johnny, help me! Oh, help me!"

And he wouldn't let me go.

He ripped...

And then Johnny came and he ran

And he... he fought this man,

And I got so afraid I ran.

I ran... I ran...

And Johnny didn't come.

We've got...

we have to wait for Johnny.

Maybe... we'd better go out

and get him.

We have to go out and get Johnny.

He's out there.

Please, don't you hear me?

We've got to go out and get him.

Please!

We have got to go get Johnny!

Please help me!

Look, don't you know what's going on out

there? This is no Sunday school picnic.

Don't you understand?

My brother is alone.

- Your brother is dead.

- No! My brother is not dead!

Radio:
Because of the obvious threat

to untold numbers of citizens,

and because of the crisis

which is even now developing,

this radio station will remain

on the air, day and night.

This station and hundreds of other

radio and TV stations

throughout this part of the country

are pooling their resources

Through an emergency network hookup

to keep you informed of all developments.

At this hour, we repeat,

these are the facts as we know them.

There is an epidemic of mass murder

being committed by a virtual army

of unidentified assassins.

The murders are taking place

in villages, cities,

Rural homes and suburbs with no apparent

pattern or reason for the slayings.

It seems to be a sudden,

general explosion of mass homicide.

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John A. Russo

John A. Russo (born February 2, 1939), sometimes credited as Jack Russo or John Russo, is an American screenwriter and film director most commonly associated with the 1968 horror classic film Night of the Living Dead. As a screenwriter, his credits include Night of the Living Dead, The Majorettes, Midnight, and Santa Claws. The latter two, he also directed. He has performed small roles as an actor, most notably the first ghoul who is stabbed in the head in Night of the Living Dead, as well as cameos in There's Always Vanilla and House of Frankenstein 1997. more…

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