Dawn of the Dead (1978) & Dawn of the Dead (2004)
After Night of the Living Dead, George Romero branched out, not wanting to be typecast as a zombie movie director. It was a tour of the Monroeville Mall that put the idea in his head, of a satire about consumerism. He would quickly have a rough idea in his head, a follow-up venture into the world of the undead.
Romero and his producer Richard P. Rubinstein started the process of procuring US investors for his new zombie movie, but no one showed any interest. No one in the US anyway.
Romero's friend Dario Argento would not only give him a place to write the movie in Rome; he'd also help him…
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