A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
- Awards
- 7 wins
- Zombie
- (as Bill Heinzman)
- Field Reporter
- (as Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille)
- Zombie
- (as R.J. Ricci)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis is one of the most profitable independent movies ever made. Made for $114,000 (equivalent to $977,841 in 2024), it grossed approximately $30 million (equivalent to $257,326,430 in 2024) - over 263 times its budget.
- GoofsThe first time the dead body is seen at the top of the stairs, the face has been eaten away. Later when the body is being dragged away, the rug conveniently covers the face, but the face can be seen for a split second, and it is clearly normal.
- Quotes
Johnny: [in a creepy voice] They're coming to get you, Barbra!
Barbra: Stop it! You're ignorant!
Johnny: They're coming for you, Barbra!
Barbra: Stop it! You're acting like a child!
Johnny: They're coming for you!
[points to the cemetery zombie]
Johnny: Look, there comes one of them now!
Barbra: He'll hear you!
Johnny: Here he comes now! I'm getting out of here!
- Crazy creditsThere is no on-screen copyright notice, nor any of the usual legal disclaimers typically found in movie credits; this is the main reason the film has been in the public domain since its release.
- Alternate versionsDespite being billed as a collectors' edition and containing many extras, the UK Contender DVD appears to be missing several sequences including most of the cannibalism scenes following the attack on the car, as well as heavily reducing the trowel murder from 14 blows to three. None of these cuts were imposed by the BBFC as all video/DVD releases in the UK have always been uncut.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Two - Spoof of the Living Dead (1991)
Set in Pennsylvania in a small farm town the nearby graveyard starts to come alive and one by the dead have risen! And oddly enough this is a panic and epidemic that is all over the country!
It's a battle of will and determination for survival against the walking undead! Many will not like this film when comparing today's standards of special effects, graphics, and "CGI" yet one can see that this old classic was a gateway to current hits like "The Walking Dead".
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- La noche de los muertos
- Filming locations
- Evans City Cemetery, Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA(opening scenes - cemetery)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $114,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $236,452
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,452
- Oct 15, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $237,994
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1