Land of the Dead (2005)
“George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead”
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
Land of the Dead is a post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero; the fourth of Romero’s six Living Dead movies, it is preceded by Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, and succeeded by Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead. It was released in 2005, with a budget of $15–19 million, the highest in Romero’s Dead series and has grossed $46 million.
The story of Land of the Dead deals with a zombie assault on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a feudal-like government exists. The survivors in the film have fled to the Golden Triangle area of downtown Pittsburgh. The region is protected on two sides by rivers and on the third by an electric barricade that survivors term “the Throat”. Released in North America on June 24, 2005, Land of the Dead received mostly positive reviews from film critics.
Some years after the events in Day of the Dead the remnants of human civilization have reorganized enough to establish outposts across the United States. One such outpost in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains a feudal-like government. Bordered on two sides by rivers and on the third by an electric fence guarded by a militia, the city has become a sanctuary in which its citizens live in relative security. Outside the city’s barriers is a no man’s land of barren countryside and dilapidated suburban towns long deserted by living humans but overrun with legions of walkers. The rich and powerful live in a luxury high-rise called Fiddler’s Green, while the rest of the population subsists in squalor. Paul Kaufman, the city’s ruthless plutocratic ruler, has sponsored Dead Reckoning, an armored personnel vehicle that can travel through the zombie-infested areas with ease.
Director: George A. Romero
Writer: George A. Romero
Stars: John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy, Eugene Clark, Joanne Boland
Cast:
Simon Baker | … | Riley Denbo |
John Leguizamo | … | Cholo DeMora |
Dennis Hopper | … | Kaufman |
Asia Argento | … | Slack |
Robert Joy | … | Charlie |
Eugene Clark | … | Big Daddy |
Joanne Boland | … | Pretty Boy |
Tony Nappo | … | Foxy |
Jennifer Baxter | … | Number 9 |
Boyd Banks | … | Butcher |
Jasmin Geljo | … | Tambourine Man |
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos | … | Mouse |
Tony Munch | … | Anchor |
Shawn Roberts | … | Mike |
Pedro Miguel Arce | … | Pillsbury |
Sasha Roiz | … | Manolete |
Krista Bridges | … | Motown |
Alan Van Sprang | … | Brubaker |
Phil Fondacaro | … | Chihuahua |
Bruce McFee | … | Mulligan |
Earl Pastko | … | Roach |
Jonathan Whittaker | … | Sutherland |
Jonathan Walker | … | Cliff Woods |
Peter Outerbridge | … | Styles |
Lara Amersey | … | Dead Teenage Girl |
Michael Belisaro | … | Dead Teenage Boy (as Michael Belisario) |
Gene Mack | … | Knipp |
Matt Birman | … | Kaufman’s Security Guard |
Devon Bostick | … | Brian |
Jason Gautreau | … | Gus |
Christopher Russell | … | Barrett |
Christopher Allen Nelson | … | Veteran Soldier |
Debra Felstead | … | Female Soldier |
Tina Romero | … | ‘High Noon’ Soldier |
Colm Magner | … | Guard at the ‘Throat’ |
Scott Wickware | … | Guard at the ‘Throat’ |
Ron Payne | … | Hobo |
Richard Clarkin | … | Steele |
Darrin Brown | … | Bettor |
Eldridge Hyndman | … | Deke |
Ted Ludzik | … | Weapons Storage Guard |
David Sparrow | … | Arena Policeman |
Bryan Renfro | … | Number 9’s Victim (as Brian Renfro) |
James Binkley | … | Grenade Soldier |
Robin Ward | … | Fiddler’s Green Promo Announcer |
Dawne Furey | … | Topless Dancer |
Sandy Kellerman | … | Kissing Woman |
Donna Croce | … | Kissing Woman |
Wilbert Headley | … | Dead Tuba Player |
Ross Sferrazza | … | Dead Trombone Player |
Erica Olsen | … | Cheerleader Zombie |
Liise Keeling | … | Zombie Mother |
Sonia Belley | … | Zombie Daughter |
Chad Camilleri | … | Refrigerator Zombie (as Chad Camelleri) |
Gino Crognale | … | Policeman Zombie |
Shane Cardwell | … | Fence Fry Zombie |
Simon Pegg | … | Photo Booth Zombie |
Edgar Wright | … | Photo Booth Zombie |
Kevin Rushton | … | Arena Fight Zombie |
Nick Alachiotis | … | Arena Fight Zombie |
James Canton | … | Child Zombie |
Ermes Blarasin | … | Clown Zombie |
Jake McKinnon | … | Hillside Zombie |
Greg Nicotero | … | Bridgekeeper Zombie |
Susan Wloszczyna | … | Temperance Street Zombie |
David Campbell | … | Legless Zombie |
Tom Savini | … | Machete Zombie |
Adam Alleca | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Trevor Bain | … | Security Man (uncredited) |
Matthew Blazi | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Craig Braginsky | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Rick Cordeiro | … | Zombie Victim (uncredited) |
John de Klein | … | Extra (uncredited) |
Alexandria DeFabiis | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Scoot DeVille | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Michael Felsher | … | AutoMania Zombie (uncredited) |
Michael Bennett Leroux | … | Bartender (uncredited) |
Sam MacDonald | … | Pitfight Fan / Dead Reckoning Crew (uncredited) |
Pamela Mars | … | Bartender (uncredited) |
Dwayne McLean | … | Hanged Man Zombie (uncredited) |
Heidy Medloby | … | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
Jill Meyers | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
John Migliore | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Devon Richards | … | Bouncer / Zombie (uncredited) |
Gwilym Roddick | … | Tonsillectomy Zombie (uncredited) |
Chris Roe | … | Sweater Zombie (uncredited) |
George A. Romero | … | Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited) |
Avi Salem | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Michael Stevens | … | Arena Guard (uncredited) |
David Stinson | … | Young Man (uncredited) |
Jeff Teravainen | … | Kaufman’s Guard #2 (uncredited) |
Gary Ugarek | … | Earless Fence Zombie (uncredited) |
Eric Vespe | … | Zombie (uncredited) |
Heidi von Palleske | … | Woman (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia