Night of the Living Dead, 50th anniversary release date

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Blackleaf99

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Today is the 50th anniversary for the release of G. Romero's classic film, Night of the Living Dead. (01 Oct. 1968)

Horror films have been made since the earliest days of motion pictures, but NOTLD will always rank among the very best. This film has so impressed its viewers that quasi-documentaries have been made to interview the original actors, revisit the original filming locations, etc. etc.

The original film was released just in time to prepare people for the upcoming Halloween holiday, and it scored a homerun at the box office. The producers, Russell W. Streiner and Karl Hardman, achieved what all producers dream about: a 263:1 return on their investment.

Interestingly, Russ Streiner (uncredited) was the first actor seen in the film, appearing as Johnny who visits the original gravesite with his sister Barbra.

The film has since been remade several times by other directors. According to Wikipedia, "It eventually garnered critical acclaim and has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry, as a film deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

But the original G. Romero version IMHO remains the very best.
 
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