Years after the world ended, the scariest monsters underground might be the living ones.
In this zombie classic, the last scientists and soldiers hide deep under the Florida swamps. What kind of Cold War hideout do they call home?
A missile bunker George A. Romero set the third film in his Dead series in a sealed base in the Everglades, where a tiny group of survivors grows to hate each other more than the zombies outside.
The studio would pay for a bigger movie if Romero toned down the gore. What did he pick instead?
Half the budget Romero dreamed of making "the Gone with the Wind of zombie films," but he chose to keep the gore, release the film unrated, and rewrite his huge script to fit a much smaller wallet.
The film flopped in theaters, so where did it finally make most of its money?
On home video Day of the Dead earned most of its gross through VHS tapes and later DVDs, especially overseas, and Romero went on to call it his favorite of his original zombie trilogy.
A trained zombie named Bub gets revenge on the cruel army captain. What military gesture does he make as the captain is torn apart?
A salute Bub was the star pupil of a scientist the soldiers nicknamed "Frankenstein," and after the captain killed his teacher, Bub picked up a pistol and went hunting.
Two young helpers on the film's gooey zombie makeup later scared a whole new generation. On which hit TV show?
The Walking Dead Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger assisted makeup legend Tom Savini, and Nicotero even played a soldier who gets killed during a zombie roundup.
