Night of the Living Dead | Oct 4 & 5

October 4 @ 7:30 pm & October 5 @ 7:30 pm

Starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman

George Romero’s classic horror film redefined the ‘zombie’ genre and still holds up today with its tense portrayals of how we as humans react in a potentially world-ending situation. See it back on The Strand’s enormous screen in 39 speaker surround-sound!

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.

This is one of the most profitable independent movies ever made. Made for $114,000 (equivalent to $941,800 in 2022), it grossed approximately $30 million (equivalent to $247.8 million in 2022) – over 263 times its budget, but George Romero saw very little of it. Due to his lack of knowledge regarding distribution deals, the distributors walked away with practically all of the profits

When the zombies are eating the bodies in the burnt-out truck, they were actually eating roast ham covered in chocolate sauce. The filmmakers joked that it was so nausea-inducing that it was almost a waste of time putting the makeup on the zombies as they ended up looking pale and sick anyway.

The house used for this film was loaned to the filmmakers by the owner who planned to demolish it anyway. When the production came across the farmhouse location,  Romero jokingly stated “Well, we can do that for you.” The production had to completely clean up the farmhouse to make it appear livable. John A. Russo notes the kitchen was the first room they cleaned, as they felt a clean place to have lunch was the most important factor to having a workable set.

1968 | Rated R | 1Hr 36Min