Night of the Living Dead (1968) [Horror] [Mystery]

[@LindeeLove]

When I was a kid, I thought because old movies were filmed in black and white, I thought the world back then was in black and white. Seriously, I thought that.

[@1997Roscoe]

At one point when I was a little kid, I thought the same thing!

[@abdullahomar1313]

It's ok cause all of the children thinking about everything but in a pure and natural way not like a dalte thinking, and when you grow up you will find it so funny.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

When I was a kid I asked my mother, "Didn't they have color back then?" I guess I thought the world was in B&W back then too.

[@LucMusic_]

omg hahahahhaha

[@blauwbeer556]

well, i was just a little smarter: i didn't think the world was black and white back then but i couldn't imagine it being not black and white, or more simply: i didn't believe the world was black and white, i just didn't imagine it otherwise.

[@TheCuriouscat10]

I lived near a cemetery when I was a kid. You can imagine how scary it was to watch this film and then look out my bedroom windows directly facing the hill of burial stones. This movie will forever haunt me.

[@michaelnadolski790]

Wow ..I cant imagine ..I hadda babysit once across from a cemetary and this movie came on .

[@Ty-dp7iv]

My grandparents used to lived beside a graveyard and all the kids would go play hide and seek at night. It was creepy

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

AWESOME

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

@@Ty-dp7iv good thing the dead was gentle

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

@Cindy Karenson that’s so crazy because I’m watching the Eminem beef 🤭🤭🎥🎥🎥😆😆😆😆😆

[@chinookvalley]

I'm near 70 and cannot believe I've never seen this classic!! Not one commercial. Very impressive!! Thanks TCM!!

[@dylans0630]

Better late than never I guess

[@ThaiThom]

I can't believe it either.

[@MisterRichHarris]

There really isn't anything to this movie, no big budget, no real special effects, no famous actors, no elaborate sets, yet it is a timeless masterpiece.... That's genius

[@pooddescrewch8718]

And a ton of luck .

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@firstofall1078 . They milk anything successful with sequels and remakes until you are absolutely sick if seeing it

[@Stingray-ly2om]

ThE LIGHTING IS THE KEY.

[@papi1999]

​@@pooddescrewch8718 no luck dude invented was a zombie was thats an insane title to have!!!

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@papi1999 You obviously haven’t heard Romero speak on this before

[@theminotaur8015]

"There is an epidemic of mass murder being committed by a virtual army of unidentified assassins." The radio show host did a phenomenal job in this movie, as did all the actors! Can't forget the music either! Everything about this movie is perfect!

[@johnnypools6971]

The radio announcer was Mr. Cooper. True

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

Well, isn’t that just perfect!

[@mattm6397]

Rob Zombie uses that sound clip on his album La Sexorcisto

[@northwestmedia2523]

,,Wayne Berwick , who played little Jimmy , In Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) 72 yrs old now , did he have a bad leg , or was that an act ?

[@anthonyt7730]

Agreed!!

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

"They're coming for you, Barbara!" Probably one of the most bone-chilling quotes in a horror movie.

[@kalishakta]

Stop it Johnny!

[@_.Michael.Cordova._]

OMG This is my first time watching this and I see YOU in the comments?! I follow you on Instagram 👏🏼

[@karllieck9064]

And later, Johnny came for her...with some hungry friends.

[@mikitz]

"They're coming *to get* you, Barbara" I know, I'll get my coat.

[@matthewcarey3148]

Oh man, Johnny had no idea how right he was.

[@rafaelgomes2032]

It's a 60's film and the sound quality is still better than my teacher's mic...

[@Troughi]

They spoke with purpose back then

[@dogeat69]

Lol

[@ricksjordan2863]

😂😂

[@aimer7697]

what a roast ahahahhahaha

[@paulanthonyhoeflich8988]

I prefer the bad sound quality. The authenticity is rare these days.

[@mrfacestab5758]

Where it all began. Thank you, George A. Romero for creating the zombie genre. 🙏

[@hoppes9658]

I can smell the leaded gasoline.

[@harrypotter-mc1sq]

Thank you George Romero for creating fantastic black and female protagenists.

[@jonnyvassvag]

There was zombie movies way before this one.

[@VergilSpardaDMC]

​@@jonnyvassvag can you give the names? im actually curious and want to watch them

[@jonnyvassvag]

@@VergilSpardaDMC "Zombies of Tora Mau" (1957) is a classic." The walking dead " (1932) another good one.

[@charlespehlivanian4799]

The ending is brutal. Roger Ebert: The kids in the audience were stunned. There was almost complete silence. The movie had stopped being delightfully scary about halfway through, and had become unexpectedly terrifying...I don't think the younger kids really knew what hit them.

[@abelieversperspective9595]

Not a kids film really. Still, with some guidance, most kids will not only be okay after seeing it, but they will have learned about reality, fantasy, and the difference between them. That's how it went for me anyways.

[@jasonfoster3111]

As a younger teen myself, the first time I saw this, it was broke into a few parts for me. The first part felt like it would be a typical Hollywood set-up, with the 'heros' in a cemetery first. Then it felt like a chase scene. When it started to get real for me was when the radio started. And Barbara saw the half devoured corpse. Still a great movie, I appreciate George A Romaro's genius idea. I plan to pass it onto my kids one day.

[@MrTerraguy]

Exactly! I was one of those kids!!!!

[@creekandseminole]

Yeah I remember his words about kids watching this in an afternoon movie marathon or something lol

[@vigilanterocco381]

Especially to Joe Santus!!!

[@NachtSchreck13]

One of the greatest Horror flicks of all time. Everything about this movie oozes paranoia and terror. The soundtrack, cinematography, location... all so effective.

[@portraita2679]

Well, in 1990 they're remake this movie but with the same style. How if today they remake this movie again, but with fresh story but still with same characters, and also.. with fast running zombie. That would be sick.

[@randalljamison5359]

Yes!And I think the low budget works for it.The b and w also.

[@zelsantana2313]

Stupid film

[@steveweinstein3222]

You don't need a lot of money to make a great movie. Just a lot of imagination .

[@vigilanterocco381]

Back then was way different than today.....

[@themovie8392]

@@vigilanterocco381 movie today more like "you don't need a lot of imagination to make a great movie.just a lot of money."

[@sweetiepie1862]

Right.

[@tobit100]

Yes, if you have a good story, actors you have a great film. Sadly, Hollywood just relies on mindless hype and glossy effects.

[@sweetiepie1862]

@Daniel NAKAI Tsosie 38 Do they even make horror films anymore??!! Whatever. They made a classic. This ones in a class of its own, with lots of social commentary on the dl.

[@hippiefreak66]

Ben is legitimately one of the best horror movie characters ever.

[@ChristianShane-w3u]

I prefer Judy. Hot girl. 😊

[@jm7578]

@@ChristianShane-w3u I met Judy a couple years ago even though she’s older you can still tell it’s her. In real life, she is a very quiet and introverted woman.

[@ThaiThom]

agreed

[@DEADEYESTUDIO]

I like how at this time zombies didnt look the way zombies look nowadays. it makes it more unsettling when they look like a regular human

[@johnnypools6971]

Way more creepy

[@Seeker-wq8jc]

Most of the zombies aren't badly decayed, because it's the first day or two of the apocalypse. But, I do agree that fresh zombies that recently reanimated are kind of creepy. The kind of zombies that, for a split second, you might mistake for a person if they were standing still. It's also why early on in the apocalypse, it's especially dangerous to stay in large groups. Somebody nonchalantly walking past you might be a zombie, but they still look living. That couple over there hugging aren't hugging at all. That's a zombie eating someone. I do like how a couple of the zombies in the movie are shown to have unexplained prior wounds, and I wish movies in general would detail more on this, every zombie, or at least a lot more of them, having various bruises or bite wounds and such on their bodies.

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

@@Seeker-wq8jc very true indeed that almost slipped my mind reading his comment

[@rzz9594]

Crazed News flash ,,. The zombie was elected in 2016 🙎‍♂️

[@gregguralnik2512]

Well our current generation acts like zombies and looks like them too, so you're not far off

[@dfcardenas22]

Each time I watch this film, there's somethings that become clearer. I admire and respect Ben's strength, resourcefulness, and genuine concern for everyone's safety. The sad irony is that Mr. Cooper was right about the cellar being safer, even though he was very pig headed and controlling. But if they had all locked themselves down there, they would've ended up killing each other, or gotten a bad case of cabin fever. I just read that Marilyn Eastman, Mr. Cooper's wife, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at the age of 87. Rest in peace, Ms. Eastman.

[@harperstacey9604]

The actor that played Tom, killed himself in 1995. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@thewilter9568]

Ben was controlling. Yeesh. He shot an unarmed man too. No hero there.

[@decoyaardvark2828]

If it was a Marine Corps defensive perimeter there would have been one on watch on the second floor window. Everyone else would have been guarding the first floor. The cellar would have been the supplementary defensive position if the first floor was overrun. Thats essentially what happened anyways.

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

Let's also use hindsight knowledge. They have a bitten child in the house the entire time. The group was doomed the moment they entered.

[@stephenwoodman6015]

@@Dalton_Boardman2000 true even if they had gone to the cellar, if they tried to kill the girl then there would have been a fight about it

[@AlternityGM]

R.I.P. George Romero 1940-2017. A great horror movie director & a classic horror movie that created an entire sub-genre.

[@idkchocolate]

AlternityGM True

[@themysteryguy85]

AlternityGM He will always be remembered

[@vulturevlogz3046]

Heroteam 598 Agreed LOL

[@pqbdwmnu]

I will always remember him from COD

[@buckacre1348]

What is COD? A fish?

[@jongon0848]

The thing that makes Ben such an amazing character for me is that he just has such a commanding presence. When he takes charge, you want to follow him because he just comes off like he knows what to do and you'd follow him into battle. Great performance by Duane Jones, I'm so glad George A Romero casted him in this role!

[@bostonfrank6739]

There should have been a happy ending, not Ben getting killed

[@fritz9830]

Ben vs Peter: who is the better leader?

[@fritz9830]

@@bostonfrank6739 no way, it is perfect as is! Apparently seeing the hero get blasted in the skull was quite a disheartening shock to all the children watching in theatres

[@travismcdonald6576]

@@bostonfrank6739. Ben’s death was a social commentary for the time in that he was shot by a white man from the country.

[@nickadams2451]

@@travismcdonald6576There’s a cut of the movie where you see Ben’s body amongst the others in the bonfire and you can see the bullet wound in his forehead but clearly can tell he was not one of the undead.

[@mediaguy4037]

Without this film you wouldn't have any of the zombie stuff you see today. Too many people worship the walking dead tv show without even knowing this film was the grand daddy of it all.

[@tylerwedell3750]

Media Guy the film that started it all

[@2Addicted2YT]

Or you could just give credit to the great films and series throughout the ages. Unless of course we just turn around and go "too many people worship the Night of the Living Dead without even knowing White Zombie is the grand daddy of it all."

[@ant2901]

Yeah people like the walking dead but nobody acts like it's the originator of zombie films

[@garypeterson3598]

i fully agree

[@devinmoore2954]

I mean how many sci-fi fans know that the John Carter series inspired many of their favorite sci-fi writers? *cough* *cough* George Lucas *cough* *cough* Starwars. Obviously not a lot because the two biggest cited reasons for it flopping was it felt to familiar (because it was the one of the originals everyone else borrowed from) and bad marketing (nobody knew anything about John Carter.) People aren't always going to know the source material or history of a genre, doesn't mean they shouldn't enjoy what they enjoy. This film did however, (while not being the first zombie film) kick the zombie genre into overdrive. What people fail to realize is just like Night of the Living Dead was a breakthrough for zombie film, TWD is a breakthrough for zombies on television. They were worried about it going in as there was never a zombie television series quite like what they had planned and nothing as successful. People love TWD but I never hear anyone claiming it as the originator of the zombie myth or the first successful zombie anything (except TV show, nobody holds a candle to TWD in that regard, sorry). Direct your disgust to the children who truly believe Twilight invented vampires and werewolves.

[@JassminaVellucci]

This was the first time an African American actor was cast as the star of a horror film. And one of the first times In American Cinema , where a person of color was given an important Role, the script didn’t call for one. At the time is was controversial casting a black as the man as the hero, while the other characters are white. while some saw casting as Significant, George stated that Jones simply gave the best audition.

[@zyx7478]

Ben/Duane Jones has been and always will be my favorite action/horror hero

[@abelieversperspective9595]

Of all the black men he auditioned for the part? And don't think for a minute Romero would reveal his intentions to a world still overheated with the idea of race and risk fomenting further strife. That would be counterproductive. But his subtext is obvious. Even if it wasn't his original intention, it became that.

[@zyx7478]

@@abelieversperspective9595 I have done a lot of research on this movie and from what I was told by the cast members and people involved that Duane Jones was the only African-American male did audition for the part. The part was supposed to be given to a white man Rudy Ricci But after seeing Mr. Jones’s audition he even said himself the part should to go to him (Duane Jones)

[@abelieversperspective9595]

@@zyx7478 That being the case I suggest that the subtext may have evolved after Jones was selected. Otherwise it was coincidental but it's still there. The movie would not have the same impact without it. Jones isn't just the lead as a black man, he's the only black character in the film. Romero would have had to compensate for this fact. I suggest he did this primarily in the portrayal of Cooper, the sheriff, the other white search and destroy posse members, the white media, and the cold brutality of Ben's demise and immolation at the end of the movie. I realize this is all inference on my part. But my intuition tells me that Romero could not have been senseless about the things he was suggesting in the film when he hired a black man to play the protagonist. Thanks for your comment by the way. I'm interested to learn.

[@zyx7478]

@@abelieversperspective9595 George a Romero agrees a lot of what you said in many interviews but at the time he was scrambling to put this all together he didn’t have any of those notions set in place in fact after the movie was finished he had some regrets because Jones dies in the movie and it was right at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King. In fact George Romero tried to convince Jones to take on the original ending of the movie where he would live Jones refused it saying that the black community would not believe that would be the actual end of the movie.It was Jones that knew all of the racial Sub texts that were in bedded in the times as well as the movie therefore he chose to have his own character die at the end. As crazy as it sounds I’ve been researching this movie for way too long and it’s my favorite movie. By the way tomorrow is October 1, night of the living dead premiered on October 1, 1968 in Pittsburgh

[@PsyVen]

Rest in peace, Mr. Romero. You revolutionized the horror film with this flick.

[@scotttilson2747]

PsyVen He’s only resting in peace if he was a born-again Christian. Because without Jesus sadly it’s hell and the lake of fire forever.

[@captainkaos754]

Scott tilson. How would you know you wackjob. Stop talking complete bullshit. Your just another brainwashed religious fool who think everyone is below you and you band of nutcases because they don’t read the GOOD ?????? Book. The same book that cardinal George pell was reading while he molested young boys going back to the 70s. That vile piece of shit is now rotting in jail. Stick your religion where it fits.

[@hipointc9987]

fuck jesus

[@thekagawalife2081]

Captain Kaos You realize you’re being very hypocritical, right? Complaining that Christians are arrogant and push their beliefs on others, while in your comment you do the exact same thing! Be the bigger person here. Be at peace! You aren’t being forced to believe in Christianity. You can choose to believe in whatever you want, and nobody can truly change that without your consent. As for the man who is rightfully rotting in jail...well, there are many bad people in the world who pretend to be good, and that’s just something we can’t change-but that doesn’t mean we can’t help those affected by it. If humanity put aside our differences and arguments and opinions, we could change the world! What do you say? Will you be the bigger person here, or stay behind your screen and mock others for your own amusement?

[@AnonURnot]

Scott Tilson Wasn’t Jesus a zombie? Anyway, you’re being ignorant. Keep your fairytales to yourself

[@sirbartholomewjamesonricha1680]

one of the most incredible movies ive seen in my life. the ending absolutely destroyed me. the way ben finally thought he was safe and being saved and they didnt even check to see if he was still alive. its the simplicity of it, the way he spent the whole movie risking everything and fighting to survive only to be killed not by the zombies but by the people who should have been there to save him. incredible. RIP george romero this movie changed the entire genre of horror

[@gib59er56]

I just realized that the scientist on T.V. is named Grimes ! Hmmm? Sounds kinda familiar. Good tip of the hat to George Romero from the comic/series The Walking Dead. And the way the series began with Rick in a hospitol alone surrounded by silence and dead/undead was a nod to 28 days Later. I think 28 days later was the real spark that set the scene for the crazy Zombie phenom in the early-mid 2000`s. That opening shot of Cillian Murphy awakening was copied exactly on The Walking Dead with Andrew Lincoln . The only difference was Lincoln had boxers and a robe on and Murphy was naked as a newborn child.

[@ArmyJames]

I don’t think they shot him because they thought he was a zombie.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Spoilers!

[@breezyb6193]

One of the first movies to feature a black man as the hero

[@seanwebb605]

Protagonist, not the hero. Of course in the story nobody lived to tell of his bravery in the crisis. He was just piled on the heap with the dead.

[@breezyb6193]

Hero that’s what think but u can say protagonist

[@LordZontar]

"There's another one for the fire." Proof that there are times it doesn't pay to be the last survivor.

[@JoseSanchez-sc6fe]

Breezy B for real

[@jeffreyclarke736]

And what a handsome man he is.

[@jakemcquade3157]

I saw this in a movie theater with my best friend in 68. We were 8! How the hell did that happen??? Still traumatized from it. That black man has been my hero ever since.

[@MrTerraguy]

I'm right there with you. No ratings in those days. I was only 7 in '68! Still traumatized, also.

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

@@MrTerraguy That’s nothin. You wanna talk traumatized?! My parents snuck me into the drive-in in the 70’s to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre! I was 7! Lol! Should have seen the look on ALL our hick faces the night we sat through the Rocky Horror Picture Show on the big screen! We didn’t know what the heck was goin on! Lol! We came for a horror movie! Lol

[@ginalucy1256]

Me tooo!

[@Darkrealm7]

The ending of this is one of the few movies that has ever jaw dropped me. This has aged like fine wine

[@Marz997]

One of the best/saddest endings.

[@LordZontar]

"OK, good shot. There's another one for the fire."

[@DaDitka]

I know, right? He made it. He survived! He was going to be rescued. He was going to live. And he gets mistaken for a zombie and is shot in the head, without a chance to prove to them that he was not a zombie. When I saw that for the firsttime, I was sick to my stomach for the whole day. Such a great movie with a massive twist at the end.

[@IIXxSLAYERxXII]

The end is funny.

[@George_Tropicana]

This is literally the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. The more simplistic the scarier the movie. I’m not sure why that is.

[@adamsbriee6330]

The music of this movie is so underrated. It’s not some super classically trainer orchestra or anything, but it adds a dark, ominous, nihilistic feel that makes it scarier as it is dated and old fashioned.

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

Crazy as it seem they used this same zombie chase music theme on cowboy retro show which did not match

[@CarlosGuzman-vi9xw]

Romero I read borrowed scores from various themed tv ads & shows to save on the budget.

[@davidurban6813]

@@hemi5.7awdpursuit5 I think I saw the cowboy movie you're talking about. I was thinking just the same thing. My how great minds think alike. LOL. Have a great day everyone.

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

@@davidurban6813 ikr lol

[@xenoidaltu601]

A lot better then Dawn Of The Dead (1978) with it's cheesy action oriented non horror music.

[@jeodee]

I love the fact that this film is still in black and white. Oddly enough, Barbara’s brother Johnny who said “They’re coming to get you Barbara” was the one who actually came and got her. “Yeah, they’re dead ... they’re all messed up”. Good stuff, thanks for uploading.

[@Boxingbear]

That is one of the creepiest parts of the movie. Johnny singles her out because he recognizes her and hauls her off to be devoured.

[@ccjjpp1966]

Still in black and white? It was made in black and white.

[@billding7073]

It had to be black & white. The entire budget wa $14,000.

[@billding7073]

@THESATURNSSC1 No. Read the story of the production. 14K is the real number. This was 1968, the year my first child was born. These were what I like to refer to as Pre-Vietnam War dollars. They were valued different, before the inflationary cycle of that billion dollar a day holocaust in Nam.

[@nevsky69420]

14 thousand is equal to 103 thousand USD today

[@christopherchipps5878]

I first saw this movie back in 1977 when I was 14 years old. I was watching it in my bedroom with my sister and two brothers who were all younger than me, we were watching it on my 12 inch tv I got for Christmas the year before, and the movie scared us enough that my sister and brothers all slept in my room. My two brothers slept under my bed and I slept on the floor and let my sister sleep in my bed, and we slept with the light on lol

[@kainnosgoth7336]

Haha! I got one for you-I was around 13 in 1977, and NOTLD played on ABC late night on a Saturday. My dad was asleep on the floor next to me when I was watching, and my grandmother, uncle, and mother were all in the house and in bed as well. Now, during the TV part, when the guy is on TV talking about how the dead were returning to life, ABC took extra caution to not scare anyone, because the word "dramatization" flashed across the screen at regular intervals. Regardless of that little safety precaution, and being in the house with others, that little newscast scared the hell out of me because I kept thinking, "what if it were real"?

[@IsaacCapelli]

Christopher Chipps Meaning you are 50 years old?

[@Fordham1969]

I'll bet there are a whole lot of people in our age group who have similar stories to yours,including me.I was about 12(which would have been 1976) when my older brother had me stay up late to watch this,he'd seen it already. It was already a late night staple by the mid 70s.There was something particularly scary and creepy about watching late night tv back then,everything just seemed more quiet and lonely and tv stations signed off for the night,leaving you without any distraction if you were still awake and scared stiff.

[@pattyb8281]

i first saw it when i was 13 it wasnt scary to me just fun n interestin a cool classic laurie b

[@chrischipps7583]

Никита Аргунов I'm 55 years old now.

[@chrisquinlan6527]

The little zombie girl coming back to life scared the crap out of me as a kid. Over the years I've really grown to appreciate this movie as a changing point in pop culture. Without George Romero there is no Shaun Of The Dead, no Thriller, no Walking Dead, no Warm Bodies, no 28 Days Later, none of that. Most movie monsters were inspired by folklore or by really old works of fiction. In some respects, zombies existed in some religious practices, but in terms of dead people coming out of the grave and eating people/spreading a virus, this movie is patient zero. All of that literally starts here.

[@herminiabagoreyes6103]

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[@cherylcampbell9369]

zombie lore started in Haiti.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

The Last Man on Earth (1964) with Vincent Price beat this movie to the punch by 4 years but it did not have the impact this one did because relevant to its time it was very graphic in its portrayal of ghouls eating people .

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@cherylcampbell9369These are not Zombies . They are called ghouls by the News people and Living Dead by the title . Zombies are just people robbed of their free will by Voodoo . This is not that .

[@chrisquinlan6527]

@@cherylcampbell9369 Yeah but that was more about necromancy, not dead people randomly rising out of the grave and eating people. The modern zombie starts with this movie.

[@mojo-music1396]

The ending just sickens me.. Something about the music, and those still images is so haunting, the fact that the protagonist went through all of that night for nothing. The way the men carelessly picked him off, as if almost for sport, also really puts the finishing touch on it. This was a masterpiece, and it didn't even have any jump scares in it. It used suspense.

[@devbagsmusic]

Mojo-Music There’s definitely at least one jump-scare; the corpse at the top of the steps.

[@mojo-music1396]

@@devbagsmusic I suppose, but it was a still image. I wasn't afraid because of the noise it made, or the motion it made. I was aftaid of the image itself, the mangled body. Compared to IT, which uses literal bass for jumpscares, like it's just pure n o i s e and motion.

[@eugeniasyro7315]

He deserved to live. Sad.

[@perrymehta6438]

@Mojo- Music I agree. The ending pissed me off. He went through all that just to die like that??

[@chrisfarb]

That was supposed to be the annihilation of the typical hollywood movie ending. It was genius.

[@merccadoosis8847]

This movie is a genuine *classic* .

[@robvangessel3766]

I think it easily remains the best of the whole Living Dead franchise. After that, I think Dawn Of is 2nd best.

[@ronaldcox8551]

@@robvangessel3766 Maybe it's just because I find it more nostalgic, but Day of the Dead is my favorite. I love the opening when those zombies in that town reacted to the bullhorn with the steady crescendo of undead moaning or the part where Bub is proof that there is still some form of intelligence based on memories and also sets the foundation in Land of the Dead that zombies can evolve and even regain human emotions and critical thinking skills.

[@Boxingbear]

@@ronaldcox8551 Land of The Dead is probably my 2nd favorite of the franchise. I went to see it at the theater and really enjoyed it.

[@davemckay4359]

Bold statement

[@vigilanterocco381]

I adored Barbara.....

[@captaingalaxy8009]

THE Horror movie that started it all. The original Walking Dead flick. Often imitated, never, ever, duplicated. And imported from Pennsylvania.

[@Luixmai]

Actually, this movie was heavily influenced by the movie THE LAST MAN ON EARTH, starred by Vincent Price.

[@furious3383]

That's exactly where Kirkman got his Walking Dead inspiration from. Mr. Romero himself.

[@sensacionsombria5125]

@@Luixmai that is not true, those movies have nothing to do with eachother

[@ernestinemaloy2820]

@Sue Taft bad actress too was she copying Mia farrow ??? Lol

[@ernestinemaloy2820]

@@Luixmai I thought Charleston Heston did that one ??

[@michaelcoulter1725]

No matter how many times I see this movie it never gets old Night of the Living Dead aged like a fine wine

[@Revelator999]

The horror classic that started it all! Spawned the greatest Zombie Trilogy of all time!

[@lenini056]

Kirby5413 not just a trilogy, (despite there’s other followings but I think George Romero’s last great zombie movie is Land of the Dead) but an entire genre of zombie movies. Sure zombies existed before in the sense of “voodoo slaves” but this one reimagined the zombie concept which is still used to this day.

[@furious3383]

The original Walking dead.

[@alanpeterson6224]

I live in Kingman, Az. They could have filmed this at the Walmart here and saved a ton of money on extras.

[@furious3383]

Dr. Grimes. Grimes. Sounds familiar? Hmm.

[@MasaM-c2c]

Not started, this isn't first.

[@stevncod]

I never get scared during horror movies but this movie still gets my anxiety going no matter how many times I watch it. That's when you know a movie was done right.

[@MrTerraguy]

Yes, does that to me everytime.

[@vigilanterocco381]

Yeah, and I fell in love with Judith O'Dea instantaneously when I was 15; the movie was before my time---but it became a huge success....

[@patriciaguth6882]

I never get scared at horror movies either (except for the original Halloween movie) but there's a house in my neighborhood that reminds me of the farmhouse in this film, and I get the creeps every time I pass it.

[@derp8575]

Movies are meant to brainwash people. If your voice could reach millions, and in some cases billions of people, what would you tell them? I damn sure wouldn't start dancing and acting.

[@GabriellahItaly]

I watched this last year at a friend's house. They lived in the woods and had no blinds or curtains in their living room, kitchen, and dining room windows. I kept looking behind me expecting to see a zombie or something standing in the window. George Romero certainly knew what he was doing with this film. May rest in peace.

[@ChanneloftheLivingDead]

The movie that got everything started. RIP George.

[@logandexter931]

Chapter 1: Main Title (0:00) Chapter 2: “What’s Happening?” (10:14) Chapter 3: “Board Up The House” (20:03) Chapter 4: “Do Not Venture Outside” (32:56) Chapter 5: “The Safest Place” (39:49) Chapter 6: “Mass Murder Everywhere” (49:03) Chapter 7: “Getting Out…” (59:57) Chapter 8: “Good Luck” (01:07:45) Chapter 9: “Kill The Ghoul” (01:14:20) Chapter 10: “Get In The Cellar” (01:20:39) Chapter 11: “Right Between The Eyes” (01:29:19) Chapter 12: End Credits (01:34:01)

[@GabriellahItaly]

Thank you!!

[@animefangoku2225]

Manga

[@matthewrandell5055]

it has chapters?

[@RandomPerson-hj8fq]

Timestamps messed up

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

My parents said that I wasn't old enough to see this movie. So I watched it on the other tv. They were right. It gave me reoccurring nightmares.

[@abelieversperspective9595]

I was five or six the first time I saw it. My dad had to explain to me that these are just movies with trick photography and actors, makeup and props - that it wasn't real. Now that I'm 55 I realize just how cool my dad was. Mom didn't like us kids watching that stuff. Dad wanted to educate and toughen his boys up. And that he did. Thanks dad.

[@MrTerraguy]

I was only 7 when I saw it. Gave me nightmares for 12 years!

[@maskandvaccinefreeandproud2110]

@@MrTerraguy only movie that ever gave me nightmares was Texas Chainsaw Massacre. My young parents used to save money on a babysitter and sneak me into the drive in with them from age 7-12 back in the 70’s. They were big horror buffs. Cheap night out. Saw a lot of the classics. Rocky Horror Picture Show stands out. Lol. We all watched mouth agape with confused looks on our faces I’m sure. We were just hicks from the bush. Lol. We didn’t know WHAT was going on but we stayed for every second. Heck, I even bought the soundtrack 2 or 3 times. Lol

[@burtongazzara1588]

Wow!! I can certainly relate.

[@mikitz]

It was a bit of a privilege having the opportunity to watch horror films as a kid, alongside the obviously adult-oriented cartoons on the account that they were cartoons (as cartoons are only for kids, from my parents' perspective). Never really had nightmares as a consequence, though.

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

I’m 31 now and I remember accidentally stumbling across this movie when I was 8 on tnt. This movie is responsible for me being a crazed zombie fan that I am today. If it wasnt for this movie I probably would’ve never picked up resident evil when it first dropped back in 96.

[@AlinCBOY]

5:10 The chillness of this scene is just amazing! The way that zombie is just walking like a normal person, along with the thunder sounds... No shaky camera , no loud/jump-scare music and no lots of camera annoying angles...

[@harperstacey9604]

The zombie was walking pretty fast. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@George_Tropicana]

That scene is terrifying

[@splvshlife]

i watched this movie for the first time. people always talked about how innovative and ahead of its time it was. but nobody said how sad this movie is. the ending is tragic.

[@bostonfrank6739]

I agree. There should have been a happy ending

[@mackb909]

RIP George Romero (1940-2017).

[@robdove4105]

I grew up not far from where this was filmed. The use of local news media persons made this particularly realistic as well as the local location. Several car loads of us went to the drive in to watch this one night. I pulled the dome light from my vehicle and snuck over to one of the other cars with out making a sound. The guy was running up the stairs from the basement with the zombie grabbing at his feet when I reached into one of the other cars and growled and scarred one of my friends. He screamed like a 12 year old girl and scared everyone at the drive in. That was several decades ago and I remember it as vividly as if it was yesterday.

[@sharonbrumley5355]

lol...great story!

[@jonzombiepro]

R.I.P. TO THE ZOMBIE GODFATHER, GEORGE A. ROMERO

[@pqbdwmnu]

When you say his name all I can think about is the bo1 zombie map

[@alexphillips4644]

50 years ago tonight, October 1st 1968, Geroge A. Romero changed the world with his zombies. His masterpiece. His magnum opus. Rest in Peace Mr. Romero.

[@fencewizrd]

watched it as a kid saterday night creature featue with host bob wilcons

[@lieutenantmiller2039]

It’s more like, suck it Hollywood, this is an independent film!

[@DoughBoi_1918]

In the game Dying Light there is an entire memorial for George Romero

[@maxweII_demon]

the most influential zombie film of all time... also this was damn good considering the time and budget

[@Concetta20]

I love that he picked Duane Jones because he did the best audition. As it should be. 👏🏼 I think it adds a layer of nuance and complexity that here are two people who probably wouldn’t have even socialized under normal circumstances having to rely on each other.

[@harperstacey9604]

It was sad that all of the people in the house died. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@invisibleink2644]

Jones made the film--Romero should have given every cent he got from it to him.

[@maj8301]

Why? Just because the guy was black??? Ridiculous. @@invisibleink2644

[@maryexstroughtonaire4244]

This movie scared the dooky out of me. I looked outside to see if there were any ghouls outside.

[@n0dedotorg]

@TheDodicat Dooky.

[@judyweikumbenson199]

Our family watched this at a Drive-In theater. On the way home our dad told us he was running out of gas and pulled over next to a cemetery!

[@MrTerraguy]

Wow! That was just cruel!!

[@phoenixreborn32]

Cool! What year what this I wished drive in theaters were still popular.

[@allanjechorek4381]

Sounds like a cool and fun Dad.

[@judyweikumbenson199]

@@allanjechorek4381 He was till 2004.

[@HeartWorX.Creations]

LMAO!!! He sure had a “demented” sense of humor!!

[@BroadwayJosh]

This movie is a classic. Well done, well acted, well directed, and a solid believable story. It CREATED the zombie genre. Bravo!

[@Ghosthound_X]

Man the music and the cinematography is DAMN good

[@oJAYarista]

Right! Gorge captures this film brilliantly.

[@Sardar.Asad77]

جۓ بھٹو

[@TitansManiac755]

This is all the old folks got as far as cinematography but imo it was damn good.

[@stanleymaestas5441]

Soundtrack is on youtube with excerpts from film, the soundtrack is stock recordings Romero got from library

[@themoviemason]

@@stanleymaestas5441 I was so disappointed when I heard that

[@KingNez89]

I can truly appreciate how this movie was made in 1968 yet they at least let the black man survive untill the end and made him the strongest with common sense!!

[@4everdays503]

Made during the Civil Rights era, wasn't Ben actually murdered? They were far from their target and chose to shoot, knowing he could be a zombie, but if not...he's a black many, anyway. That was always my take on it.

[@plaistowbill]

@@4everdays503 I don't think Ben was killed for being black. The posse was likely scared and tired. They shot any that moved.

[@stevegrogan1264]

@@plaistowbill anything that moved that didn’t make noise. Zombies don’t talk, so they thought he was another ghoul.

[@briancordova1299]

According to Romero, Ben was not written as a Black man, it just turned out that Duane Jones was the best choice.

[@Concetta20]

I love that the director picked him because he auditioned the best. As it should always be.

[@eleftheriaeleftheria3302]

One of the most classic and best horror movies ever made! Hello from Athens Greece!

[@jasonfoster3111]

Greece? Cool! Hello from Canada :)

[@keithbannister9271]

Hello, to you in Greece, and in Canada. I'm enjoying this classic in Chicago, Illinois 🇺🇸

[@jordo5639]

Γεια σας από την Αμερική! Είμαι Ελληνοαμερικανός.

[@jasonfoster3111]

@@jordo5639 Γεια σου φιλαρακι! :)

[@jordo5639]

@@jasonfoster3111 ah Γεια σου!

[@konstantinoskaragiannis1596]

"Night of the Living Dead"(1968) is a Zombie horror movie masterpiece!This is one of the best and the most classic movies of all time for this Kind!

[@abelieversperspective9595]

I don't give a shit what anyone says. George Remero's 1968 Original Night Of The Living Dead is the most horrifying of all horror movies I have ever seen in my entire life, and I'm 53, so I've seen lots of horror films. This movie is as close to the perfect horror film as it gets. It is completely horrifying, and the ending sequences are absolutely the most chilling in the history of cinema. Critics can pick it apart, but though it has flaws, they don't reduce the intensity of a certain overwhelming feeling of dread that the film conveys. In its genre, I give this film four stars because it delivers what it promises.

[@jeodee]

Michael Gardner - I have always loved this movie but the exorcist was pretty insane too.

[@MasaM-c2c]

But this movie isn't the first zombie movie, unfortunately, and i am seen also that movie what was the first zombie movie.

[@thebossman60]

@Chet Simmons I saw this in Newark NJ in 1968 at the Elwood Theatre. Best horror movie ever.

[@smartingamerica]

In my opinion, in terms of sheer fright power, nothing compares to F. W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic "Nosferatu" with the lead vampire played by the inimitable Max Schreck. Legend has it that audiences of that time were given to much shrieking as many fled the theaters in panic. Even by today's 'standards' (meh) the sight of Schreck emerging from the narrow door in the wall is definitely not for children or the sensitively impressionable. Its genuinely scary - as in creepy. It doesn't employ the cheap trick of startling the audience unexpectedly. That's just jolting their nervous systems and spiking their adrenalin, a physiological response which is often confused with authentic 'horror'.

[@lavitorroja2632]

Maybe I just don't know what's good horror, but as someone who gets scared pretty easily I was pretty bored throughout the movie..

[@paranormalskeptic3893]

I remember when my uncle told me he saw this in a theater in 1968. He was 18 years old. He said he literally ran home after the movie. It’s not like he lived in a slightly populated area, he lived in Queens NY. Flash forward to the 1970’s, and now I’m a teenager. I’m also living in Queens, but in my parents house. I’m watching the movie late at night, everyone had gone to sleep. It scared the shit out of me. I was literally looking out the windows of the house after the movie. To this day, I love pretty much anything to do with zombies. Movies, TV shows, video games.

[@marilynwillett804]

back then my and my brother were teens, at 16 he got his own car running. as most boys.

[@carltonthepug]

Fast not flash*

[@southsidesaiyan8641]

@@carltonthepug who cares

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

@@carltonthepugflash forward is a real thing, it’s the opposite of flash back.

[@furious3383]

I just realized something else. For the countless number of times in which I have seen this film, it just dawned on me that for a short time the original Barbara in this film actually did somewhat assist Ben in terms of boarding up the house.

[@NOMAD-qp3dd]

That was a good scene, her starting to come out of her trance and try to prove to him she was trying to help.

[@vigilanterocco381]

And she was a top notch actress, plays the part well....I would of loved to gotten Barbara---- but in an amorous way..... She was adorable; she still is.....

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

She did a great job in this role. I think it was her first acting role.

[@furious3383]

@@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Agreed.

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

@@furious3383 i hadn't seen this movie in like 20 years until last night. Is the 1990 remake worth watching?

[@mauriceslevines6100]

arguably the greatest horror film ever made. This movie paved the way for the evolution of the genre.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

The Romero's film has two important things that helped to break the genre into new directions: -The origin of the zombies wasn't the voodoo, as always had happened before. It was not very clear, and that unexplained mistery (like the birds of Hitchcock) was crucial to keep the suspense. -The monsters are not exactly the main characters. Romero criticize with a sharp-edged black humor ever seen the weakness of the human being when he's condemned to lose his identity and his existence. At some point it makes you think about who and where are the monsters actually...outside or inside? That's because 52 years later and it's still the best zombie film ever made. Absolutely all the next films would be just photocopies of this underrated masterpiece.

[@chinforinfola_expert7152]

George Romero was the genius!

[@alcotten5933]

I disagree, respect to the classics and all but you can't tell me that the beginning part of this movie makes any sense at all. For example for all she knew her brother was alive and momentarily dazed and yet she stolehis car and left him for dead after seeing him fall over and bump his head. Not to mention why was that first zombie so intent on catching her? I mean did it just deduce that she was in that building or did it just stay caught up to her since the highway? We didn't see it as she was running down the highway

[@joecoolberry911]

Chinforinfola _Expert it was cold how black ops zombies included Romero

[@ms.mustlovecats1556]

@sleuth entertainment WRONG ! ! ! ! ! ! The BEST " zombie " movie of all time is and will ALWAYS be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *The Return of the Living Dead* ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@ruudversteege2901]

@@alcotten5933 e

[@brianhenson8083]

They' re coming to get you Barbara!

[@shadowwolf7622]

Brian Henson. I love that part.

[@annapaulikonis2433]

Theyre comingfor you.LOOK here comes one now.

[@terriemerson7270]

Brian Henson stop it Johnny you're being childish!

[@furious3383]

Note that the first zombie actually fought with Johnny as though he was still alive as opposed to devouring him. The dead guy even finished Johnny off just like a living human.

[@metalmopars]

They should'a made the Zombie in the beginning look more scary, he just looks like a regular guy. In the 1990 version the Zombie in the beginning was super scary looking & that version is way better than this one.

[@myname_not_rick6474]

Rest in Peace George Romero. He's in a better place.

[@harperstacey9604]

He'll probably come back as a zombie. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@MensaGiraffe]

If I was in a real life situation like in this movie, I would have removed the stairs to the second floor of the house and stayed up on the second floor.

[@livingbeing1113]

I was thinking the same, lol. Since there in the US many houses are made of woods, take away the stairs to the upper floor and use a portable ladder to go up or down. After filling up that floor with food and resources of course.

[@MensaGiraffe]

@@livingbeing1113 Exactly. Plus the house would have an attic, offering more security.

[@McIntyreBible]

3:08, if only Johnny listened to the news report for a little while longer all their misery wouldn’t have happened!

[@garypeterson3598]

i said the same thing when i saw this movie and i was only six years old!!!

[@TitansManiac755]

who listens to news?

[@vigilanterocco381]

Then it wouldn't of been "a classic movie.....'

[@davidurban6813]

@@vigilanterocco381 I would like to have seen a version where everyone made it out. The truck didn't blow up. It got gassed up. It got back to the house everyone got in the truck. And got out of there and got to safety. Just saying. Have a great day everyone.

[@retreathell.1371]

@@davidurban6813 Glad it wasn’t, most horror movies do to much “good guys always survive and escape” which always annoys me, never happens in real life so why on a movie?

[@ricardomontalbong2393]

Don’t be afraid. I’m Helen Cooper, Harry’s wife. Damn, I wish I could be that reassuring.

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

@@yredcat5772 She’ll live forever in this classic. I always thought she deserved better than Mr Cooper. He should have worshiped the ground she walked on.

[@bobbywright8431]

I was born in 1968 and watched this movie in 78. It scared the hell out of me and my sister,who was 4 year's older than me!! Instant classic! Everyone was talking about it after they watched it. Good old , Romero!!!!

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

My grandmother told me back then this used to scare the hell out of people

[@gregs6178]

one of my all time favorite movies, looking forward to watching it again tonight. thanks uploader!

[@tyroneoliver3913]

One of tha greatest low budget film ever made. Truly a horror classic.

[@DemonBoy3223]

Watching this during the Covid Pandemic, honestly makes this movie now seem more contemporary and fitting.

[@santacollins5325]

I didn't like that ending though 😂

[@nickh1933]

It’s relevant, now it’s easy to see how many are indeed zombies.

[@maudieicrochet9491]

One of the richest, most well-written, well-acted horror films ever.

[@oldschoolm8]

Still terrifying after all these years. It's one of my favourites that I have to rewatch every now and then. It was done on a shoestring, film student budget, and I think that's what makes this film scarier.

[@bostonfrank6739]

I have watched this movie 4 times

[@philipmclaughlin9636]

The corpses upstairs scared the crap out of me when I first saw this as a kid

[@TheJestor62]

they would take that shot out on TV's "CREATURE FEATURES" which aired in the 70's every Saturday night...

[@fosterglucose3214]

What if that corpse got up and came down the stairs when the lights went out, all you hear is foot steps and creaking, then you see the eye ball eventually leading to the decade face, that would've been the perfect lead up from when we first see the corpse too

[@thesilverfactor6865]

I saw it in 2013 for the first time and that part scared the crap out of me even tho it was well over 40 years old lol

[@bryanneideffer3969]

Especially in the 1990 remake

[@0pen.Casket]

Tandoori I’m pretty sure she was too badly decade to reanimate.

[@nuversion8673]

I was a kid when this came out in theaters. It gave me nightmares and wet beds for many many nights back then. It was traumatizing for a lot of kids who saw it in those days, and even some adults took it seriously. Seeing it today is almost funny, but I still get a little of that unique feeling when I watch it.

[@MrTerraguy]

Yes, I was one of those traumatized kids, only 7 when I saw it in '68.

[@marshamariner7897]

I was a bit older and saw it on tv. Yo this day I won't go in a cemetery at nite

[@nuversion8673]

@@marshamariner7897 l also watched Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". I wouldn't even go outside after seeing that. Oh the good 'ol days... 😆

[@marshamariner7897]

@@nuversion8673 psycho and this 🎥 and the birds 3 movies kids should never watch too young. WOW. we watched them and r still here. Scared but here 💖🌹🌉

[@costrio]

What I found most disturbing was the feeling of claustrophobia, in which one is surrounded and no way to escape. Sort of, (just a little bit), like the Alamo?

[@billding7073]

This was the start of of the endless zombie invasion. You seen one zombie and you've seen them all. Fast zombies, slow zombies, crazy zombies, lethargic zombies, fat zombie, skinny zombies, young zombies, crippled zombies, zombies eating entrails, zombies without jaws, zombies under the stairs, zombies walking in pairs, zombies and even more zombies.

[@abramsullivan7764]

It's even have people who are also the threats like Mr. Cooper, Philip Blake/The Governor, Negan and the saviors and even Alpha and The Whisperers are the actual crazy psychopath people.

[@tylerwedell3750]

Don't forget zombies that children

[@thedarthflagger]

Abram Sullivan baby zombies

[@victormalyar9200]

@@tylerwedell3750 In the remake of dawn of the dead they showed a zombie baby.

[@tylerwedell3750]

@@victormalyar9200 i know

[@ninja8217]

“It has been established, that persons who have recently died, have been returning to life, and committing acts of murder.”

[@johnre1514]

The first zombie is the fastest one.

[@zyx7478]

Bill Hinzman was the best zombie ever🎃💀

[@abelieversperspective9595]

I never noticed that.

[@brianparks2039]

The first movie is the best one.

[@brianparks2039]

Jim M Jim M He's still the best, the whole intro when the music starts and the Thunder cracks, he had the gait down, body movements, especially when descending after the car, the look, facial expressions, attire of course. Just an opinion but I think the best part of the whole movie is the first 10 minutes. I dont know of any other zombie movies that come close to this one but then I haven't watched many because the one's I've seen don't have much in the way of suspense. They just seem to focus on gore and shock value.

[@zyx7478]

@@brianparks2039 you said it perfectly I agree 💯🏆

[@Ubermensch9240]

Anybody else feel that Johnny was killed off too quickly? I know we have to establish the tone..... but I feel he was way more relatable than Barbara.

[@vigilanterocco381]

The story desperately needed Barbara----she brang out the convincing suspense; her vulnerability was apt at that time.But the 90's version----a woman fighter----came out.....That movie was well done too....

[@razorshark9320]

I wish Johnny did live longer because it would have been nice to see how much he cared for his sister.

[@jjrj8568]

that was Romero's intention; breaking conventions already at the beginning: suddenly the weaker sister was on her own.

[@harperstacey9604]

Johnny comes back later in the movie as a zombie. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@route-113]

Johnny has very good fashion sense

[@victoriaferrarini1781]

It’s such a shame that the black man went through all of that to stay alive just to be shot in the end.

[@victormalyar9200]

I agree, when the truck blew up no one helped Ben and Cooper refused to let ben back in the house; can't blame Ben for punching him out but still Cooper didn't change so ben had to shoot him but you know what they say"leopards don't change their spots. Maybe its good his daughter Karen died too because she likely would become selfish like her dad but an apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[@jamiepipp]

color doesn't matter , poor guy survived hell on earth, just to get screwed

[@jessicahill6418]

A shame 😔

[@furious3383]

In either version Ben couldn't seem to catch a break.

[@bogusbogus815]

@Georgia Watch Watch the movie first, geez

[@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613]

I remember being a kid in the early 70s, and they only showed this movie late on Halloween night every year. Great memories! I love this movie!!

[@One4allable]

The last ending was f@cked up for real what happen to Ben. He was a trooper in this zombie apocalypse!

[@kool-aidcorncrap7880]

Rest in peace George A Romero

[@patrickhowell5756]

@@normandyf4234 He was walking so slow and he never called out to them.

[@LucMusic_]

thats how a real horror movie shold be

[@rabbit0664]

Yeah it was really messed up

[@Septicman22]

RIP George Romero,the man who made the best zombie movies of all time.....

[@harperstacey9604]

George Romero created a masterpiece. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@davidhart2788]

"They're coming to get you Barbara" A classic line from the film. Today this is a cult classic. The first zombie movie.

[@victormalyar9200]

No, the first zombie flick was the last man on earth starring the great Vincent Price; it was better.

[@taoist32]

Victor Malyar First zombie movie was called White Zombie in 1935.

[@vigilanterocco381]

And Barbara was NOT as vulnerable as a lot think.... She was gorgeous/adorable..... LoveU Ms. O'Dea

[@jameshughes9329]

37:58 "this place is boarded up pretty solid now".... Behind Ben there's a window he hasn't even boarded up 😂

[@mushroomjesus2068]

R I P one of the greatest directors of our time :(

[@JdoubleU1222]

Barbara, the one girl you wouldn't want to be with during the zombie apocalypse. Utterly useless.

[@vigilanterocco381]

Not true at all; and your comment says it all, hypnotising you because it's just a movie.....

[@abelieversperspective9595]

Man I wouldn't want anyone like you at a trauma scene.

[@joesantus1663]

Since Barbara's the one who felt so righteous about traveling that far to the grave for Mom, poor Johnny should have told his sister to drive to the cemetary by her spoiled-brat self. Then instead of being there to become zombie fodder, he'd been three hours away, safe at home.

[@krashdown102]

yeah only good for distracting the zombies as a meal while you make a run for it

[@sharifprice2303]

Cabbage patch doll I like your style son- she just amazing to watch up close, real close.

[@loriwelch9015]

Opening cemetery scene- SCARY SCARY SCARY!!!!!!

[@ellemjay]

my family is from Western PA and we used to visit old cemeteries where our relatives were buried. the first time I saw this movie the cemetery scene scared me half to death 😃

[@bilbobaggins4710]

@@ellemjay 😱

[@bilbobaggins4710]

I love you ❤

[@earlsugars699]

You could see that first zombie walking in the background as Johnny is talking 😖😖

[@fordlandau]

Lori Welch yes. Its a bit Hitchcock isnt it ?

[@JontyMaster]

Fun fact: Mister Rogers was the inspiration for Night of the Living Dead (1968). When the movie was finished, Romero showed Rogers an advanced screening of the movie. What did the most gentle man who ever lived think of this bloody horror film? _He thought it was fun!_ Yes, I've come here from TV Tropes lol

[@JontyMaster]

@@derklavierspieler7491 Strange. Maybe the tropers at TV Tropes got mixed up with fake rumors. What TV Tropes also said was that young Romero was behind the camera when Mr. Rogers got a tonsillectomy, which got him into horror.

[@Th3ba1r0n]

1:01:13 "It was dead, but it opened its eyes and tried to move." D: At that point, how many people who saw that report may have panicked? O_O

[@TheRealSpoony]

Awesome and I still love it! Just remember this movie is more than just a grandfather to zombie films as we know it, but also a starring role by Duane Jones (1938-1988 [50]). Racism was even greater during this time and to have an African American Hero as the leading role? Ultra rare, but also awesome! Props to Duane Jones /cheers!

[@cannedbollocks]

Yep, every decision the hero makes is wrong. Great movie!

[@TheJestor62]

He was Bad-Ass til the end...

[@redpiper9836]

He was great at his job.

[@catfishcooler1566]

Duane Jones was chosen simply because he was the BEST actor they could afford at the time. It was only later that Romero and Russo realized that by choosing a black guy as the lead, their little monster movie had taken on this underlying "social" context. It's a shame that Duane Jones didn't become a superstar.

[@tedkier3264]

therealspoony Duane Jones was producer in addition to acting in the film. He paid cast in coke. as was the somewhat common practice. four members of the cast became hooked. he was once caught rifling castmembers handbags. Another time he was seen going way out of his way to run over a little kitten.

[@McIntyreBible]

The news reports in this film (55:23, 1:17:26) seem authentic; because of them, it feels like it’s actually taking place. George Romero did a superb job in his direction of them!

[@BrianAFroce]

The news reporter was a news reporter he worked for NBC channel 11 news out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania his name was Bill Cardill was a good man.

[@McIntyreBible]

@@BrianAFroce He did a superb job!

[@goldenagenut]

This film truly is a masterpiece, it has solidly stood the test of time - I've watched it more than 100 times over the years, easily. It really is impossible for younger people to imagine the affect this film had at the time it was released, things were so different then, the average person wasn't desensitized to violence and gore on film like nowadays. It's reputation was fierce. ' Banned in 32 countries. ' !

[@richardmartinez5032]

The undercurrents of tension, fear, and horror make this movie great!

[@Undagroundman1996]

I always found it interesting that this film gives the impression that the epidemic was brought under control at the end and/or that the dead stopped rising after the night was over. It appears as if Romero did not originally intend to follow it up with Dawn and Day, so he created it as a standalone film that could end on a positive note if it were not for the sequels.

[@fubukifangirl]

I think it was. I think Dawn of the Dead takes place in an alternate universe since this movie is the only one to imply that the epidemic was caused by radiation while the rest of the series imply something supernatural.

[@DeltaKnight]

Funny enough, I've read Return of the Living Dead originally was written by John Russo as a sequel to Night where this basically was the case (as well as, in a sense, what Foodfangirl said) and totally ignored Romero's sequels. Apparently RotLD's original draft had the movie set around a decade later where whatever caused the dead to rise and attack the living stopped not long after the first movie until it started again in the sequel (hence it being called "Return" of the Living Dead).

[@someguyfromotheruniverse]

I'm very sad that George Romero the legend has passed away yesterday, you will be missed but not forgotten you left behind a legacy that will never die it will just always come back from the dead.

[@tylerm7175]

Just imagine how many minds this movie has inspired!!!

[@larryte7450]

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[@drhyshek]

Bill Cardille, the reporter, was a reporter in Pittsburgh where this was filmed. Then, from 1963 to 1984, he hosted Chiller Theatre on channel 11, all old b&w horror films and science fiction. They called him Chilly Billy.😊. A household name here in western Pennsylvania.

[@jeromestracks108]

Chilly Billy was also an announcer for the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( NOW the WWE )from the late 60's through early/mid 70's

[@xrisku]

Still the best zombie flick. "Barbara, they're coming to get you."

[@JazznRealHipHop]

Seen this for the first time when I was 15 in the early 90's, epic, epic cult horror film. I loved it! Wish all horror movies could be on this level. Nowadays they're so saturated with digital special effects, you lose something in that I think. Thank you Romero. Thank you uploader.

[@alpha-omega2362]

best opening credits in the history of motion pictures....that whole opening scene is mesmerizing....so simple but captivating....

[@jeanesingsjazz]

Very effective closing credits with the still photography.

[@kevinz1705]

How hopeless some of the characters are in this film Ben's line to Barbara about her brother being dead if he's outside lol. Romero really wanted the film to be really dark and spookey which I love.... This a true classic.

[@rogertemple7193]

"When they put unknown actors in a film like this it makes it more BELIEVABLE and more scarier than one with well known actors in it."-🤔🖥☕☕🌎🌏🌍🌐..

[@MisterG2323]

Absolutely correct, and one of the reasons that the 1990 version didn't pack the same punch. B&W and unknown actors gave the original a strong documentary feel and drew the audience right into its reality. The 1990 version never transcended being a movie, but at least it generated some profit for the folks who got screwed out of tons of money the original brought in.

[@bigelk0]

Wow the original! With out any breaks in it! Just lovely 😊! Thank you big head! You did good!

[@heatpete5106]

1968 was not ready for this, what a thriller. Still gives me the heebie-jeebies to this very day in fact I sleep with the light on!