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Profile of George A. Romero
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George A. Romero |
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New York, New York, USA |
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George Andrew Romero (born 4 February 1940) is an American director, writer, editor, actor, and composer. He is best known for his horror movies with a zombie theme, which are known for providing a commentary on contemporary society.
He was born and grew up in New York City, and attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. After graduation, he began shooting mostly short films and commercials. He and friends formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s and they all chipped in roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated horror films of all time, which he had written together with John A. Russo: Night of the Living Dead (1968). The movie became a cult classic in the 1970s. Romero updated his original screenplay and was executive producer of the remake of Night of the Living Dead directed by Tom Savini for Columbia/Tristar in 1990.
Romero's next films were less popular: There's Always Vanilla (1971), The Crazies (1973), Season of the Witch (1973) and Martin (1976). Though not as acclaimed as Night of the Living Dead or some of his later work, these films had his signature social commentary while dealing with issues (usually horror-related) at the microscopic level. Like almost all of his films, they were shot in or around Romero's favorite city of Pittsburgh.
In 1978, Romero returned to the zombie genre with Dawn of the Dead (1978). Shot on a budget of just $1.5 million, the film earned over $40 million worldwide and was named one of the top cult films by Entertainment Weekly in 2003. Romero completed his "Dead Trilogy" in 1985 with the less-heralded Day of the Dead.
Universal Studios produced and released a remake of Dawn of the Dead in 2004, in which Romero was not involved.
Romero, who still lives in Pittsburgh, recently completed a fourth "Dead" movie, Land of the Dead (formerly known as Dead Reckoning), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a $16 million production budget (the highest in Romero's career). Actors Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and John Leguizamo star in the film. It was released on June 24, 2005.
Some critics have pointed out that much of Romero's work can be seen as providing a commentary on society. They view Night of the Living Dead as a film made as a reaction to the turbulent 1960s, Dawn of the Dead as a satire on consumerism, Day of the Dead as a study of the constant war between science and the military, and Land of the Dead as a distinguishing study of the upper and lower classes of society.
Filmography
- Diamond Dead, 2007
- Land of the Dead, 2005
- The Ill, 2004
- Bruiser, 2000
- The Dark Half, 1993
- Due occhi diabolici, 1990
- Monkey Shines, 1988
- Day of the Dead, 1985
- Tales from the Darkside, 1984 TV Series
- Creepshow, 1982
- Knightriders, 1981
- Dawn of the Dead, 1978
- Martin, 1976
- O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose, 1974
- The Winners, 1973 TV Series
- Season of the Witch, 1973
- The Crazies, 1973
- There's Always Vanilla, 1971
- Night of the Living Dead, 1968
External link
- Internet Movie DataBase
- Homepage of the Dead - The Ultimate GAR Dead Movies Fan Site
- The Ultimate Zombie Book List - Huge listing of zombie novels, anthologies, collections, comic books, and more.
- Quadrilogy of the dead Large Fansite about the Quadrilogy of the Dead
- Nihilism and the Walking Dead - Article on how Romero's "Dead trilogy" portray a struggle between active and passive nihilism.
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