Night of the Living Dead is a horror film released in 1990. It is a remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 film of the same name and was directed by Tom Savini. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A. Russo.

Another remake would follow in 2006, titled Night of the Living Dead 3-D; however, none of the original cast or crew had anything to do with it.

Initial reaction to this remake was largely negative. Roger Ebert awarded the film a mere one star out of a possible four stars. Leonard Maltin assigned it two out of four stars. Recent criticism has been more appreciative, and the film currently holds a 70% “fresh” approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Budget

$4.2 million

Directed by

Tom Savini
Produced by

Declan Baldwin
Christine Forrest

Actors
Tony Todd – Ben
Patricia Tallman – Barbara
Tom Towles – Harry Cooper
McKee Anderson – Helen Cooper
Heather Mazur – Sarah Cooper
William Butler (actor) – Tom Landry
Katie Finneran – Judy Rose Larson
Bill Moseley – Johnnie
Walter Berry – Mr. McGruder