Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 horror film directed by Zack Snyder in his directorial debut. It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1978 film of the same name and stars Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, and Jake Weber. The film depicts a handful of human survivors living in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin shopping mall surrounded by swarms of zombies. The film was produced by Strike Entertainment in association with New Amsterdam Entertainment, released by Universal Pictures and with cameos from original cast members Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger and Tom Savini. After finishing a long shift as a nurse, Ana , returns... to her suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin neighborhood and to her husband, Luis . Caught up in a scheduled date night and the two miss an emergency news bulletin on television. The next morning, Vivian , their neighbor's daughter, enters their bedroom and kills Luis, who immediately reanimates as a zombie and attacks Ana. She flees in her car, but eventually crashes and is knocked unconscious after a bus driver attempts to hijack her car.
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| Release date: | March 10, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Zack Snyder |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Eric Newman, Richard P. Rubinstein, Marc Abraham, Thomas Bliss, Armyan Bernstein |
| Editor: | Niven Howie |
| Music by: | Tyler Bates |
| Cinematography: | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Screenplay by: | James Gunn |
| Estimated budget: | $28,000,000 |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction |