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Movies come and movies go. But in the end, it's the truly brilliant ones that survive. The classics are classics for the very reason that they survive to become classics. And when it comes to zombie movies, there is no other film that has survived the test of time like George A Romero's 1968 "Night of the Living Dead." Filmed in black and white, and with a budget of just over $100,000, it was met with strong criticism due to the extreme violence and "explicit content." Over the decades, it has become a cult classic and garnered critical acclaim; so much so that the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry selected the film as a film deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
A little known fact is how the story of the flesh-eating "ghouls" evolved. It was initially co-written by John Russo and George Romero as a comedy horror about teen aliens who come to earth and befriend teen-earthlings. A second draft's plot revolved around a young man who runs away from home and discovers rotting corpses left by aliens (who use them for food). The final version (written in 3 parts) is the one we know today, written mostly by Romero over a period of apparently three days.
Jump ahead half a century, hundreds of zombie movies later (many by the master himself), and things have come full circle. The brains behind The Official George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead -- LIVE! want to completely remove that invisible fourth wall in front of the stage, and place if firmly behind you! They want you right there in the house and experiencing the terror first hand. Do you want to really know what it's like to live or die with the living dead? You will when you leave the theatre.
Executive Produced by George A. Romero, John Russo, and Russ Treiner, with Creator/Producer Christopher Harrison (Nictophobia Films), Creatopr/Producer Phil Pattison (Nictophobia Films), Writer/Director Christopher Bond (Evil Dead, The Musical, A Little Bit Zombie), Producer Chris Janik (Nictophobia Films), Special Make-up Effects Carlos Henriques, Co-writer Trevor Martin (Evil Dead, The Musical, A Little Bit Zombie), Co-writer Dale Boyer (Second City) on board, this promises to be simply outstanding!
A veritable melting caldren of creativity with the teams from Nictophobia Films, Evil Dead, the Musical, The Butcher Shop, among others coming to together with the guys who started it all!!! Scheduled to hit the stage in Toronto April 2013 at the Theatre Passe Muraille.
And if you haven't already, and you really want to be part of this production, be sure to check out their Indiegogo Campaign and help make it happen! Night of the Living Dead Live Indiegogo!
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