Directed by George A. Romero Written by George A. Romero   Cast Lori Cardille ... Dr. Sarah Bowman Terry Alexander ... John Joseph Pilato ... Capt. Henry Rhodes (as Joe Pilato) Jarlath Conroy ... Bill McDermott Anthony Dileo Jr. ... Pvt. Miguel Salazar (as Antonè DiLeo) Richard Liberty ... Dr. Matthew Logan Sherman Howard ... Bub (as Howard Sherman) Gary Howard Klar ... Pvt. Walter Steel (as G. Howard Klar) Ralph Marrero ... Pvt. Robert Rickles John Amplas ... Ted Fisher Phillip G. Kellams ... Pvt. Miller Taso N. Stavrakis ... Pvt. Juan Torrez Greg Nicotero ... Pvt. Johnson (as Gregory Nicotero) Don Brockett ... Featured Zombie William Cameron ... Featured Zombie Deborah Carter ... Featured Zombie Winnie Flynn ... Featured Zombie Debra Gordon ... Featured Zombie Jeff Hogan ... Featured Zombie Barbara Holmes ... Featured Zombie David Kindlon ... Featured Zombie Bruce Kirkpatrick ... Featured Zombie 'Wild Bill' Laczko ... Featured Zombie (as William Andrew Laczko) Susan Martinelli ... Featured Zombie Kim Maxwell ... Featured Zombie Barbara Russell ... Featured Zombie Gene A. Saraceni ... Featured Zombie John D. Schwartz ... Featured Zombie (as John Schwartz) Mark Tierno ... Featured Zombie Mike Trcic ... Featured Zombie (as Michael Trcic) John Vulich ... Featured Zombie Uncredited Cast Joe Abeln ... Mustachioed Zombie biting Rickles' fingers off Terry Adams ... 2nd Dirty Pink-Collared Shirted Zombie chasing Steel Mike Ancas ... Featured Zombie Al Anderson ... Mine Zombie Chasing Steel Tom Ardolino ... Mine Zombie Chasing Steel Vini Bancalari ... Zombie Feasting on Fisher's Dead Body David Barckhoff ... Zombie Gabriel Bartalos ... Camouflage Hat Zombie Matt Bartlett ... Zombie in Steel's Death Scene Wayne Bartley ... 2nd Soldier Zombie Howard Berger ... Spinaround Cave Zombie Shot by John J.R. Bookwalter ... Zombie Tom Brown ... Chef Zombie Geoff Burkman ... Dirty Pink Collared Shirted Zombie / Umpire Masked Zombie Eating Flesh Everett Burrell ... Surgeon Zombie in Cave Adolph Caesar ... Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (voice) Frank Caputo ... Nike Masked Elevator Zombie Mary Caputo ... Flower Hat Zombie Glenn Charbonneau ... Elevator Zombie Mark J. Coyne ... Unsolved Zombie Michael Deak ... Rhodes' Tallest Zombie Attacker Delilah ... The 2nd Balladeer (voice) George Demick ... Zombie who rips Rhodes' legs apart Mark Dodson ... Zombies (voice) Enid Earle ... Church Hat Lady Zombie who attacks Miguel Billy Elmer ... Zombie Donald Farmer ... Underground Zombie Dave Figore ... Torrez's Zombie Attacker Paul Gagne ... Rickles' Bearded Zombie Attacker David Granati ... Rhodes' Zombie Attacker Hermie Granati ... Rhodes' Zombie Attacker Joey Granati ... Rhodes' Zombie Attacker Rick Granati ... Rhodes' Zombie Attacker Bryan Gregory ... Cameo Barry Gress ... Major Cooper's Corpse Peter Iasillo Jr. ... Elevator zombie (Tip O'Neil zombie) Gary Jones ... Zombie with Yellow Apron Daniel Krell ... Zombie Ed Lammi ... Zombie with Cast Arm Ralph Langer ... Zombie Annie Loeffler ... Female Cave Zombie Shot by John Pat Logan ... Bald Mustachioed Zombie Shot by Steel in Mines David Long ... Unknown Zombie in deserted city Bill Love ... Portly Bearded Denim Shirted Zombie Walking Out of First National Bank with Alligator Kathy Love ... White Shirted Female Zombie in deserted city Al Magliochetti ... Bathrobe Zombie / Sunglasses Zombie Modern Man ... Chorus (voice) Robert Martin ... Zombie Mike Metoff ... Zombie Akram Midani ... Fisherman Zombie in Mines Watfa Midani ... Mine Zombie Next to Fisherman Zombie Jeff Monahan ... Featured Zombie (who pulls Steel's hat off) Jim O'Rear ... Attacking Zombie Skot Pierson ... Zombie Michael 'D.O.C.' Porter ... Pompadour Hairstyled Zombie in Steel's Death Scene James Rogal ... Sarah's Zombie Attacker in Dream: Hand Only George A. Romero ... Zombie with Scarf Joe Savini ... Gaunt Mustachioed White Striped Sweatered Zombie shot by Steel in Mines Joey Spampinato ... Mine Zombie Chasing Steel Sputzy Sparacino ... The Balladeer (voice) C.T. Steele ... Bloody Cheeked Zombie (wearing blue jean jacket & velor t-shirt) behind Fisherman Zombie Mark Steensland ... Rickles' Zombie Attacker Eileen Sieff Stroup ... Short Haired Female Plaid Shirted Zombie eating flesh in lab Vincent D. Survinski ... Elevator Zombie Michael J. Tomaso ... Zombie-Football Player - Florida James Wetzel ... Cave Zombie hit by Billy's shovel Roy Wetzel ... Rhodes' Zombie Attacker Produced by David Ball   Salah M. Hassanein   Ed Lammi   Richard P. Rubinstein   Original Music by John Harrison

Additional Info Premiere: July 03, 1985 Theatrical Release: July 19, 1985 DVD Release: November 24, 1998 Blu-ray Release: October 02, 2007 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies United Film Distribution Company (UFDC) (presents) Laurel Entertainment Inc. (A Laurel. Production) Distributors United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)   (1985) (United States) (theatrical) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2003) (United States) (special edition) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2003) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) HBO/Cannon Video   (1986) (United States) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (1986) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Media Home Entertainment   (1986) (United States) (VHS) Pluto TV   (2021) (United States) (video) Scream Factory   (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Sony Pictures Television   (2003) (United States) (TV) Taurus Entertainment Company   (2003) (United States) The Sci-Fi Channel   (2003) (United States) (TV) Tubi TV   (United States) (streaming) (video) Video Treasures   (1988) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations Florida, USA Fort Myers, Florida, USA   (Abandoned City Scene) Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA   (Elevator scenes) Nike Missile Site, Pennsylvania, USA   (missile silo) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   (Studio) Sanibel Island, Florida, USA   (Abandoned City Scene) Sanibel Island, Florida, USA   (The helicopter landing and escape scenes and fenced in compound; Bowmans Beach Helistop.) USA Wampum, Pennsylvania, USA   (The underground mine and storage facility; Wampum Mine, now Gateway Commerce Center) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 8.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.9 / 10 Female Users 7.3 / 10 Site Ranking #2,011 / 20,879 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 27 total ratings Almost Perfect 14 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #2,007 Isn't It Romantic (2019) #2,008 The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998) #2,009 Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981) #2,010 American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) #2,011 Day Of The Dead (1985) #2,012 Hackers (1995) #2,013 Fifty Shades Freed (2018) #2,014 Superman III (1983) #2,015 The Woman King (2022)