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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the making of the movie, a pregnant extra suggested her character should be shown having her baby ripped out by the zombies. Romero and Creator/TomSavini gave a resounding NoJustNoReaction.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the making of the movie, a pregnant extra suggested her character should be shown having her baby ripped out by the zombies. Romero and Creator/TomSavini gave a resounding NoJustNoReaction. Also doubles as EveryoneHasStandards.
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* ThrowItIn: Many of Creator/TomSavini's brilliant makeup effects were improvised. And they look great.
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* ThrowItIn: Many of Creator/TomSavini's brilliant makeup effects were improvised. And they look great. Of particular note is the zombie with it's head blown off. The head was actually cast from Gaylen Ross, intended to be used for the darker ending where everyone died. When the ending was changed, Savini re-purposed it for its use in the film.
** The above-mentioned escalator slide that Reiniger makes during the film was improvised on the spot by the actor.
** The above-mentioned escalator slide that Reiniger makes during the film was improvised on the spot by the actor.
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* DeletedRole: Joe Pilato, who later played the main antagonist in Film/DayOfTheDead1985 plays one of the police officers at the dock when Roger and Peter meet up with Stephen and Francine. While in the extended version, his part is included, in the U.S. Theatrical cut, he has no dialogue and is barely visible before the core cast takes off. He's still in the credits of the U.S. Cut however, and anyone who sees his name in the credits for the first time will be confused due to his blink and you'll miss it appearance in that cut.
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* DeletedRole: Joe Pilato, who later played the main antagonist in Film/DayOfTheDead1985 ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'', plays one of the police officers at the dock when Roger and Peter meet up with Stephen and Francine. While in the extended version, his part is included, in the U.S. Theatrical cut, he has no dialogue and is barely visible before the core cast takes off. He's still in the credits of the U.S. Cut however, and anyone who sees his name in the credits for the first time will be confused due to his blink and you'll miss it appearance in that cut.
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* DoingItForTheArt: The zombie extras reportedly received $1, a doughnut, and a t-shirt.
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* AbilityOverAppearance: The initial concept of the Roger character, which is included in Romero's adaptation to the novel, is of a burly guy around 5'10" tall. Romero even auditioned a number of actors that matched the description, but he felt they all made Roger too macho in the auditions. Scott H. Reiniger, who is considerably shorter than the character was conceived, instead gave Roger a cool demeanor in his audition. This ended up helping secure Reiniger the part, as Romero wanted the audience surprised that the cool and seemingly-unflappable Roger ends up being the first character who loses it.
* ActorInspiredElement: Roger's slide between the escalators was improvised on the spot by Scott H. Reiniger. David Emge jokes that the spike strips that started appearing between the up and down escalators was largely because of Reiniger's improvised slide, and in interviews has referred to them as the "Reiniger Bump."
* AmateurCast: The four lead protagonists were virtual unknowns at the time the movie was filmed, though Foree was in Actor's Equity.
* ActorInspiredElement: Roger's slide between the escalators was improvised on the spot by Scott H. Reiniger. David Emge jokes that the spike strips that started appearing between the up and down escalators was largely because of Reiniger's improvised slide, and in interviews has referred to them as the "Reiniger Bump."
* AmateurCast: The four lead protagonists were virtual unknowns at the time the movie was filmed, though Foree was in Actor's Equity.
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* CreatorCouple: Creator/GeorgeARomero and future wife Christine Forrest Romero both cameo in the film during the opening sequence at the news studio, and are seated side-by-side at the main control room. CFR is the female employee that angrily calls for Dan to type up the updated list of rescue stations.
* DeletedRole: Joe Pilato, who later played the main antagonist in Film/DayOfTheDead1985 plays one of the police officers at the dock when Roger and Peter meet up with Stephen and Francine. While in the extended version, his part is included, in the U.S. Theatrical cut, he has no dialogue and is barely visible before the core cast takes off. He's still in the credits of the U.S. Cut however, and anyone who sees his name in the credits for the first time will be confused due to his blink and you'll miss it appearance in that cut.
* DoingItForTheArt: The zombie extras reportedly received $1, a doughnut, and a t-shirt.
* FocusGroupEnding: In a way. The film initially ended with Peter shooting himself and Fran committing suicide by shoving her head in the spinning helicopter blades, and at the end of the credits, the helicopter's motor would sputter and die. During filming, Creator/GeorgeARomero decided he liked the characters too much to give them that fate, and felt the tone of the film didn't support it, so it was changed to both of them surviving and heading off to a fate unknown. A plaster cast of Gaylen Ross' head was made for the final suicide sequence, but when the ending was changed, it was redressed and used in the scene where Wooley blows off the head of one of the tenement residents with a shotgun.
* DeletedRole: Joe Pilato, who later played the main antagonist in Film/DayOfTheDead1985 plays one of the police officers at the dock when Roger and Peter meet up with Stephen and Francine. While in the extended version, his part is included, in the U.S. Theatrical cut, he has no dialogue and is barely visible before the core cast takes off. He's still in the credits of the U.S. Cut however, and anyone who sees his name in the credits for the first time will be confused due to his blink and you'll miss it appearance in that cut.
* DoingItForTheArt: The zombie extras reportedly received $1, a doughnut, and a t-shirt.
* FocusGroupEnding: In a way. The film initially ended with Peter shooting himself and Fran committing suicide by shoving her head in the spinning helicopter blades, and at the end of the credits, the helicopter's motor would sputter and die. During filming, Creator/GeorgeARomero decided he liked the characters too much to give them that fate, and felt the tone of the film didn't support it, so it was changed to both of them surviving and heading off to a fate unknown. A plaster cast of Gaylen Ross' head was made for the final suicide sequence, but when the ending was changed, it was redressed and used in the scene where Wooley blows off the head of one of the tenement residents with a shotgun.
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* LimitedWardrobe: David Emge half-jokingly said that part of the reason he secured the role of Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews was because they had already bought the brown leather bomber jacket for the character, and that between the two actors being considered for the role, Emge and one other, the other guy was too big to fit into the coat, thus Emge secured the role.
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* OnSetInjury: While filming the scene where Blades falls over the railing after being shot by Peter, a bunch of cardboard boxes were set up to cushion Creator/TomSavini's fall. However, he managed to miss some of them and partially landed on the hard floor, causing an injury requiring him to work from a golf cart for several days. Savini said he also injured himself during the scene where the biker goes through the "glass" panel after being shot. The production used sugar glass, but while it was setting, half of the "glass" ended up being thicker than the other half, and that was the side that Savini's upper body went through.
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: According to an interview, Scott H. Reiniger said he very nearly missed out on being cast in the film. After his audition, Creator/GeorgeARomero said he loved his audition, but as he'd already cast the 6'5" Ken Foree as Peter, he was hesitant to cast the 5'7" Reiniger opposite him because of the heavy height disparity. Reiniger flat-out told Romero that after the audience had been watching the film for 15 minutes, they'd forget about it. Reiniger said shortly afterward, Romero let him know that he'd gotten the part.
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* SparedByTheCut: The film originally ended [[spoiler:with all the characters dying, with Peter and Francine both committing suicide - Peter by shooting himself in the head and Francine by getting her head sliced off by the helicopter propeller]].[[note]]The YourHeadAsplode shot used a plaster cast of Francine's head that was to be used for the helicopter blade death, with it painted brown and a mustache and beard attached.[[/note]]
** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].
** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].
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** During the making of the movie, a pregnant extra suggested her character should be shown having her baby ripped out by the zombies. Romero and SFX guru Tom Savini gave a resounding NoJustNoReaction.
** The film originally ended [[spoiler:with all the characters dying, with Peter and Francine both committing suicide - Peter by shooting himself in the head and Francine by getting her head sliced off by the helicopter propeller]].[[note]]The YourHeadAsplode shot used a plaster cast of Francine's head that was to be used for the helicopter blade death, with it painted brown and a mustache and beard attached.[[/note]]
*** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
*** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].
** During the making of the movie, a pregnant extra suggested her character should be shown having her baby ripped out by the zombies. Romero and SFX guru Tom Savini gave a resounding NoJustNoReaction.
** The film originally ended [[spoiler:with all the characters dying, with Peter and Francine both committing suicide - Peter by shooting himself in the head and Francine by getting her head sliced off by the helicopter propeller]].[[note]]The YourHeadAsplode shot used a plaster cast of Francine's head that was to be used for the helicopter blade death, with it painted brown and a mustache and beard attached.[[/note]]
*** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
*** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].
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**WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the making of the movie, a pregnant extra suggested her character should be shown having her baby ripped out by the zombies. Romero and SFX guru Tom Savini Creator/TomSavini gave a resounding NoJustNoReaction.
** The film originally ended [[spoiler:with all the characters dying, with Peter and Francine both committing suicide - Peter by shooting himself in the head and Francine by getting her head sliced off by the helicopter propeller]].[[note]]The YourHeadAsplode shot used a plaster cast of Francine's head that was to be used for the helicopter blade death, with it painted brown and a mustache and beard attached.[[/note]]
*** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
*** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].NoJustNoReaction.
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** The film originally ended [[spoiler:with all the characters dying, with Peter and Francine both committing suicide - Peter by shooting himself in the head and Francine by getting her head sliced off by the helicopter propeller]].[[note]]The YourHeadAsplode shot used a plaster cast of Francine's head that was to be used for the helicopter blade death, with it painted brown and a mustache and beard attached.[[/note]]
*** Interestingly, [[spoiler:the credits would've focused on the helicopter blades, where they would eventually slow down and stop altogether. [[FridgeHorror Implying the helicopter didn't have that much fuel in it...]]]]
*** Doubly [[BuffySpeak fridgy]] since in the actual ending [[spoiler: Fran still acknowledges there's "not much" fuel left in the tank]].
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* SelfAdaptation: Creator/GeorgeARomero wrote and directed this movie then wrote its novelization with Susan Sparrow.
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* RealLifeRelative: Creator/TomSavini's niece and nephew played the two zombie kids.
