The movie, “Dawn of the Dead”, released in 1978 is a horror-thriller directed by George A. Romero. It highlights the journey of two SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his TV executive girlfriend as they find safety in a secluded mall amidst a growing zombie epidemic. The characters are portrayed by David Emge, Ken Foree, and Scott H. Reiniger.
Where it Filmed?
The film was primarily shot in Pennsylvania, USA. The Monroeville Mall and Harold W. Brown Memorial Field in Monroeville serve as main shooting places. Other notable locations include WPGH-TV and 247 Fort Pitt Blvd in Pittsburgh. The filming process took place from the 30th of September 1977 until the 8th of March 1978.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| David Emge | Stephen |
| Ken Foree | Peter |
| Scott H. Reiniger | Roger |
| Gaylen Ross | Francine |
| David Crawford | Dr. Foster |
| David Early | Mr. Berman |
| Richard France | Scientist |
| Howard Smith | TV Commentator |
| Daniel Dietrich | Givens |
| Fred Baker | Commander |
| Rod Stouffer | Young Officer on Roof |
| Jese Del Gre | Old Priest |
| Clayton McKinnon | Officer in Project Apt. |
| John Rice | Officer in Project Apt. |
| Ted Bank | Officer at Police Dock |
| Randy Kovitz | Officer at Police Dock |
| Patrick McCloskey | Officer at Police Dock |
| Pasquale Buba | Motorcycle Raider |
| Tony Buba | Motorcycle Raider |
| Dave Hawkins | Motorcycle Raider |
| Tom Kapusta | Motorcycle Raider |
| Rudy Ricci | Motorcycle Raider |
| Tom Savini | Motorcycle Raider |
| Marty Schiff | Motorcycle Raider |
| Joe Shelby | Motorcycle Raider |
| Nick Tallo | Motorcycle Raider |
| Larry Vaira | Motorcycle Raider |
| Pam Chatfield | Lead Zombie |
| Mike Christopher | Lead Zombie |
| Clayton Hill | Lead Zombie |
| Jay Stover | Lead Zombie |
| Joe Abeln | Redneck Rifleman That Misses (uncredited) |
| John Amplas | Martinez (uncredited) |
| Bob Aquaviva | Military Jacket Zombie on Mall Rooftop (uncredited) |
| Liz Augenstein | On Air Girl at WGON-TV (uncredited) |
| Joey Baffico | Zombie Who Sticks Fingernails Into Roger’s Wounded Leg (uncredited) |
| Jim Balawajder | Dead Yellow Shirt Zombie Lying Down on Escalator (uncredited) |
| Donnie Ballein | Bearded Glasses Biker Riding Blue Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Custom Trike (uncredited) |
| Kathie Ballein | Blonde Biker Chick Riding Blue Harley-Davidson Shovelhead Custom Trike (uncredited) |
| Renee Banks | Wild Haired Plaid Shirted Apartment Zombie (uncredited) |
| Ben Barenholtz | Cowboy Hat Zombie Hit by Sledge (uncredited) |
| Dave Bartholomew | Long Haired Denim Shirted Zombie in Bikers’ Battle (uncredited) |
| Daisy Beatty | Shorthaired Female Redneck Holding Sleeve of Cups (uncredited) |
| Debbie Beatty | Donna – Beautiful Young Smiley Faced Blonde Lady Redneck (uncredited) |
| Edgar Beatty | Redneck Wearing Red Coat (uncredited) |
| Susan Beatty | Beautiful Young Blonde Lady Redneck Wearing Blue Jacket (uncredited) |
| Susie Beatty | Blonde Lady Redneck Wearing Blue Coat and Glasses (uncredited) |
| Dan Bertha | 4th SWAT Cop in Project Apt. (uncredited) |
| Greg Besnak | Brown Haired Fu Manchu Mustachioed Zombie Hit by Sledge (uncredited) |
| Rik Billock | 3-Piece Gray Suited Zombie Shot by Roger in J.C. Penney (uncredited) |
| Jean Ann Boshoven | Blonde Zombie Who Attacks Roger in Truck (uncredited) |
| David Brant | Long Black Coat Zombie Fighting Blades on Balcony (uncredited) |
| Dick Brem | Short Mustachioed Yellow Collar-Shirted Zombie (uncredited) |
| Roy Brown | Red Bearded Black Suit Coat Parking Lot Zombie Shot by Roger (uncredited) |
| David W. Butler | 2nd Biker in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Adolph Caesar | Narrator of Theatrical Trailer (uncredited) (voice) |
| Mary Lee Casey | Featured Light Blue Bathrobe Zombie (uncredited) |
| Zilla Clinton | Blonde Biker Chick Riding Motorcycle (uncredited) |
| Alexander Cook | Sledgehammer Zombie (uncredited) |
| Mark Cooper | 19 Year Old Blonde Long-Haired Zombie Shot in Bikers’ Battle (uncredited) |
| John Cosgrove | Tall Bearded Zombie Clawing at Mall Door (uncredited) |
| Susan Cosgrove | Crosshairs Zombie #3 (uncredited) |
| Josephine Cuccaro | Curly Haired Lavender Turtleneck Sweatered WGON-TV Member (uncredited) |
| Lee Cummings | Bathing Suit Zombie (uncredited) |
| Bobby Dauk | Biker (uncredited) |
| Dusty Davis | Biker (uncredited) |
| Diane Donati | White Nightgown Zombie Decapitated by Blades (uncredited) |
| Christian Dryden | Mall Zombie Boy touching bicycles (uncredited) |
| Tom Dubensky | Young WGON-TV Man Wearing Plaid Shirt (uncredited) |
| Melissa Dunlap | Zombie Girl in Airport Chart House (uncredited) |
| Jim Edmondson | Jim – WGON-TV Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Charlie Edwards | Dark Haired Zombie Wearing White Collared Green Sweater and Glasses (uncredited) |
| Jimmy ‘Killer’ Evans | Mustachioed Biker (riding Chopper) (uncredited) |
| Lynn Fagan | Winky’s Uniform Waitress Zombie shot in Bikers’ battle (uncredited) |
| Frank M. Farel | Zombie Sprayed with Seltzer Water (uncredited) |
| Brendan Faulkner | Zombie Who Gets Pied in the Face (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Feeney | Nun Zombie (uncredited) |
| Dan ‘Ratso’ Ferraton | Bearded Sportster Biker Wearing Black Leather Jacket and Yellow Shirt (uncredited) |
| Chet Flippo | Cowboy Zombie (uncredited) |
| J. Clifford Forrest Jr. | Featured Elderly Zombie (uncredited) |
| Christine Forrest | TV Producer / Elf Biker Chick / Monroeville Mall Announcer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Forrest | Tony |
| Man at WGON – TV (‘You all right?’) (uncredited) | |
| Ingeborg Forrest | Mall Zombie Wearing Blue Nightgown (uncredited) |
| Walt Forrest | Firefighter Wearing White Helmet (uncredited) |
| Nancy Friedman | Bandana Girl Zombie (uncredited) |
| Roy Frumkes | 1st Pie-in-Face Zombie (uncredited) |
| Ron Gibson | Landlord Zombie in Tenement Cellar (uncredited) |
| Chuck Gordon | Mustachioed Plaid Shirted Zombie Grabbing at Peter’s Legs (uncredited) |
| Debra Gordon | Red Turtleneck Sweater Zombie Grabbing at Peter’s Legs (uncredited) |
| Michael Gornick | News Reporter on Radio (uncredited) (voice) |
| Trudy Gray | Red Bandana Biker Chick – Jack’s Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Barry Gress | Parking Lot Zombie Knocking Sign Over (uncredited) |
| Chris Griffith | Blue Plaid Shirt Zombie Shot by Chickie (uncredited) |
| Lori Griffith | Shorthaired Female Blue Sweater Zombie Shot by Chickie (uncredited) |
| Missy Griffith | Unsolved Zombie (uncredited) |
| Scott Griffith | Curly Haired Green Jacket Parking Lot Zombie (uncredited) |
| George Haeck | Biker Riding in White Sidecar (uncredited) |
| John Harrison | Screwdriver Zombie (uncredited) |
| Gary Hartman | Blonde Biker Wearing Olive Green Jacket and Black Helmet (uncredited) |
| Jon Hayden | Featured Zombie (uncredited) |
| Bill Hayes | Blonde Mustachioed Firefighter (wearing black helmet) (uncredited) |
| ‘Sidecar’ John Helbig | Long Bearded Sunglasses Biker (riding White 1969 Harley-Davidson FL Electra Glide Motorcycle) (uncredited) |
| Karen Hildebrand | Bathrobe Zombie (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hoffman | Bearded Zombie Outside Gun Store (uncredited) |
| David Hykes | Red Knit Capped Bearded Redneck (uncredited) |
| Michael James | Bald Red Sweater Zombie (uncredited) |
| Kevin Johnson | Tan & Gray Flannel Shirt Zombie fighting Blades on balcony (uncredited) |
| C. Courtney Joyner | Zombie Wearing Eyeglasses (uncredited) |
| Evan Karelitz | Firefighter Wearing Black Helmet and Glasses (uncredited) |
| Harold Katofsky | Dark Mustachioed Firefighter Wearing Red Helmet (uncredited) |
| Peter Keefer | Curly Haired Mustachioed Demin Shirt Zombie eating Sledge’s intestines (uncredited) |
| Bill Keyes | Mustachioed Navy Blue Suit Coat Zombie who attacks Stephen in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Susan Kilmartin | Yellow-Green Striped Shirt Zombie (uncredited) |
| John Kiss | 4th Pie-in-Face Zombie (uncredited) |
| Vic Kleman | Charlie Parker – WGON-TV Typist (uncredited) |
| Patti Kohl | Blonde Green Sweatered Zombie Hit by Sledge / Blonde Balcony Zombie Grabbed by Blades (uncredited) |
| Katherine Kolbert | Brunette Biker Chick Throwing Pies and Cakes (uncredited) |
| Walter Krayvo | Bearded Zombie Who Bites Moonbaby’s Neck (uncredited) |
| Jim Krut | Helicopter Zombie (uncredited) |
| ‘Wild Bill’ Laczko | Head Bandage Redneck (uncredited) |
| Tommy Lafitte | Miguel |
| The Zombie (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Langer | Green Collared-Shirted Zombie in Ice Skating Rink (uncredited) |
| Robert Langer | Mustachioed Plaid-Shirted Zombie Eating Bikers’ Flesh (uncredited) |
| Maxine Lapiduss | Redhead Zombie Outside J.C. Penny (uncredited) |
| Ellen Lauren | Mall Rooftop Zombie (uncredited) |
| Ed Letteri | Long-Haired Man by Door at WGON-TV (uncredited) |
| Leonard Lies | Machete Zombie (uncredited) |
| Michael Lies | WGON-TV Bearded Man Wearing Green Dress Shirt (uncredited) |
| Barbara Lifsher | Mary ‘Chickie’ / Blonde Biker Chick Driving Van (uncredited) |
| Tommy ‘Slick’ Lytle | Biker Riding with Brown Headband Biker Chick (uncredited) |
| Paul Macaluso | Afro Haired Puerto Rican Gang Member on Roof (uncredited) |
| Frank Maimone | Biker (uncredited) |
| Mike Marchich | Biker Wearing Leather Cowboy Hat (uncredited) |
| Teddy Marchich | Biker Handing Out Weapons (uncredited) |
| Gary Marlatt | Red Leather Jacket Parking Lot Zombie (uncredited) |
| Hap Martin | Blonde Biker Riding Red Harley-Davidson Servi-Car Motorcycle (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | Mall Zombie Outside Gun Store (uncredited) |
| Molly McCloskey | Lovely Woman at WGON – TV (‘My turn for the coat.’) (uncredited) |
| Doug Mertz | Preppie Zombie – 2nd Pie-in-Face (uncredited) |
| Bob Michelucci | Bearded Scope Zombie / Zombie Who Attacks Mousey (uncredited) |
| Bob Miller | Funeral Zombie Wearing Three-Piece Suit (uncredited) |
| Keith Murphy | Mike – Bearded Cowboy Hat Redneck (uncredited) |
| Ken Nagin | Pendant Headband Biker with Axe (uncredited) |
| Jack Pappalardo | Lead Zombie – Bach’s Arco Pitcairn Pitcher (uncredited) |
| Tom Passavant | Teepee Zombie Hit by Sledge (uncredited) |
| Jeff Paul | Biker Who Shoots Flyboy (uncredited) |
| John Paul | Bald Zombie – Airport Chart House (uncredited) |
| Gary Peabody | Blue Plaid Shirted Apartment Zombie with Foot Stump (uncredited) |
| Edward Perchaluk | Unknown Zombie (uncredited) |
| Charlie Peters | Bearded White Collared Shirted WGON-TV Crew Member / WGON-TV Crew Member Who Gives Foster Bunny Ears (uncredited) |
| Donald Pollock | Zombie in Parking Lot (uncredited) |
| Rick Quinn | Black Haired White Plaid Shirt Zombie Pounding on J.C. Penney Door (uncredited) |
| Sukey Raphael | Red Nightgown Zombie – 3rd Pie-in-Face (uncredited) |
| Doris Rees | Large Orange Caftan Zombie (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Reynolds | Unknown Zombie (uncredited) |
| E. Butler Richards | Zombie (uncredited) |
| Russell L. Richards | Zombie (uncredited) |
| Rosemary Rixey | 17 Year Old Brunette Pale Blue Dress Shirt Zombie Clawing at Mall Door (uncredited) |
| Cindy Roman | Blue Bandana Biker Chick Riding with White Headband Biker (uncredited) |
| Lenny Roman | White Headband Biker Riding Harley Motorcycle (uncredited) |
| George A. Romero | TV Director / Nick – Biker in Santa Claus Suit (uncredited) |
| Donald Rubinstein | Roger’s Zombie Attacker in Parking Lot (uncredited) |
| Carey Sampson | Timmy – Biker Holding TV Set (uncredited) |
| Robert ‘Banjo’ Saunders | Parking Lot Zombie Who Bites Roger (uncredited) |
| Mike Savini | Zombie Boy in Airport Chart House (uncredited) |
| Frank A. Serrao | Fat Grey-Suited Zombie (uncredited) |
| Gina Sestak | Longhaired Glasses Zombie Entering Our Heroes’ Mall Hideout (uncredited) |
| Warner Shook | Security Guard Zombie Who Attacks Stephen in Mall Basement (uncredited) |
| Donna Siegel | Dark Haired Light Brown Bloused Woman Heading Out Door at WGON-TV (uncredited) |
| Daniel Silk | Blonde Denim Shirt Zombie Who Attacks Roger in Truck (uncredited) |
| Paul Silverman | 17 Year Old Brunette Yellow Dress Shirt Zombie Clawing at Mall Door (uncredited) |
| Stephen M. Silverman | Zombie (uncredited) |
| Chris Singer | Unknown Zombie (uncredited) |
| Chris Steinbrunner | Unknown Zombie (uncredited) |
| Larry O. Stricek | Bearded Biker Riding Blue and Yellow Harley-Davidson Panhead Chopper (uncredited) |
| Christopher Dean Sullivan | Braided Haired Gray Jumpsuit Zombie (uncredited) |
| Billy Swick | Zombie shot by Rednecks (uncredited) |
| Ron Swick | Cowboy Hat Zombie shot by Rednecks (uncredited) |
| Ralph Tallo | Stephen’s Grey Suited Airport Zombie Attacker Hit by Sledgehammer (uncredited) |
| Milt Thompson | Checkered Shirted Zombie Who Attacks Stephen in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Danny Vail | Mall Zombie (uncredited) |
| Jeanette Lansel Vaira | Biker Chick (uncredited) |
| Bobbi Van Eman | Beautiful Curly Haired Female WGON-TV Technician Behind TV Station Employee (uncredited) |
| Sara Venable | Leotard Zombie Hit by Sledge (uncredited) |
| Susan Vermazen | Dark Curly Haired Plaid Shirted Zombie in Bikers’ Battle (uncredited) |
| Vincent Vok | WGON – TV Station Employee (uncredited) |
| Billie Walters | Biker Chick Wearing Brown Headband (uncredited) |
| Vickie Walters | Brown Leather Jacket Biker Chick Riding with Bearded Sportster Biker (uncredited) |
| Billy ‘Weezer’ Wickerham | Black Knit Cap Sunglasses Bearded Biker Riding 1977 Harley-Davidson FX Super Glide Motorcycle (uncredited) |
| Robert Williams | Soldier in Apartment Project (uncredited) |
| Laura Ziemba | Ice Skating Rink Zombie (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
The movie, despite its horror theme, managed to win 3 awards and received 2 nominations. The lead cast consists of David Emge playing the role of Stephen, Ken Foree as Peter, and Scott H. Reiniger as Roger. The movie is best known for its thrilling and suspense-filled scenes, keeping viewers at the edge of their seats.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Monroeville Mall – Business Route 22, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Latitude: 40.4290633
- Longitude: -79.7954042
- Place ID: ChIJz3vUmtfrNIgRTHCkXbEIu0I
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 200 Mall Cir Dr, Monroeville, PA 15146, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Harold W. Brown Memorial Field – 3926 Logans Farm Road, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Latitude: 40.4211798
- Longitude: -79.7881024
- Place ID: ChIJg2W4dxDqNIgRfbdZ1L5nS1U
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Monroeville, PA, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: WPGH-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Latitude: 40.49518690000001
- Longitude: -80.0043606
- Place ID: ChIJ_aR_NWPzNIgRwMhCp9bmAX4
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 750 Ivory Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Latitude: 40.44062479999999
- Longitude: -79.9958864
- Place ID: ChIJA4UGSG_xNIgRNBuiWqEV-Y0
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Location Name: 247 Fort Pitt Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Latitude: 40.4376505
- Longitude: -80.0028557
- Place ID: ChIJC6lQY1HxNIgRHfYi5EuLidE
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: FORT FIT BOULIVERD, 247 Fort Pitt Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
- Timezone: America/New_York
