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Line 63: * [[Duane Jones]] as Ben: An unknown stage actor, Jones' performance depicted Ben as a "comparatively calm and resourceful Negro" (a distinguished gentleman and former university professor, in real life), according to a movie reviewer in 1969.{{efn\|Kevin Thomas, review of ''Night of the Living Dead'', Los Angeles ''Times'', January 10, 1969, reprinted in ''The A-List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films'' (2002).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Thomas\|first=Kevin\|editor=Carr, Jay\|publisher=De Capo Press\|year=2002\|p=199\|isbn=978-0-306-81096-1\|title=The A-List: The National Society of Film Critics}}</ref>}} Casting Jones as the hero was potentially controversial in 1968: it was not typical for a black man to be the hero of an American film when the rest of the cast was composed of white actors at the time, but Romero said that Jones simply gave the best audition.{{sfn\|Jones\|2005\|p=118}} He was in a few other films after ''Night of the Living Dead'' and continued working as a theater actor and director until his death in 1988.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/28/obituaries/duane-l-jones-51-actor-and-director-of-stage-works-dies.html\|author=Fraser, C. Gerald\|title=Duane L. Jones, 51, Actor and Director of Stage Works, Dies\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|date=July 28, 1988\|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref> Despite his other film roles, Jones worried that people only recognized him as Ben.<ref>{{cite av media\|people=Jones, Duane\|title=Bonus interviews\|work=Night of the Living Dead\| publisher= Elite Entertainment\|year=2002\|format=DVD\|series=Millennium Edition}}</ref> * [[Judith O'Dea]] as Barbra Blair: A 23-year-old commercial and stage actress, O'Dea once worked for Hardman and Eastman in [[Pittsburgh]]. O'Dea was in Hollywood seeking to enter the movie business at the time of audition. Starring in the film was a positive experience for her, she remarked in an interview. She admitted that horror movies terrified her, particularly [[Vincent Price]]'s ''[[House of Wax (1953 film)\|House of Wax]]'' (1953). Besides acting, O'Dea performed her own stunts, which she jokingly claimed amounted to "lots of running". "I honestly had no idea it would have such a lasting impact on our culture", assessing ''Night of the Living Dead''. She was just as surprised by the renown the film brought her: "People treat you differently. [I'm] ho-hum Judy O'Dea until they realize [I'm] Barbra from ''Night of the Living Dead''. All of a sudden [I'm] not so ho-hum anymore!"{{sfn\|Collum\|2004\|pages=3–4}} * Karl Hardman as Harry Cooper: One of the film's producers (alongside Streiner), Hardman is also the voice of the newscaster heard on the radio of Johnny's car.<ref name="Rolfe Commentary 1">{{cite web \| url = https://youtube/5iXa481te7c \| title = Night of the Living Dead (1968) Commentary Part 1 \| author = [[James Rolfe]] \| publisher = [[YouTube]] \| date = October 5, 2015 \| accessdate = November 27, 2017 }}{{dead link\|date=January 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> * Marilyn Eastman as Helen Cooper: Eastman also played a female ghoul eating an insect.<ref name= "Rolfe Commentary 1"/> * [[Keith Wayne]] as Tom Line 255: In 1999, co-writer [[John A. Russo]] released a modified version called ''[[Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition]]''.<ref>''Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition'' (DVD, 1999), [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000JXVO/ ASIN B00000JXVO].</ref> He filmed additional scenes and recorded a revised soundtrack composed by Scott Vladimir Licina. In an interview with ''[[Fangoria]]'' magazine, Russo explained that he wanted to "give the movie a more modern pace."{{sfn\|Kane\|2004\|p=174}} Russo took liberties with the original script. The additions are neither clearly identified nor even listed. However, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported "no bad blood" between Russo and Romero. The magazine quoted Romero as saying, "I didn't want to touch ''Night of the Living Dead''".<ref>''Entertainment Weekly'', quoted at [http://www.homepageofthedead.com/films/night30/index.html Homepage of the Dead]. Retrieved June 24, 2006.</ref> Critics panned the revised film, notably [[Harry Knowles]] of ''[[Ain't It Cool News]]''. Knowles promised to permanently ban anyone from his publication who offered positive criticism of the film.{{sfn\|Kane\|2004\|p=177}}<ref>{{cite web\|author=Knowles, Harry\|title=NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - 30th Anniversary DVD Special Edition\|date=September 19, 1999\|url=http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=4397\|work= Ain't It Cool News\|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> A collaborative animated project known as ''Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated'' was screened at several film festivals<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_16657.html \|title=Night of the Living Dead Re-animated FREE New Jersey Screening \|publisher=HorrorMovies.ca \|accessdate=March 26, 2010 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008151409/http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_16657.html \|archivedate=October 8, 2009 \|df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.noroominhell.com/wordpress/?p=1632 \|title=Horror Movie Reviews and Commentary \|publisher=No Room in Hell \|date=December 6, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.metrocinema.org/film_view/2290/ \|title=Night of the Living Dead Reanimated \|publisher=Metro Cinema \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://events.getoutaz.com/tempe-az/events/show/91764705-night-of-the-living-dead-reanimated \|title=Tempe Film: Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated on Thursday 1/28 \|publisher=Events.getoutaz.com \|date=January 28, 2010 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref> and was released onto DVD on July 27, 2010 by Wild Eye Releasing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sneakpeek.ca/2010/06/mvd-resurrects-night-of-living-dead.html\|work=Sneak Peek\|title=Wild Eye and MVD Resurrect "Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated"\|date=June 18, 2010\|accessdate=October 17, 2017\|author=Stevens, Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105230417/http://www.shootforthehead.com/2010/03/interview-with-night-of-the-living-dead-reanimateds-mike-schneider/\|archivedate=November 5, 2013\|url=http://www.shootforthehead.com/356-Interview-with-Night-of-the-Living-Dead-Reanimated.html \|title=Interview with Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated's Mike Schneider \|work=Shoot for the Head \|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref> This project aims to "reanimate" the 1968 film by replacing Romero's celluloid images with animation done in a wide variety of styles by artists from around the world, laid over the original audio from Romero's version.<ref>Official NOTLD:Reanimated Site-- http://www.notldr.com/ retrieved October 16, 2009</ref> ''Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated'' premiered theatrically on October 10, 2009 in [[Ramsey, New Jersey\|Ramsey]], New Jersey<ref>{{cite web\|author=Bryan White \|url=http://www.cinema-suicide.com/2009/09/24/night-of-the-living-dead-reanimated-east-coast-premier/ \|title=Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated East Coast Premier! \|publisher=Cinema-suicide.com \|date=September 24, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref> at the Zombie Encounter and Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sfsnnj.com/ftfZombieEncounter.html \|title=Zombie Encounter & Film Festival – October 10, 2009\|publisher=Science Fiction Society of Northern New Jersey \|date=September 25, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref> ''Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated'' was nominated in the category of Best Independent Production (film, documentary or short) for the 8th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, but lost to ''[[American Scary]]'', a documentary on television [[Horror host\|horror movie hosts]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://rondoaward.com/rondo/Rondowinners2009.html\|publisher=Rondoaward.com\|accessdate=January 19, 2013\|title=Rondo Hatton Awards 2009 Winners}}</ref> In 2009, [[Michael J. Nelson\|Mike Nelson]] of ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' provided commentary in the form of a single-person "riff" for the Legend Films colorized DVD. Nelson along with [[Bill Corbett]] and [[Kevin Murphy (actor)\|Kevin Murphy]] who had previously worked with Nelson on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' released a humorous commentary track which is available as downloadable video file or as a DVD through the group's website [[RiffTrax]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-rifftrax-night-of-the/\|publisher=Blogcritics.org\|accessdate=February 15, 2013\|title=DVD Review: RiffTrax - Night of the Living Dead\|deadurl=yes\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107012902/http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-rifftrax-night-of-the/\|archivedate=November 7, 2011\|df=}}</ref> On September 16, 2015, comic publisher Double Take, a subsidiary of [[Take Two Interactive]], headed by former [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] executive [[Bill Jemas]] released 10 comic book series based upon the 1968 film entitled "Ultimate Night of the Living Dead".<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/ultimate-night-of-the-living-dead-genesis-comic-book-review/ \|title=“ULTIMATE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: GENESIS” (Comic Book Review) \|last=Fedotov \|first= Svetlana \|date=2015-09-23 \|website=[[Fangoria]] \|access-date=2017-11-17}}</ref> Line 288: On September 15, 2009, it was announced that [[Simon West]] was producing a 3D animated retelling of the original movie, originally titled ''Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D'' and later re-titled ''[[Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33563/night-living-dead-3d-again \|title=Night of the Living Dead in 3D Again? \| work=Dread Central \|date=September 16, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17391 \|title='Night of the Living Dead' Origin Story Told in 3D CGI \|publisher=Bloody-disgusting.com \|date=September 16, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref> The movie is written and directed by Zebediah de Soto. The voice cast includes [[Tony Todd]] as Ben, [[Danielle Harris]] as Barbra, [[Joseph Pilato]] as Harry Cooper, [[Alona Tal]] as Helen Cooper, [[Bill Moseley]] as Johnny, [[Tom Sizemore]] as Chief McClellan and newcomers Erin Braswell as Judy and Michael Diskint as Tom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33728/terror-tweets-notld-origins-casting-news-and-area-51-update \|title=Terror Tweets: ''NOTLD: Origins'' Casting News and Area 51 Update \|work=Dread Central \|date=September 25, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33843/casting-notld-origins-coming-together \|title=Casting for ''NOTLD: Origins'' Coming Together \|work=Dread Central \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17501 \|title=Danielle Harris to Topline 'Night of the Living Dead: Origins' \|work=Bloody-Disgusting \|date=September 25, 2009\| author=Miska, Brad \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=Submitted by dorkydude on Tue, October 20, 2009 – 3:54 pm. \|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33737/exclusive-first-look-night-living-dead-origins \|title=Exclusive: First Look at ''Night of the Living Dead: Origins'' \|work=Dread Central \|date=October 20, 2009 \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19066 \|title=BD Horror News – Awesome First Look at 'Night of the Living Dead: Origins' \|work=Bloody-Disgusting\|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35842/exclusive-first-look-tony-todd-ben-night-living-dead-origins \|title=Exclusive: First Look at Tony Todd as Ben – Night of the Living Dead: Origins \| Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central \|work=Dread Central \|accessdate=March 26, 2010}}</ref> Director Doug Schulze's 2011 film ''[[Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead]]'' relates the story of a group of horror film fans who become involved in a "real-life" version of the 1968 film.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/172439-director-talks-mimesis-night-of-the-living-dead \|title=Director Talks Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead \|publisher=Shocktillyoudrop.com \|accessdate=February 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/moviestv/fearful-features/8565-mimesis-night-of-living-the-dead \|title="MIMESIS": Night of Living the Dead \|publisher=Fangoria.com \|accessdate=February 15, 2013 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215015008/http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/moviestv/fearful-features/8565-mimesis-night-of-living-the-dead \|archivedate=February 15, 2013 \|df= }}</ref> Due to the film's public domain status, several independent film companies have also done remakes of the film. Line 300: ''Night of the Living Dead'' entered the [[public domain]] in the United States because the original theatrical distributor, the Walter Reade Organization, neglected to place a copyright indication on the prints.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/george-kosana-dead-night-living-dead-actor-was-81-960454\|title=George Kosana, 'Night of the Living Dead' Actor (and Investor), Dies at 81\|last=Barnes\|first=Mike\|date=3 January 2017\|work=[[Hollywood Report.\|The Hollywood Reporter]]\|access-date=2017-01-04\|via=}}</ref> In 1968, [[Copyright law of the United States\|United States copyright law]] required a proper notice for a work to maintain a copyright.<ref>U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 92, ''Copyright Law of the United States of America'', Chapter 4: Copyright Notice, Deposit, and Registration, [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap4.html#405 Omission of notice on certain copies and phonorecords].</ref> Image Ten displayed such a notice on the title frames of the film beneath the original title, ''Night of the Flesh Eaters''. The distributor erroneously removed the statement when it changed the title.<ref name="publicdomain" /><ref>United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, ''Legal Issues that Arise when Color is Added to Films Originally Produced, Sold and Distributed in Black and White'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1988), p. 83.</ref> Because of its public domain status, the film is sold on home video by many distributors. As of 2017, [[Amazon.com]] lists copies of ''Night of the Living Dead'' numbering 15 on VHS, 121 on DVD, 5 on [[Blu-ray Disc\|Blu-ray]] and 28 on [[Amazon Video]].<ref>Merchandise for ''Night of the Living Dead'' at the [https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=%22night+of+the+living+dead%22 Amazon.com]. Retrieved January 28, 2012. Some incorrect products may be counted as such.</ref> The original film is available to view or download free on Internet sites, such as [[Internet Archive]] and [[YouTube]].<ref>''Night of the Living Dead'' at [https://archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead Internet Archive]. Retrieved June 24, 2006.</ref><ref>''Night of the Living Dead'' at {{YouTube\|H91BxkBXttE}}. Retrieved February 28, 2013.</ref><ref>''Night of the Living Dead'' at [http://www.hulu.com/watch/41065/night-of-the-living-dead Hulu] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125091638/http://www.hulu.com/watch/41065/night-of-the-living-dead \|date=2012-01-25 }}. January 28, 2012.</ref> As of November 15, 2017, it is the Internet Archive's most-downloaded film, with over 3 million downloads.<ref>[https://www.archive.org/search.php?query=%28collection%3Afeature_films%20OR%20mediatype%3Afeature_films%29%20AND%20-mediatype%3Acollection&sort=-downloads "Most Downloaded Items"], ''[[Internet Archive]]'', 2015. Web.</ref> ==Critical analysis== Line 368: * {{Allmovie title\|35311\|Night of the Living Dead}} * {{rotten-tomatoes\|id=1015052_night_of_the_living_dead\|title=Night of the Living Dead}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130722182718/http://www.gomusicals.com/p/night-living-dead-musical.html Night of the Living Dead musical adaptation] * [http://www.homepageofthedead.com Homepage of the Dead]