Dawn of the Dead
(1978)DIRECTOR Romero
CALL IT... The One in the Mall
PREMISE A news producer and three other survivors of a zombie apocalypse hole up in a shopping mall. Their little utopia turns to hell, though, when a renegade motorcycle gang shows up, reopening the mall to zombies (pictured).
BEST ZOMBIE The Hare Krishna zombie, simply because it raises the question: What would a Hare Krishna be doing in a mall in suburban Pittsburgh?
GORIEST DEATH One biker, insisting that his blood pressure be checked even though zombies are running amok inside the mall, gets his arm ripped off.
WHAT EW SAID The magazine named Dawn No. 27 on its list of top 50 cult movies: ''Admittedly, the undead lumbering down department-store aisles ain't the most subtle swipe at brain-dead American consumerism. Still, watching these pasty-faced ghouls get their snack on as Muzak tinkles in the background is a nice touch.''
