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Running zombies of Dawn of the Dead (2004)

FilmUndeadRuns2000 to 2009

The 2004 remake of Romero's film made the dead fast and had them attack in hordes. Together with 28 Days Later it is credited with revitalising the genre. It grossed about 102 million dollars on a 26 million budget and was Zack Snyder's first feature.12

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2004
Released 2004
Source work
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Zack Snyder
Age rating
R
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The writers deliberately left the origin of the outbreak unexplained.
How you become one
A bite infects; the victim dies and reanimates.
How it moves
Runs
They sprint and attack in hordes.
Weak spots
  • shot to the head
  • fire

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2004

Released 2004

field notes

What the sources say

1

Snyder's remake swapped Romero's shamblers for sprinters12

2

Makeup designer David LeRoy Anderson defined three visual stages of decomposition12

3

Shot in a Toronto-area mall that was due for demolition12

4

Credited, with 28 Days Later, for reviving the zombie film; Train to Busan's director cites it as an influence12

5

Zack Snyder's feature debut; he and James Gunn left the outbreak's origin ambiguous12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
Running zombies of Dawn of the Dead (2004) about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) - Wikipedia
  2. Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Rotten Tomatoes

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Same era: 2000 to 2009

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