Well the Month of Morbidity is almost over, so I thought I'd end with talking about one of my very favorite movies, the original "Dawn of the Dead." (For the record, I thought the 2004 remake was surprisingly decent, but George Romero's 1979 version is still the king, by far.) In my opinion, this one is the best of the "Dead" series, and the best movie Romero ever made, which is high praise. Anyway, it'll be the usual format, with the questions first, and the answers at the end. Many SPOILERS ahead, obviously, so you're warned. And these questions are the very definition of trivia--ultimately unimportant details, so don't feel bad about not knowing some or even all of them. Finally, Happy Halloween to all those that observe and celebrate it.
Questions:
1) In what city does the movie open in?
2) In the opening scene at the television station, what is the name of the person being interviewed?
3) And who is interviewing this guest?
4) What is the name of the television station itself, as in its 4 letter call sign code?
5) Franny gets into an argument with one of the station employees, someone who wants to leave the rescue station listings onscreen, even though some of them aren't still open and safe. Who is this scummy person, who cares more about ratings than people's safety?
6) What time of night does Steven tell Franny to meet him on the roof, to fly to safety?
7) Who is the leader of the housing project that the SWAT team is entering?
8) What is the name of the first person seen killed on screen? (Hint, it's the rookie SWAT member who briefly talks with Roger.)
9) One of the SWAT members goes crazy upon entering the housing project, killing zombies and innocent living people at random, before being executed by Peter. What is this crazed SWAT guy's name?
10) What is the number of this housing project?
11) What is the name of the first zombie we see take a bite out of someone? (We hear his wife say his name right before he attacks her.)
12) What is the make and model of the helicopter that Steven is flying?
13) What is the six digit registration number of the helicopter? (It's written on the side of the craft, and prominently on the bottom as well.)
14) Why flying, our set of heroes see some large groups of living people congregating in the countryside, including some National Guardsmen and safety personnel. What town are the firefighters from? (It's written on their hats.)
15) What brand of beer are these congregating people drinking?
16) In the office/lounge building at the local airport, Peter drinks some coffee from a machine. What is the charge per cup?
17) Also in this building, we briefly see a candy machine. What are the listed prices for these?
18) The power is still on at the shopping mall our group goes to, and remains on for the rest of the movie. What does Peter speculate is the reason for this?
19) Why does Roger scold Franny for disparaging Spam?
20) In the mall office, where the group finds the mall keys and light controls, you can briefly see a poster with a high school football schedule. Name the school.
21) Several times the group passes by a tavern/bar within the mall. What is this establishment's name?
22) The group spends a lot of time in a department store within the mall, which has separate escalators and the elevator. What is this store's name?
23) What brand of liquor is the group seen drinking?
24) According to Steven, at the beginning of the film, Franny is about how many months pregnant?
25) According to Fran's angry retort, where was the group originally headed for before they stopped at the mall?
26) Our group is seen watching a borrowed black and white television set. What is its make and model?
27) And what channel are they watching?
28) What company's trucks do Peter and Roger use to block the four mall doors?
29) While they're doing this, on the CB radio Roger refers to Peter with a nickname. What is it?
30) A grocery store is located across the parking lot from the main mall building. What is it? (Hint, it was a large American chain in the 1970's, and beyond.)
31) We witness a zombie exhibiting tool use in the movie, which is a sign of intelligence. Briefly explain it.
32) Where on his body is Roger bitten by the zombies?
33) What is the make and model of the gray car the group uses to ride around inside the mall?
34) A young male zombie in a baseball uniform sits and watches Franny through the glass. What is written on the back of his shirt?
35) According to Peter, he's seen how many guys get bitten by a zombie?
36) Also according to Peter, how long did these guys then live after the bite?
37) After the group has destroyed all the zombies in the mall, Peter tells them the famous quote of his grandfather, "When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth." (It's the movie's tagline.) Where was his granddaddy from?
38) The group is later watching a television broadcast of a scientist talking. According to him, what percentage of the available food on a human corpse does a zombie typically use?
39) What two controversial suggestions does this scientist then make?
40) The group watches this on their second, color television. What make is it?
41) Roger evidently was in the military before he was a police officer. What evidence for this is seen?
42) What brand of tennis ball does Peter use, and what color are they?
43) Later we see the group has three large glass carafes filled with liquor, each labeled. What are the three types of liquor?
44) The apparent leader of the biker gang at the end is wearing what kind of military helmet?
45) What brand of beer is the biker gang seen drinking?
46) True or false? The word "zombie" is never said by a character in the movie.
47) Writer/Director George Romero and his then wife, assistant director Christine Forrest, each have 2 brief acting roles in the movie. What are they?
48) Why does the biker wearing the sombrero test his blood pressure at the sit down machine while the zombies are swarming his group at the end?
Answers:
1) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Although it was really shot in Pittsburgh, PA, and surrounding towns.)
2) Dr. Foster.
3) Berman.
4) WGON.
5) Givens.
6) 9:30.
7) Martinez.
8) Rod (or possibly Roy) Tucker. It's hard to hear when he's saying his first name, so that's why I included the alternate. Other online sources also seem divided on Rod or Roy. The actor who played the guy is named Rod Stouffer in real life, so maybe it's more likely his character was also named Rod.
9) Wooley.
10) 107, evidently the building's address.
11) Miguel.
12) It's a Bell 206B Jet Ranger II.
13) N90090.
14) Monroeville, PA. The same town where the mall was and still is located.
15) Iron City Beer, a Pittsburgh local favorite. Romero had done a television commercial for Iron City years before.
16) 20 cents. Coffee was cheap in the late 1970's!
17) 15 cents each. Candy was cheap, too.
18) He guesses it might be run on nuclear power.
19) Because it has its own key opener built into the can, unlike other food containers.
20) Gateway.
21) The Brown Derby.
22) Penney's.
23) Jack Daniels whiskey.
24) About 3.5 to 4 months.
25) Canada.
26) It's a JC Penney Solid State set.
27) 10.
28) B & P. Not the infamous Gulf-polluting British Petroleum, but the Baltimore & Pittsburgh trucking company, based out of a town near Monroeville, PA. According to online sources, it went out of business the same year the film came out.
29) Too Tall Too Slow.
30) A & P.
31) A zombie uses a crowbar as a club to smash the window to get at Roger while he's hotwiring a truck.
32) His lower left leg, and his lower left arm. Later, when Roger's entering the car inside the Mall, a zombie re-opens his leg wound with its fingers, but doesn't quite bite him again.
33) It's a Volkswagen Scirocco Mark I. There was some debate online, but it's probably a 1978 model.
34) Bach's Arco Pitcairn.
35) Half a dozen, or six.
36) None lasted longer than 3 days.
37) Trinidad.
38) 5%. Meaning they're almost always able to revive and walk around themselves after.
39) It's kind of garbled, but he apparently wants to feed the zombies, (or possibly eat them?) and then he suggests we nuke major cities, since many zombies are congregating there.
40) A color Panasonic, of unknown model and year.
41) When Peter and Steven bury Roger we see dog tags on the surface of the grave.
42) Wilson tennis balls, and they're orange.
43) Gin, scotch, and bourbon.
44) A Nazi SS helmet.
45) Miller.
46) False. At the end, while talking to Steven on the radio, Peter mentions that thousands of zombies will come in after the bikers move the truck and open one of the doors. I think this is the one and only time, though.
47) They're seen in the television station scenes at the beginning, playing a director (George) and a producer (Christine). George is the bearded and scarfed guy, and Christine is sitting next to him, talking about how she can't pull rescue station locations out of her ass. Later they both play a biker. Christine is the "elf biker chick" and George is "Nick," the biker in the Santa Claus suit.
48) There's no logical reason for this! But it does make for a cool, grisly death scene.
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