Dawn of the Dead

Visible crew/equipment: When Ana is about to leave Cora she asks her if Cora can page Dr. Dandewar, then she starts walking. As Cora starts talking you can see the boom mic move reflected in the window right beside Cora's head. (00:01:40)

Mortug

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Visible crew/equipment: When Michael is about to open the door where he finds the janitor, there is a close up shot of the door handle where you see the reflection of three studio spotlights. (00:21:20)

Mortug

Factual error: When they are eating, there's a box of chicken labelled PFK (Poulet Frit a la Kentucky), the French equivalent of KFC. This film takes place in the USA, but was filmed in Canada where most products are labelled in English and French.

Dr Wilson

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Michael: So what's the plan?
C.J: The plan is you drink a nice tall glass of shut the fuck up!

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Trivia: The sheriff in the movie was Tom Savini, who did the makeup and special effects in the 1978 version and also had a cameo as a biker in the '78 version. (00:25:35)

Pam-I-am

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Question: I noticed on Andy's final moments video on the DVD, the month on the camera goes from May(When he explains the Hollywood Squares game.) To June when he finally turns to a zombie. Was the movie supposed to take place in a month or is that just a simple mistake?

Answer: Yes, part of the point of Andy's video is to give the viewer the timespan of the film.

Grumpy Scot

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