''Dawn of the Dead'' in popular culture

The film Dawn of the Dead influenced popular culture in a variety of media forms and genres.

Films

Characters in the Kevin Smith film Zack and Miri Make a Porno play for a hockey team named the Monroeville Zombies, referencing both the movie and the town where it was made.^[1]

Games

Video games

The Capcom game Dead Rising, takes place in a similar zombie-infested mall, and also features many comedic elements. A disclaimer has been added to the opening of the game, and on the box stating: "THIS GAME WAS NOT DEVELOPED, APPROVED OR LICENSED BY THE OWNERS OF GEORGE A. ROMERO'S DAWN OF THE DEAD(tm)".^[2]

References

External links

Living Dead films

Romero's Dead series

Dead series remakes

Other official sequels

Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (2005)
Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation (2012)

Return of the Living Dead series

The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)

Unofficial sequels

Zombi series	Zombi 2 (1979) Zombi 3 (1988) Zombi 4: After Death (1989) Zombi 5: Killing Birds (1988)
Other unofficial sequels	Children of the Living Dead (2001) Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)

Parodies

Night of the Living Bread (1990)
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
Night of the Living Carrots (2011)

Homages

Flesheater (1988)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Fido (2006)
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)
Dance of the Dead (2008)
Zone of the Dead (2009)
Juan of the Dead (2011)
Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead (2011)

Related topics

Dawn of the Dead in popular culture
Dawn of the Dead (soundtracks)
"Night of the Living Dead" (1979 song)
Document of the Dead (1979/1989/2012 documentary)
Escape of the Living Dead (2005 comic book)
Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green (2005 video game)
City of the Dead (cancelled video game)
Birth of the Living Dead (2012 documentary)
Empire of the Dead (2014–2015 comic book)

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