MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Todays special Christmas Day present is this post featuring a very rare video with very rare RAW footage from the set of DAWN OF THE DEAD. Some of this footage has NEVER been seen anywhere else since this program aired. Here’s the story behind it.
On Saturday February 25, 1978 NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD had it’s Pittsburgh TV premiere on WPGH-TV Channel 53. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was shown uncut with a disclaimer before the movie that stated “Due to explicit graphic scenes, parental discretion is suggested” The movie started at 11:30pm and it had a special introduction by George Anderson the Entertainment Editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. After the movie played, he also hosted an interview segment with director George Romero, they discussed NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and its' upcoming sequel DAWN OF THE DEAD. This interview also represented the first time any film clips from Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD were shown to the public. George states in the interview that they had just finished filming a week and a half prior to this presentation. There are moments in this footage that have never been seen anywhere else ever before or since it’s airing. I hope that you enjoy a look at this rare footage and have a Happy Holiday. Click the link below to watch this rare footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfJh5cXyAU0
Each day this month I will be showing you something cool, rare, or even noteworthy concerning DAWN OF THE DEAD as a Christmas Present to the fans from me. I hope that you enjoy this holiday look at DAWN OF THE DEAD.
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