July 19, 2020

This Day in Halloween: George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" opens across the U.S. in 1985.

Day of the Dead opens across the U.S. in 1985. The third in director George A. Romero’s iconic zombie franchise, the film features a small role by Greg Nicotero, then an assistant to makeup artist Tom Savini, and later makeup artist, director and producer of The Walking Dead. The film was also one of the first to become a hit via home video after flopping in theaters.