George A. Romero

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biography 

Occupation: Director, producer, screenwriter  
Birth Name: George Andrew Romero  
Born: February 4, 1940, New York, NY  
Education: Carnegie-Mellon Institute (art, theater, design) 

In 1968, a film that had been left to play for the drive-in movie audiences, quite unexpectedly grasped the American public's attention and was quickly catapulted into film history. A relatively unknown director suddenly gained a well-deserved cult-status and the respect of countless moviegoers. The movie - The Night of The Living Dead, the director - George A. Romero, a small time director of shorts and commercials. Produced on a minuscule budget, Romero was able to create an experience that would haunt people for years. Influenced by such works as Carnival of Souls and Richard Matheson's I Am Legend, Night of the Living Dead was all together shocking, while at the same time, packed full of social commentary on the state of the world at that time. Much to it's credit, it still contains the power over it's audience today as much as it did when it first debuted. It was also a good forecast of the films to come from this young director. 

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George Romero continued the story with Dawn of the Dead, making a simple sequel into something of it's own entity. Instead of a standard rehash of the first film, Romero delivered a film that can easily stand on it's own and is just as original as the first film. Setting the majority of the action of the film in a shopping mall, allowed for Romero to comment on consumerism, as well as the materialistic needs of America while presenting a dark apocalyptic horror that the characters refuse to face. 

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Another of Romero's films from the seventies is Martin, a modern vampire story with a new outlook. Again, Romero achieves in packing what could have been a standard horror film, full of social implications. Martin is a young man that craves and must have blood. In an odd way, the film is about an addict that tries to go astray from his addiction, but always finds it coming back. At the same time, it is an example of the struggles between the young and old as well, as Martin's grandfather offers no assistance to him and only serves to condemn him, assuming there is no hope for him. 

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Romero is alive and well in the eighties and nineties as well, with shows such as Creepshow (a loving tribute to the EC horror comics from Romero's childhood), Day of the Dead (The third part to the living dead trilogy that once again achieves it's own identity, while further exploring the selfish needs of our society), Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (An interesting Science vs. Nature film), The Dark Half (a well adapted version of horror star Stephen King's novel), and recently Two Evil Eyes (Another well paid tribute, this time to Edgar Allan Poe. Two stories are presented in this film, the other directed by Italian horror director, Dario Argento). 

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Unfortunately, Romero has yet to be truly accepted by the public. His films are generally welcomed with rave reviews and raised eyebrows, but he has yet to achieve the true success that he deserves. Without a doubt, it will come, as he is truly one of the greatest directors that the horror genre has to offer.  

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Biography by Casey L. Hopkins (caseyh@ee.pdx.edu) / Translated by cynicult -_-;; 

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filmography  

1968 Night of the Living Dead -- director  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: »ì¾Æ³­ ½ÃüµéÀÇ ¹ã 
1971 There's Always Vanilla -- director, director of photography, editor  
1972 Hungry Wives -- director, screenwriter, director of photography, editor  
1972 Season of the Witch -- director  
1973 Code Name: Trixie/The Crazies -- director, screenwriter  
1978 Dawn of the Dead -- director, screenwriter, editor, performer  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: À̺íÇåÅÍ  
1978 Martin -- director  
1981 Knightriders -- director, screenwriter, editor  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: ¸ðÅÍ»çÀÌŬÀÇ ±â»çµé / ¹è±Þ: SKC / ÁÖ¿¬: ¿¡µå Ç츮½º  
1982 Creepshow -- director, editor "Something to Tide You Over"  
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1985 Day of the Dead -- director, screenwriter  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: Á×À½ÀÇ ³¯ / ¹è±Þ: Ȩ°ÔÀÓ °£È¤°¡´Ù ºÒ·®Ç°(¹«»èÁ¦ÆÇ)ÀÌ ¹ß°ßµÊ :-)  
1986 Flight of the Spruce Goose -- performer 
1987 Creepshow 2 -- screenwriter  
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1988 Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy -- performer  
1988 Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear -- director, screenwriter  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: »çÅõ  
1990 Night of the Living Dead -- executive producer, screenwriter  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: ¸®ºùµ¥µå4 / ¹è±Þ: ½Ã³×¸¶Å×Å© /  68³âµµÀÇ µ¿¸í¿µÈ­¸¦ Ä÷¯·Î ¸®¸ÞÀÌÅ©ÇÑ ÀÛǰ 
1990 Tales From the Darkside: The Movie -- screenwriter "Cat From Hell"  
1990 Two Evil Eyes -- director, screenwriter "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar"  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: °ËÀº °í¾çÀÌ / ¹è±Þ: ¿ìÀÏ 
1991 The Silence of the Lambs -- performer  ¾çµéÀÇ Ä§¹¬
1993 The Dark Half -- director, screenwriter, executive producer  
Ãâ½Ã¸í: ´ÙÅ©ÇÏÇÁ / ¹è±Þ: ÄÝ·Òºñ¾Æ 

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links  

The Official George A. Romero Website 
Interview with the Onion A.V. Club
The Dead Will Walk! The Films of Geroge A. Romero 
 
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