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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) IN 5 MINUTES β€” THE ORIGINAL ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE.

George A. Romero's independent horror classic helped create modern flesh-eating zombie cinema. Before The Walking Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and Shaun of the Dead, there were ghouls outside a farmhouse and people inside making astonishingly bad decisions.

Duane Jones stars as Ben. Judith O'Dea plays Barbra. And Harry Cooper proves that even the apocalypse has an insufferable homeowners association.

This is my personally edited original SD five-minute presentation. No AI movie editing. Some of the original music was removed or shortened because of copyright concerns. Spoilers and classic horror violence ahead.

For Romero fans, zombie movies, 1960s horror, B-movies, VHS collectors, Joe Bob Briggs, Elvira, Creature Features, MST3K, RiffTrax, USA Up All Night, grindhouse audiences, and cult-movie fans.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 A very bad cemetery visit
0:20 The dead start moving
0:36 The farmhouse trap
0:55 Ben arrives
1:15 Barricading the house
1:40 The basement debate
2:00 Ben fights for control
2:45 The TV explains the disaster
3:12 Ghouls surround the house
3:35 Escape plan catches fire
3:50 An outdoor ghoul feast
4:05 The armed rescue party
4:25 Horror inside the farmhouse
4:40 Barbra's nightmare returns
4:50 That devastating ending
5:04 End credits

FIVE WEIRD FACTS:
1. The film was once titled Night of the Flesh Eaters.
2. Nobody says "zombie" in the original movie.
3. Pittsburgh horror host Chilly Billy Cardille played a field reporter.
4. A missing copyright notice placed the original film in the US public domain.
5. Later historical accounts report a budget around $125,000.

Sorry about the trivia, missing soundtrack moments, and anything else I couldn't squeeze into five minutes. The added facts provide historical context; they don't automatically guarantee fair use.

TAGS: Night of the Living Dead 1968, Night of the Living Dead in 5 minutes, George A Romero, Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Ben, Harry Cooper, zombie horror, classic horror, 1968 horror, The Walking Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Joe Bob Briggs, Elvira, Creature Features, MST3K, RiffTrax, grindhouse, movie edits, 5 Minute Drive-In

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Transcript
00:07i jumped out at you from behind the tree and grandpa got all excited and he shook his fist
00:12at me and he said boy you'll be damned to hell you're still afraid you're ignorant they're
00:17coming for you barbara here he comes now i'm getting out of here
00:49you try to get out of here
00:50if we can get some gas is there a key i suppose you've tried this do you live here we
00:54have to get
00:54where there's some other people
01:13i'm going to board up the windows and the doors
01:16he ripped at my clothes i think you should just calm down
01:20johnny your brother is dead
01:22no
01:28official announcement as soon as possible we urge you to stay tuned to radio and tv
01:33i found a gun and some bullets out there we ought to be all right here for a while murder
01:36victims show evidence of having been partially devoured by their murderers it would appear
01:41that no one is this wave of mass
01:43now i suggest we all go back downstairs before any of those things find out we're in here
01:52we can't get in here
01:53there's a wife and kids downstairs the kids hurt
01:56well i still think we're better off of it
01:57and as soon as they know we're here this place is going to be crawling with them
01:59and you better decide because i'm going to board up that door and i'm not going to unlock it again
02:03no matter what happens
02:04at least up here you have a fighting chance
02:06about eight or ten i'll do now
02:19most things are going to be in every window and door in this place
02:21go down in here damn cellar get out of here
02:23i got a kid now i couldn't bring her up here
02:25if you're stupid enough to go die in that trap that's your business
02:27judy come on up here honey
02:29you're going to let them get hurt too huh
02:30it's all right honey
02:33i'm not boxing myself in down there
02:35what about tom and judy
02:36they want to stay up there or let them
02:37i have to
02:39why don't you go upstairs now
02:42her brother was killed
02:44if you stay up here you take orders from me
02:46play with the rabbit ears
02:47creatures who feast upon the flesh of their victims
02:50the persons who have recently died have been returning to life and seeking human victims
02:55stay inside
02:56we can get some gas we can get out of here
02:57there's a pump out by the shed it's locked
02:59how are you going to get over to that pump the place is surrounded with these things
03:02the bodies must be carried to the street and burned
03:05after you toss the car doors you hustle back down here and lock this door
03:08after we get the gas and get back into the house
03:11then we'll worry about getting everybody into the truck
03:14toss him
03:19it's too late
03:30what's the dirt
03:32gotta get away from the pump
03:34stop
03:35come in
03:45come in
03:46i'll drag you out there and feed you those things
03:53how'd she get hurt
03:54one of those things grabbed her
03:56bit her on the arm
03:57who knows what kind of disease those things carry
03:59you have a car
04:00where
04:00you won't be able to start it
04:02gun shoot him in the head
04:04that's a sure way to kill
04:05i have to get that gun
04:14ahhh
04:21ahhh
04:29no
04:31daddy
04:32no
04:33daddy
04:33Jerry
04:57That's another one for the fire.
05:08That's another one for the fire.

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