
Dawn of the Dead
1978


“An evil mutation embarks on a wave of brutal butchery.”
68 votes
An anthropology professor and his students attempt to track down a Bigfoot responsible for a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something even more sinister.
Director
Jim WestWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$70K
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N/A
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This movie is pretty crazy with the story and the effects are decent. A bit hard to believe this was considered a "video nasty" during its release but I guess some of the death are brutal there. Definitely worth seeing this Bigfoot creature go murderous and then some in this film.

**_Gory flick originally intended to be called “The Revenge of Bigfoot”_** Mostly shot in 1979, this indie only cost $70,000 at the time and borrows the set-up of “Shriek of the Mutilated” from seven years prior, which involves a professor taking several students out to the remote woods to find a particularly dangerous Sasquatch. The second half is altogether different, however, with elements reminiscent of several movies, including the farmhouse showdown of “Night of the Living Dead,” the ‘redneck’ bits of “Squirm,” the legalistic abuse of “Carrie” and the infamous guts sequence of “Dawn o…
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