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Big Daddy

FilmUndead2000 to 2009

Big Daddy is the unusually intelligent zombie of Romero's fourth film. He directs other zombies, has them use weapons and leads an assault on a fenced human city. Many of the film's zombies show intelligent behaviour, continuing the idea Romero began with Bub.123

Battle it
First appeared
2005
Released 2005
Source work
Land of the Dead (2005)
George A. Romero
Age rating
R
Made in
USA, Canada, France
What causes it
Never explained
Intelligence
Clever

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2005

Released 2005

field notes

What the sources say

1

Played by Eugene Clark123

2

He directs other zombies to use firearms against human defences123

3

He leads the dead across a river and through the perimeter fence of the human city123

4

He kills the character Kaufman with an exploding propane tank123

5

Land of the Dead was the first film of the series rated by the MPAA for cinemas, and had its largest budget123

6

Filmed in Toronto and Hamilton in late 2004123

Sources

  1. Land of the Dead - Wikipedia
  2. Night of the Living Dead (film series) - Wikipedia
  3. Land of the Dead - Rotten Tomatoes

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