Night of the Living Dead is a 1990 American supernatural horror film directed by Tom Savini in his feature directorial debut, and starring Tony Todd and Patricia Tallman. It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1968 film of the same title; Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay he had originally co-authored with John A. Russo. Like the original, the film follows seven strangers as they meet and survive in a rural farmhouse, following the awakening of zombies. It is the only official remake of the 1968 film, with other unofficial remakes following, as a result of the source material's lack of copyright ownership which resulted in it being in the public domain.

Plot

On the idyllic afternoon of August 23, siblings Barbara and Johnny visit their mother's grave in a remote cemetery in rural Butler County, Pennsylvania. A terrified elderly funeral director with blood on his forehead bumps into them there, garbles an apology and runs off. While offering to help him, they are attacked by a lone zombie that kills Johnny while Barbara desperately flees to a seemingly abandoned farm house. As she tries to ward off a group of undead, Ben (who fled Evans City) arrives and helps Barbara dispatch them. The two quickly bond and clear the house, barricading the doors and windows as night falls.