Dawn Of The Dead Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

7 of the most interesting Dawn Of The Dead easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Dawn Of The Dead movie message.

Trivia Easter Eggs Hidden Scenes
Dawn Of The Dead poster
Dawn Of The Dead poster
Dawn Of The Dead Plot

A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.

Genre Action, Horror
Director Zack Snyder
Stars Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer
IMDB score 7.3

Dawn Of The Dead Movie Trivia

1 - The obese woman the second group of survivors pushed into the mall in a wheelbarrow wasn't a woman at all. She was played by stuntman Ermes Blarasin.

The obese woman the second group of survivors pushed into the mall in a wheelbarrow wasn't a woman at all. She was played by stuntman Ermes Blarasin.

Dawn Of The Dead Movie Easter Eggs

1 - References the 1978 original with the same helicopter.

References the 1978 original with the same helicopter.

1 - This shot of a pregnant Fran features a store in the background named "Anticipation Maternity", literally describing her character at this point in the film.

This shot of a pregnant Fran features a store in the background named "Anticipation Maternity", literally describing her character at this point in the film.

Dawn Of The Dead movie hidden details

1 - Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Tom Savini where in Dawn Of The Dead (1978) and came back to do cameos in the 2004 remake.

Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Tom Savini where in Dawn Of The Dead (1978) and came back to do cameos in the 2004 remake.

There is a disappearing/reappearing zombie

1 - Obvious detail: CJ is clearly seen embarrassed about his receding hairline after her throws his hat at the tv.

Obvious detail: CJ is clearly seen embarrassed about his receding hairline after her throws his hat at the tv.

The minister lists sins he thinks cause the dead to rise, each of which happens in the film - sex out of wedlock (Monica and Steve), killing unborn children (the zombie baby), man-on-man relations (Glen).

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