'Day of the Dead' trivia and fun facts

Citizen help

Most of the zombie extras in this film were Pittsburgh residents who volunteered to help in the film.

Literary reference

The book Dr. Logan gives to Bub is Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot'. George A. Romero and King have been friends for many years.

Gifts

All the extras who portrayed zombies in the climax received for their services: a cap that said "I Played A Zombie In 'Day of the Dead'", a copy of the newspaper from the beginning of the film (the one that says THE DEAD WALK!), and one dollar.

Director weakness

On the special edition DVD, director George A. Romero claims this is his favourite film out of the original "dead trilogy".