22 July 2022

Dawn of the Dead Press Kit issued in Australia by distributor United Artists in 1980

"Zombies: Dawn of the Dead" press kit. Material intended to exhibitors. Entirely printed in black and white, the press kit consists of a loose cover page and 17 (16 two-sided, 1 single-sided) stapled pages of production information, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, etc. Interestingly, the cover is made from Target International (UK) advertising material while a few pages are from The Laurel Group (US) press kit.

29.6 x 21 cm

From my personal collection.

(Click on the pictures to review them in their native resolution.)


Cover Page

Front (Left), Back (Right)


p. 01, Credits


p. 02, Credits (cont.)


p. 03, Credits (cont.)


p. 04, Blank


p. 05, Synopsis


p. 06 Synopsis (cont.)


p. 07, Cast Biographies


p. 08, Makeup and Special Effects


p. 09, Critical Reactions


p. 10, Critical Reactions (cont.)


p. 11, Critical Reactions (cont.)


p. 12, Cinefantastic Article


p. 13, Rolling Stone Article


p. 14, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)


p. 15, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)


p. 16, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)


p. 17, Rolling Stone Article (cont.)


p. 18, Variety Clippings


p. 19, Clippings


p. 20, Village Voice Article


p. 21, Village Voice Article (cont.)


p. 22, Village Voice Article (cont.)


p. 23, Village Voice Article (cont.)


p. 24, Village Voice Article (cont.)


p. 25, Newsday Article


p. 26, Newsday Article (cont.)


p. 27, Newsday Article (cont.)


p. 28, Newsday Article (cont.)


p. 29, Pittsburgh Magazine


p. 30, Pittsburgh Magazine (cont.)


p. 31, Soho News Article


p. 32, Soho News Article (cont.)


p. 33, Chicago Sun-Times Article


p. 34, Chicago Sun-Times Article



To quote this article

Danny Duchesneau@2022, "Dawn of the Dead Press Kit issued in Australia by distributor United Artists in 1980", Dawn of the Dead Collector's Blog, published on 22 July 2022.