has been in the cellar the entire time, he laughs mindlessly at the irony and listens to a radio and laughs when the announcer states to the public to barricade their homes and wait for help to arrive and says "Yes, we've done that." before succumbing to his injuries and dies. Meanwhile, Barbara leaves the house alone and attempts to find help. She eventually joins a group of countryside locals who are clearing the area of the undead, and awakens the next day surrounded by the safety of the media, the military and the townspeople, led by Sheriff McClelland. Noticing hillbillies playing around with a few zombies, she comments on the similarities between the living and the undead. She returns to the farmhouse to find Ben, who has now been reanimated; he gazes at Barbara before being shot by countryside locals. When Harry emerges from the attic alive, Barbara kills him in a fit of rage and retribution for causing Ben's death, and turns to leave the house, telling the vigilantes they have "another one for the fire." Barbara watches as the bodies are burned on a pyre. Cast Tony Todd as Ben Patricia Tallman as Barbara Todd Tom Towles as Harry Cooper McKee Anderson as Helen Cooper William Butler as Tom Bitner Katie Finneran as Judy Rose Larson Bill Moseley as Johnny Todd Heather Mazur as Sarah Cooper Russell Streiner as Sheriff McClelland (uncredited) Bud Koffler as Zombie Hunter Greg Funk as Cemetery Zombie Pat Logan as Uncle Rege Albert Shellhammer as Cousin Satchel Production Night of the Living Dead (1968) director and co-writer George A. Romero said that the remake came about in part because of issues over profits of the original film. A lengthy court battle over the rights to the film, plus an oversight that caused the copyright notice not to be included, caused Romero to see little in the way of profit. Romero's production company, Image Ten, eventually won the lawsuit, but the distributor went out of business before they could collect any money. Another issue was the fact that the filmmakers were worried that someone else might make an unauthorized remake. Romero contacted Menahem Golan when he heard that 21st Century Film Corporation was interested in a remake, and Romero, John A. Russo, and Russell Streiner collaborated for the first time in 20 years. Tom Savini was initially hired to perform the special effects,