Left 4 Dead (1987 film)

Left 4 Dead is an 1987 American horror action film directed, written, produced and stars George Johnson.

It also stars Northern Calloway, Richard Knott, and Rebecca Butler as four survivors killing zombies and infected people.

This film not only became a huge hit in regular movie theaters, but it became a hit for Drive-in theaters. It was spawn the sequels, video game and even TV series.

Plot
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Cast

 * George Johnson as Francis
 * Richard Knott as Bill
 * Northern Calloway as Louis
 * Rebecca Butler as Zoey

Development
In 1986, while George Johnson was on production of The Wild House Party 2: The Party Was Back, his wife persuaded him to watch Night of the Living Dead. After watching this movie, Johnson was hooked. He decided to put The Wild House Party 2 on hold, and make a new movie. One character have been removed from the final cut was Screamer, a noisy special infected character. Although actress Emily Matthews was cast in the role, but all of her scenes were ultimately cut from the film, and never released, until 2017 when Left 4 Dead 30th Anniversary on Blu-Ray was released.

Casting
Although actor Michael Richards really wanted to play the role as Francis. But for unknown reasons, George Johnson decided to play Francis. His longtime friend actor Richard Knott was selected to play Bill. On the final day of casting, Northern Calloway joined the cast as Louis and Zoey.

Filming
Principal photography began on November 14, 1986 in Staten Island, New York. The hospital scene were filmed at Staten Island University Hospital on November 27, 1986. Principal photography finally ended on January 22, 1987.

Marketing
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Reception
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Home media
The film was released by Media Home Entertainment on January 23, 1988, on VHS, Beta, and Laserdisc. It was re-released on VHS for 10th Anniversary on March 23, 1998.

Legacy
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