Taglines: The road to survival çould be a dead end.
With a roster of stars including Tilda Swinton, Danny Glover, Selena Gomez, Luka Sabbat, Iggy Pop, RZA and Tom Waits, the scene is set for all manner of mayhem. Centerville, population 738, is a close-knit town where not a lot ever happens. A series of unnatural occurrences triggers widespread panic and, even worse, the dead start rising from their graves, with an appetite for living flesh. As ever, the rule “if you’ve got to kill the dead, kill the head” applies, but these are resilient zombies, and constantly growing in number. Jarmusch handles the well-trodden genre with levity and extreme strangeness – and the result is a joy to behold.
The Dead Don’t Die is a 2019 American ensemble zombie horror comedy film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It features an ensemble cast including Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, RZA, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Carol Kane, and Selena Gomez and follows a small town’s police force as they combat a sudden zombie invasion.
The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 14, 2019, by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $14 million.
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Selena Gomez, Caleb Landry Jones, Austin Butler, Rosie Perez, RZA, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver
Screenplay by: Jim Jarmusch
Production Design by: Alex DiGerlando
Cinematography by: Frederick Elmes
Film Editing by: Affonso Gonçalves
Costume Design by: Catherine George
Set Decoration by: Kendall Anderson
Art Direction by: Julia Heymans
MPAA Rating: R for zombie violence/gore, and for language.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: June 14, 2019
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