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00:00This is a story about a few people decades ago that were given the opportunity to become
00:27zombies in one of George A. Romero's Living Dead films.
00:35Little do we know, when we stepped on the set that day, we had no idea it was going
00:41to change our lives forever.
00:43Meanwhile, students from the George A. Romero film making program and Tom Savini's special
00:50effects makeup program are up to something.
01:20We wouldn't be here without, number one, George Romero, of course.
01:24But the fans.
01:25I mean, if the fans weren't a part of the loving of George Romero, you know, Thomas
01:33and me and everybody else, we wouldn't even be here.
01:36So when you got to meet George, it seems like you had, you made a connection with him.
01:41I walked up to him, his face lit up, he grabbed my hand, he nodded the whole time, and then
01:46we got a photo together, he gave me a hug, and it just felt so special.
01:50I think it's unbelievable to me that people know who I am and that they're so appreciative.
02:00In every film that he does, there's always this subplot that isn't necessarily true in
02:07other horror films.
02:08All of George's films function on two levels.
02:11They function as entertainment, and they function as something deeper, a deeper commentary on
02:15society.
02:17I mean, there's generations now that weren't born when these movies were made.
02:21They are the biggest fans of the movie.
02:31What is it about the Romero films that resonates so much with the fans?
02:36I wait three hours to meet him.
02:38I get up there, sit next to him.
02:39I say to George, how does it feel to be so beloved?
02:43And he says, I can't f***ing believe it.
02:45I see Christine Forrest running around, then I see Tom Savini.
02:49And Tom Savini comes in front of the crowd, and he says, I'm going to start with you.
02:54Come on over.
02:55That's why I'm here, is for my love of Romero films, and the community that George has built
02:59over the years is just absolutely phenomenal.
03:02And every time that we have this show, the Living Dead weekend, George will always be
03:07with us in a spirit.
03:10Ah!
03:12Ah!