1) A zombie outbreak occurs when the dead rise from their graves and feed on human flesh for unknown reasons. 2) A young woman takes refuge in a farmhouse from the zombies and meets a man who protects her. 3) They discover others hiding in the basement and must risk getting gasoline from a nearby pump to fuel an empty truck, braving the hordes of zombies outside who want to eat them.

2. Plot Chaos descends upon the world as the brains of the recently deceased become inexplicably reanimated, causing the dead to rise and feed on human flesh. Speculation rests on a radiation-covered NASA satellite returning from Venus, but it only remains a speculation. Anyone who dies during the crisis of causes unrelated to brain trauma will return as a flesh-eating zombie, including anyone who has been bitten by a zombie. The only way to destroy the zombies is to destroy the brain. As the catastrophe unfolds, a young woman visiting her father's grave takes refuge in a nearby farmhouse, where she is met by a man who protects her and barricades them inside. They both later discover people hiding in the basement, and they each attempt to cope with the situation. Their only hope rests on getting some gasoline from a nearby pump into a truck that is running on empty, but this requires braving the hordes of ravenous walking corpses outside. When they finally put their plans into action, panic and personal tensions only add to the terror as they try to survive.

3. General Information Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie filmand cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it grossed $12 million domestically and $18 million internationally. Night of the Living Dead was heavily criticized during its release because of its explicit content. However, it eventually received critical acclaim and was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry as a film deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." The film entered the public domain due to an error by the distributor.

4. Basic Casting Duane Jones ... Ben Judith O'Dea ... Barbra Karl Hardman ... Harry Marilyn Eastman ... Helen Keith Wayne ... Tom Judith Ridley ... Judy Kyra Schon ... Karen Cooper Charles Craig ... Newscaster / Zombie S. William Hinzman ... Cemetery Zombie (original and new scenes) (as Bill Heinzman) George Kosana ... Sheriff McClelland Frank Doak ... Scientist Bill 'Chilly Billy' Cardille ... Field Reporter A.C. McDonald... Zombie / Posse Member Samuel R. Solito ... Zombie / Posse Member Mark Ricci ... Washington Scientist