Celebrity Zombie Shooting (Dawn Of The Dead)
Before Snyder became known for his comic book movie adaptations, his feature-film debut arrived with a remake of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead in 2004. Written by James Gunn (yes, he of Guardians of the Galaxy fame) and starring Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames, this horror remake contained countless encounters of zombie versus human awesomeness. Oh, and lots of blood and guts, too.
Our favorite scene, though, is when the survivors are on top of the mall’s roof, playing a game of celebrity zombie lookalikes with the gun-shop owner across the street. In this sequence, they write a name on the whiteboard and the gunman shoots the target in the head. From Jay Leno to Burt Reynolds, brains are splattered in a much more nefarious version of ‘I Spy.’
It might not be the most visually enticing scene from the film, but this exchange alone captures the tone of Dawn of the Dead perfectly. Sure, it’s supposed to be scary, but it’s also meant to be tongue in cheek because zombies are funny. We wish The Walking Dead would learn a thing or two from this flick and loosen the top button once in a while.