Faneditor: OfficiallyUnofficial   Fanedit Type: Extended Edition Fanedit Release Date: 1st January 2008 Fanedit Runtime: 2h:35m:0s Time Cut: h:0m:0s Time Added: 0h:16m:0s Franchise: The Living Dead Genre: Horror • Zombie Original Title: Dawn of the Dead (1978)    Original Release Date: 1st January 1978 Original Runtime: 2h:7m:0s
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Synopsis:
This takes the epic “zed word” classic and extends it to its maximum possible running time.
Intentions:
To create the longest possible cut closest to Romero’s shooting script.
Change List:
This is an idea I’ve had for a fan edit for years. I first heard about the Argento cut having exclusive footage around 1999. It wasn’t until 2004 with the release of Anchor Bay’s “Ultimate Edition” that I finally saw Argento’s version. I finally started working on this in fall of 2007 on a whim. Principal editing began around September/October, and was put on hiatus. Production resumed around December 2007 through January 2008. Like I’ve also said, while Romero’s 126 minute cut is my preferred version, I still wanted to create this cut to piece together somewhat of a “glorified workprint”.
Additional Notes:
Countless extra snippets throughout the Argento cut were added to the 139 minutes Cannes cut. These include a few extra headshots in the mall sequences, as well as various dialogue extensions, such as the bikers in the finale planning their “attack strategy” (“One by one, they’re gonna knock you off your little bikes”). One full scene which was previously cut and added back in is a bit of dialogue between Peter and Stephen after they return from “shopping” the first time. Stephen acts cocky while Peter wants him to realize just how lucky they were. This scene contains the line “Let’s say the lady gets killed… you’d be able to chop off her head?” which was used in the English language Italian trailer.