Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Absolutely Fantastic

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

"The Dead Don't Die" is set in the 1930s. When the film begins, Don Drake (George Hamilton) is visiting with his brother...just before the brother is to be executed for a murder he insists he didn't commit. He begs Don to investigate the killing and find the real murderer. As for Don, he was in the Navy and couldn't help until now...and he's committed to finding the truth. The trail leads to some weird places...and during his investigation he gets a glimpse of his dead brother walk about town! He chases him but the zombie-fied brother escapes. The trail leads to a zombie master named Varek---and Varek is intent on killing Don! What is going on here?!In many ways, this film is like a 1940s horror film--but in color and made for television. It has a super-creepy atmosphere, over the top characters and features a villain who was surprisingly easy to defeat at the end. Combine this with few nice supporting actors (Ray Milland, Joan Blondell and Ralph Meeker) and you've got a film that's stupid but very enjoyable! Worth seeing but don't try to think too much when you watch!

This long forgotten gem gets my vote as the gr8est zombie movie ever. it was creepy, scary and haunting. Some of DDDs images will stay with you for a long time. George Hamilton does a great job as the lead. I've seen him in a lot of comedic roles and on all those 70's-80's wacky game shows but he pulls this off as a serious actor.I think the biggest mistake horror movies make is when they try too hard to mix comedy in and I was sure that, that was what Hamilton was supposed to do. BOY WAS I Surprised! You won't laugh once. Definitely one for the collection.Buy it... wait till midnight, turn out the lights and enjoy DDD!

~Spoiler~ While it may be badly dated, The Dead Don't Die is not nearly as bad as other IMDb'ers will have you believe. As I am writing this (check date above) the film has a rating of 3.5. That's a grave injustice. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but 3.5...come on! For a 1975 TV movie, it's not bad. Of course, it was penned by the man who brought us Psycho, Robert Bloch, so that helps. The film deals with George Hamilton trying to find out who's behind the murder that his brother was executed for. Not what you were expecting? The Dead Don't Die is a great horror title, but this movie feels more like a detective story; something you'd find in a hard boiled dime novel. It does deal with zombies and zombie lords, but in a voodoo mysticism-type way. It's not your traditional zombie flick but the super creepy Reggie Nalder (Barlow from Salem's Lot) is among the undead. You know what, forget super creepy. Nalder may be the scariest man to ever stalk the earth. And Ray Milland is no pushover either. If you enjoyed Dead and Buried, check out this little 70's gem.

A thought provoking view of how people may or may not enter into the other side. I found this film to be a very good late night movie.