S16 Ep857: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

S16 Ep857: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

From We Hate Movies by WHM Entertainment

April 7, 2026 · 1h 47m · Season 16 · Episode 857

About this episode

The episode discusses Zack Snyder's 2004 film 'Dawn of the Dead', exploring its themes, characters, and comparisons to other zombie films.

“You put Dawn of the Dead, Romero’s, and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later in the copy machine at the same time…” - Eric on this movie's vibe On this week’s episode Remake-ril kicks off on WHM and we’re chatting about the pretty okay Zack Snyder feature debut, Dawn of the Dead ! A reimagining of George A. Romero's zombified capitalist critique, Snyder brought the franchise into the 21st Century with a more action-driven, but still fun vision. Shouldn’t James Gunn have written like, eight-to-ten fewer characters to jam in here? How amazing is Ving, as always? How eerie is that zombie baby? Could Mark Borchardt and Mike Schank have made a zombie outbreak documentary? And were we wrong about goofing on Richard Cheese all these years? PLUS: Could a zombie virus destroy the city of Duckberg? Dawn of the Dead (2004) stars Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Jake Weber, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly, Kevin Zegers, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Jayne Eastwood, Boyd Banks, Inna Korobkina, and Matt Frewer as Frank; directed by Zack Snyder. Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers…

People in this episode

Hosts: WHM Entertainment, Eric

Topics covered

  • zombie films
  • remakes
  • film critique
  • action cinema
  • horror
  • comedy

Keywords

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Zack Snyder
  • James Gunn
  • zombie movies
  • film analysis
  • horror comedy
  • 28 Days Later
  • Ving Rhames
  • remake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WHM Merch, Dashery

Books & works: Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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