In Southwest Florida’s most famous film

This year, it’s been more than 35 years since a horde of bloodthirsty zombies invaded downtown Fort Myers.

It wasn’t the end of the world – it was one of the few mainstream Hollywood films that used Fort Myers as a backdrop.

“Day of the Dead” is the third part of the “Night Of The Living Dead” series by director George Romero.

The plot – the world is overrun with zombies. A small group of scientists and the military are trapped in an underground bunker in Florida. Tensions within the base soon reach a breaking point as the zombies surround them outside.

While the underground scenes of the film were filmed in Pennsylvania, the outdoor scenes were filmed in Florida in the fall of 1984.

Romero moved production to Fort Myers and Bowman’s Beach as he was living on Sanibel Island at the time.

The film used several of Fort Myers landmarks that are still standing for its memorable opening scene.

The film would later become one of the most successful zombie films and garner a cult classic following. A couple of remakes have come out since then, but none have captured the magic of the original.

The Sy-Fy Network announced that it is planning a television series based on the film this year.

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