Dawn Dead Vhs (1 results)

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [New York]: Thorn EMI, 1983. VHS cassette in clamshell case; cover design by Robert V. Michelucci. Case edgeworn, soiled, and smudged; small labels with "1" and "0" affixed at head and tail of spine. Cassette labels a bit darkened, with some toning along bottom edge of face label; red price gun sticker with numbers but no discernable price over left window. Untested. First video release of Romero's sequel to Night of the Living Dead, which follows four survivors who take shelter in a suburban shopping mall during the worsening zombie outbreak. From the estate of Nick "Bomba" Tallo (1947-2022), who played the motorcycle raider who sprayed zombies with a seltzer bottle. A mainstay in Pittsburgh film and television production, Tallo worked, most often as a grip or gaffer, on Romero's films from Knightriders through Two Evil Eyes, Savini's Night of the Living Dead remake, and on dozens of films and television series, from Sleepaway Camp and The Mothman Prophecies to The Dark Knight Rises, occasionally snagging a bit role. His long-standing job was with Pittsburgh PBS station WQED spanning almost 30 years and 570 episodes as floor manager on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, where he was known and beloved for his humor and regular on-set pranks, and where he met George Romero, who was himself an early second-unit director and cameraman for the show.…