Who directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead?

Tom Savini directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. The film reworks George A. Romero’s influential 1968 black-and-white zombie movie, updating its presentation with color, new special effects, and a revised screenplay credited to Romero.

Savini was already famous in horror cinema for his makeup and creature effects, including work on Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. His experience made him a natural choice to direct a visually modern version of the earlier film.

The remake retains the basic premise: strangers barricade themselves inside a rural farmhouse while reanimated corpses gather outside. Patricia Tallman plays Barbara, while Tony Todd portrays Ben. Romero served as the remake’s writer and producer, but he did not direct it.

A common mix-up is crediting Romero because he created the original film and was involved in the remake. The 1990 version’s director was Savini, marking his only feature-film directing credit.