Following the events of Night of the Living Dead (1968), we follow the exploits of four survivors of the expanding zombie apocalypse as they take refuge in an abandoned shopping mall following a horrific SWAT evacuation of an apartment complex. Taking stock of their surroundings, they arm themselves, lock down the mall, and destroy the zombies inside so they can eke out a living--at least for a while. Tensions begin to build as months go on, and they come to realize that they've fallen prey to consumerism. Soon afterward, they have even heavier problems to worry about, as a large gang of bikers discovers the mall and invades it, ruining the survivors' best-laid plans and forcing them to fight off both lethal bandits and flesh-eating zombies. 活死人黎明。一个丧尸电影时代的开端。好久好久好久没看这样四十多年前的老掉牙恐怖片了。剧情苍白了些。丧失迷必看。也就当考古看看。看到后来觉得黑人猪脚很像Will Smith。Dawn of the Dead。旧版远胜过新版。 死而复生的嗜血僵尸如瘟疫般迅速占领全城，整个城市在一夜之间成为僵尸之城。为了躲避僵尸的攻击，两个特种部队警察和一个交通记者以及他的女友，逃到了一个荒废的大型购物中心里。这四个人斯蒂芬（大卫·艾梅治 David Emge 饰）、彼得（肯·弗里 Ken Foree 饰）、罗杰（斯科特·H·雷宁格 Scott H. Reiniger 饰）以及法兰妮（盖伦·罗丝 Gaylen Ross 饰）使尽浑身解数武装自己，尽一切可能抵抗凶残僵尸的袭击。然而他们的抵抗却不敌越来越多的僵尸，好景不长，僵尸蜂拥而至。雪上加霜的是，一大群车手也发现了这个避难所。四人不但要躲避疯狂的僵尸，还要同凶残的劫匪对抗。 丧失电影教父乔治·A·罗梅罗继1968年成功推出《活死人之夜》后，再次打造本部经典恐怖片《活死人黎明》，成为僵尸三部曲中盈利最多的一部。
