Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 English-language Action Horror motion picture directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Marc Abraham and Eric Newman. Ana goes home to her peaceful suburban residence, but she is unpleasantly surprised the morning that follows when her husband is brutally attacked by her zombified neighbor. In the chaos of her once picturesque neighborhood, Ana flees and stumbles upon a police officer named Kenneth, along with survivors who decide that their best chances of survival would be found in the deserted Crossroads Shopping Mall. When supplies begin running low and other trapped survivors need help, the group comes to the realization that they cannot stay put forever at the Shopping Mall, and devise a plan to escape. Written by Will. Dawn of the dead features Sarah Polley in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty Burrell, Michael Kelly and Kevin Zegers. The screenplay is written by James Gunn which is inspired from Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero. The music was composed by Tyler Bates. Cinematography was done by Matthew F. Leonetti and editing by Niven Howie. The film has a running time of 100 minutes. It was released on 22nd April 2004. Dawn of the Dead was made on a budget of $26 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Universal Pictures.