28 Days Later
Movie Details:
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Release date | 1 November 2002 |
| Running time | 1hr 53min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson |
| Directed by | Danny Boyle |
| Written by | Alex Garland |
| Produced by | Andrew Macdonald, Jon Burton |
| Cinematography by | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Edited by | Chris Gill |
| Music by | John Murphy |
| Casting by | Gail Stevens |
| Production Design by | Mark Tildesley |
| Art Direction by | David Bryan, Mark Digby, Rod Gorwood, Patrick Rolfe, Denis Schnegg |
| Set Decoration by | Fanny Taylor |
| Costume Design by | Rachael Fleming |
| Production Company | DNA Films UK Film Council |
| Distributor | Fox Searchlight Pictures (through 20th Century Fox) |
Trailer, Teaser & Video:
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Cast & Characters:
- Cillian Murphy as Jim
- Naomie Harris as Selena
- Brendan Gleeson as Frank
- Megan Burns as Hannah
- Alex Palmer as Activist
- Bindu De Stoppani as Activist
- Jukka Hiltunen as Activist
- David Schneider as Scientist
- Toby Sedgwick as Infected Priest
- Noah Huntley as Mark
- Christopher Dunne as Jim’s Father
- Emma Hitching as Jim’s Mother
- Alexander Delamere as Mr. Bridges
- Kim McGarrity as Mr. Bridges’ Daughter
- Justin Hackney as Infected Kid
- Luke Mably as Private Clifton
- Stuart McQuarrie as Sergeant Farrell
- Ricci Harnett as Corporal Mitchell
- Leo Bill as Private Jones
- Junior Laniyan as Private Bell
- Ray Panthaki as Private Bedford
- Christopher Eccleston as Major Henry West
- Sanjay Rambaruth as Private Davis
- Marvin Campbell as Private Mailer
- Adrian Christopher as Featured Infected
- Richard Dwyer as Featured Infected
- Nick Ewans as Featured Infected
- Terry John as Featured Infected
- Paul Kasey as Featured Infected
- Sebastian Knapp as Featured Infected
- Nicholas James Lewis as Featured Infected
- Jenni Lush as Featured Infected
- Tristan Matthiae as Featured Infected
- Jeffrey Rann as Featured Infected (as Jeff Rann)
- Joelle Simpson as Featured Infected
- Al Stokes as Featured Infected
- Steen Young as Featured Infected
Storyline:
A group of animal rights activists breaks into a lab and releases monkeys from their cages to rescue them, despite warnings from a scientist that the monkeys are contagious. As a result of the animal rights activists’ actions, a virus that the monkeys contained spreads rapidly across Great Britain and infects numerous people. Jim, who fell into a coma following a bicycle accident shortly before the virus was released, emerges from his coma and finds that London is deserted. He realizes that he is not alone, as within the city there are those that have been infected and those that have not. Jim manages to find more survivors and they head out to Manchester, where a group of British military personnel offer protection of any survivors from the infected. However, Jim and his colleagues have no idea what they’re in for.
About 28 Days Later Movie:
28 Days Later is a British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson appear in supporting roles.
Garland took inspiration from George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead film series and John Wyndham’s 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids.
Filming took place in various locations in the United Kingdom in 2001. The crew filmed for brief periods during early mornings and temporarily closed streets to capture recognisable and typically busy areas when they were deserted. John Murphy composed an original soundtrack for the film, with other instrumental songs by Brian Eno, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and other artists also being featured.
28 Days Later was released on 1 November 2002 to critical acclaim and financial success. Grossing more than $84.6 million worldwide on its modest budget of $8 million, it became one of the most profitable horror films of 2002. Reviewers praised Boyle’s direction, the cast’s performances, Garland’s screenplay, the atmosphere and soundtrack.
Despite Boyle not considering it a zombie film, 28 Days Later is credited with reinvigorating the zombie genre of horror film and influencing a revival in the genre a decade after its release, with its fast-running infected and character-driven drama.
Since its release, it has been featured in several “best-of” film lists and maintained a following, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020s.
The film’s success launched its titular film series, including 28 Weeks Later (2007), and 28 Years Later which is scheduled for release in 2025. Additional sequels are currently in development, while a graphic novel titled 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, and the 2009—2011 comic book series 28 Days Later also expanded the series into other media.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $8 million |
| Domestic Opening | $10,061,858 |
| Domestic Collection | $45,064,915 |
| International Collection | $39,596,519 |
| Worldwide Collection | $84,661,434 |