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Delusional | Vampire
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Best Rediscoveries | 2015
The original cut of the film ran nearly 2 hours 45 minutes. As of 2021, this version has never been screened publicly and was considered lost until it was rediscovered through the efforts of Romero scholar Kevin Kriess and The Living Dead Museum.
Often said to be George A. Romero's personal favorite of his films.
Romero's original script for the film had the character of Martin as an older person who was actually established as a vampire struggling to live in a modern world. However, when Romero saw John Amplas' performance on stage he re-wrote the character with Amplas in mind, making Martin a younger and more innocent character.
According to producer Richard P. Rubinstein on the Dawn of the Dead (1978) commentary track (Ultimate Edition DVD), by the time both he and George A. Romero got together to make this film, Romero was under a serious debt (almost a million dollars) after the back to back failures of the films he'd done after Night of The Living Dead (1968). Rubinstein told Romero it was alright to declare bankruptcy and start over again. However Romero refused because he felt it was inappropriate to back out on the people who had helped invest in Romero's films. Rubinstein, having a lot of respect for Romero for not walking out on those people, partnered up with him so he could help him get out of his debt. This was their first film together but it wasn't until they made Dawn of the Dead, which became a financial success, that they were able to pay back Romero's debts.
The opening scenes on the train were, of course, shot in train cars that weren't moving. Grips would have to wave lights past the train windows to give the impression that it was in motion. Romero said that the crew would sometimes forget to tell the grips when the scene was cut and they would be left swinging lights obliviously for several minutes.
"Martin Matthias: Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever."
"Christina: How old are you, Martin? Martin Matthias: Oh, I'm old. Christina: How old? Martin Matthias: Eighty four."
