In its own way, Day could well be the best — and now most relevant — of Romero's original trilogy. By the early ’80s, Romero had written a follow-up that was every bit as ambitious as Dawn, but in different ways. The original script for Day of the Dead was an epic set off the coast of Florida. United Film Distribution Company“We’re all pulling in different directions,” says an exasperated Sarah, words that sound just as prescient now as they did 40 years ago. Romero, who passed away in 2017, later said that Day was his favorite of the original Dead trilogy, and it's easy to see why.