Claim: Dawn of the Dead is a film.

Richard P. Rubinstein -LRB- born June 15 , 1947 -RRB- is an American film and television producer , who has worked mainly in the science fiction and horror genres . In the 1970s and 1980s he collaborated frequently with horror director George A. Romero , including on the seminal 1978 zombie film Dawn of the Dead and the 1984 -- 1988 anthology horror television series Tales from the Darkside . In the 1980s and 1990s Rubinstein produced a substantial number of projects based on the writings of horror novelist Stephen King .