In the movie Army of the Dead the zombies have the ability to think and plan, in other words the zombies are intelligent. I would like to know which was the first movie or TV series to show intelligent zombies?
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1One might even argue that an intelligent zombie is not a zombie. – Invisible Trihedron May 25 '21 at 17:19
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1First question that comes to mind is when do we define that a zombie is intelligent. Like, in some depictions, they can't even open a door. In some others, they can climb a ladder (which to me is quite a feat). Do you mean, when they're more than just ferals that act like beasts? – Clockwork May 25 '21 at 17:19
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1Does [Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein(1931_film))_ (1931) count? – Spencer May 25 '21 at 17:20
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I mean Zombies who can think and act and react to things happening around them. – codeczar May 25 '21 at 17:22
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2Related: What work of scifi broke the mold of zombies being undead voodoo minions and depicted them as mindless maneaters? – Rand al'Thor May 25 '21 at 17:31
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Indeed very related, because original zombies were by no means some undead corpses. – Mithoron May 26 '21 at 22:20
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I'm going to suggest the 1985 Return of the Living Dead where the zombies, while generally shambling reanimated corpses, retain enough smarts to set ambushes and to request to "send more paramedics" after they eat the first batch.
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