Hoggett beamed: "Guess what we're having for Christmas dinner.Roast pork, but the spoiled grand-child replied: "I hate pork." Ferdinand sat on the rotating weathervane on the rooftop and quacked his fears that one of the animals - either Babe or himself - might wind up on the "Christmas" dinner table.Without hesitation or even a second thought, Raymond points the gun at the camera - the smiling, trusting face of the young soldier - and blows his brains out.The next day, labored breathing and the sound of footsteps accompanied the group of counselors as they engaged in "fun and games" training exercises (jogging, hiking a half-mile rail through the woods, etc.]Director Romero and co-writer John Russo acknowledged hat Richard Matheson's 1954 novellaI Am Legend(adapted into the filmThe Last Man on Earth (1964)) was an inspiration for their apocalyptic sci-fi script.