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Professor Andrew Maxwell is a main character in the 2007 film Diary of the Dead. A professor at the University of Pittsburgh, he helped to co-direct Jason Creed's student film before going on the road with the students to find a place to survive the outbreak.
He is portrayed by Scott Wentworth.
Biography[]
Maxwell has stated that he served in an unknown war before becoming a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Maxwell appeared to be a co-director for Jason Creed's mummy movie. When the dead begin to rise, the group goes on the road.
When they encounter several zombies which Mary Dexter, the driver, runs over, they stop for a break and Mary shoots herself with a pistol. The Professor and the group rush a comatose Mary to a deserted hospital, where they encounter several zombies. Mary dies and reanimates, and when Gordo is unable to do it, Professor Maxwell takes the gun and does it himself. Gordo is bitten, dies, and is shot after reanimation. Maxwell and the others go on the road again, but the caravan breaks down, and the group encounters Samuel, a deaf, Amish man. The group fix the caravan, but are attacked by zombies before they leave, and Samuel is killed.
A few hours later, the group encounters a group of African-Americans in a fortified warehouse. There, Ridley Wilmott calls the group and invites them to seek refuge at his fortified mansion in Philadelphia. The group gathers supplies and heads out, planning to stop by at Debra's home on the way to pick up her family. When they reach Debra's home, Debra is ambushed by her undead brother, who Professor Maxwell then kills. They find Debra's father dead and her mother a zombie, who Maxwell immediately kills.
As the group sets out towards Philadelphia, a squad of rogue soldiers ambush them in the night, taking all their supplies, save their weapons. After hours of driving, the group finally arrives at Ridley's house, where they find that he is acting strangely. It is soon revealed that Ridley is infected as well, and he kills Jason and Eliot before Maxwell is able to kill him. As hundreds of zombies break into the mansion, Maxwell suggests they hide in the panic room, and in a panic seals himself, Tony and Debra in the panic room with no means of escape.[1]
Appearance[]
Professor Maxwell is an older Caucasian man with white hair.
Personality[]
Presumably due to his background as a soldier, Maxwell had no problem killing the infected regardless of them being total strangers or former students.
Victims[]
| Name of victim | Fate of victim |
|---|---|
| Mary Dexter | Shot through the head. |
| Debra's mother | Shot through the head. |
| Debra's brother | Shot through the head. |
| Ridley Wilmott | Head sliced in half. |
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Notes and References[]
- ↑ Diary of the Dead (dir. George A. Romero; September 8th, 2007)