Fido (2006) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Fido
Year
2006
Running time
92 min.
Country
Canada
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Lionsgate, Téléfilm Canada, Canadian Television Fund, British Columbia Film, Movie Central, CanWest Western Independent Producers Fund, Anagram Pictures Inc, Lions Gate Films, The Movie Network (TMN), Chum Television, Astral Media
Genre
Comedy. Horror. Sci-Fi | Horror Comedy. Zombies. Family Relationships. 1950s
Synopsis
Welcome to Willard, a small town lost in the idyllic world of the 50’s, where the sun shines every day, everybody knows their neighbor, and rotting zombies deliver the mail. Years ago, the earth passed through a cloud of space dust, causing the dead to rise with a craving for human flesh. A war began, pitting the living against the dead. In the ensuing revolution, a corporation was born: ZomCon, who defeated the legions of undead, and domesticated the zombies, making them our industrial workers, our domestic servants - a productive part of society. ZomCon would like the people of Willard to believe they have everything under control... but do they? Timmy Robinson doesn’t think so. At eleven, Timmy already knows the world is phony baloney - Mom and Dad just won’t admit it. Now ZomCon’s head of security has moved in across the street, and Timmy’s Mom refuses to be the only housewife on the block who doesn’t have a zombie of her own. When she brings a zombie servant home, Timmy discovers a new best friend, and names him Fido. And even though Dad has a bad case of zombie-phobia, Timmy is determined to keep Fido, even if he does eat the odd person.
Rankings Position
Awards
2006: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection
2007: Genie Awards (Canada): Best Production Design / Art Direction. 3 nominations
Critics' reviews
- "It's definitely the most fun you'll have with the undead this week"
- "Director Andrew Currie is better at laughs than scares, but he can’t sustain either as Fido runs out of steam in the final stretch. Till then, it’s fiendish fun."
- "Vancouver-based writer-director Andrew Currie leads us to stop expecting actual jokes while squandering the talents of an overqualified cast"
- "Brightly packaged and steadily amusing."
- "Andrew Currie's stylish satire falls into the narrower niche of zombie farce, as pioneered by 'Shaun of the Dead' ,' 'Slither,' Robert Rodriguez's half of 'Grindhouse.'"
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Ranking Lists Position
- 81 My Favorite Canadian Movies (7)
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