Video: “Fido” trailer
posted at 1:46 pm on June 2, 2007 by Allahpundit
Despite my fondness for all things zombie and its imminent release date, I hadn’t heard of this flick until reader Adrian G. e-mailed me about it last night. Adrian wonders if it might not be an allegory about illegal immigration. Maybe … but it’s a Canadian production and set in the 1950s. Seems a bit far afield. I think it’s your standard zombies-as-proletariat metaphor, which George Romero himself used to such crappy effect in “Land of the Dead.”
Strange but true: unrecognizable under all that zombie make-up in the role of Fido is none other than Billy Connolly. Yes, that Billy Connolly. Yes, from “Head of the Class.” Click the image to watch.
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Mmmmm….braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains
Steve LLamabutcher on June 2, 2007 at 2:03 PM
Ewwwwww…. two thumbs up…
But…. no Zombie Reagen?…
Romeo13 on June 2, 2007 at 2:10 PM
proletatiat indeedy….Thats some blue collar! If we could find a way to contain the Zombie Virus this might be a nice arrangment. We could be another Kuwait(?sp). Ha Ha The teacher resembles Mitt.
sonnyspats1 on June 2, 2007 at 2:33 PM
“Is Timmy Safe?” Nice Lassie ref.
bbz123 on June 2, 2007 at 2:34 PM
Looks to me like they are scraping the bottom to the sludge barrel with this movie.
todd76705 on June 2, 2007 at 2:46 PM
Looks like crap, but I love me some Billy Connolly.
I’m glad to see that Allah and I share disdain for “Land of the Dead.” A movie about zombies, made for zombies.
You know what I wanna see? Worst Case Scenario. Nazi zombies. As far as I know they’ve only shot some promo footage to score some financial backing, but it looks sooooo cool.
saint kansas on June 2, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Now, Don’t get me wrong…
I am kinda swinging toward a Romney 2008
ticket…
But don’t the Dad in that Trailer Look like him just a bit?
Just sayin’
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on June 2, 2007 at 3:45 PM
Well Zombies do jobs that no one else will.
mlong on June 2, 2007 at 6:31 PM
I love the zombie genre. Not for the social lessons, mind you, but just for the flesh eating apocalyptic doomsday free for all.
manfriend on June 2, 2007 at 9:26 PM
Weekend at Bernie’s- The Hungry Years?
Not can match Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies.
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profitsbeard on June 2, 2007 at 10:53 PM
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(Zombie emoticon lost its chin en route somehow…)
profitsbeard on June 2, 2007 at 10:55 PM
profitsbeard on June 2, 2007 at 10:55 PM
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profitsbeard on June 2, 2007 at 10:56 PM
I hope World War Z is good. I liked the book, though Brooks pissed me off with the whole universal health care thing at the beginning…
Zombie Survival Guide is decent too.
I like the whole Zombie genre, but its funny, I haven’t watched too many zombie movies, I play zombie related games mostly. I’d love if they put out arcade rail shooter games like House of the Dead on the Wii and make a lightgun…*drool*
Bad Candy on June 2, 2007 at 11:30 PM
Being the film person that I am, I saw an early review for this on AICN awhile ago that praised the film, and some of the more recent reviews have given it good marks, too. When hubby and I don’t have the kids, we’ll have to catch this one.
ScoopPC11 on June 3, 2007 at 8:17 AM