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Release Date:
16 March 2007 (Canada) moreTagline:
Good dead are hard to find morePlot:
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when FIDO eats the next-door neighbor... more | full synopsisAwards:
13 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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Wanton homicide, zombies, slavery, bullying: yet it all makes for zany light comedy here moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Helen Robinson | |
| Billy Connolly | ... | Fido | |
| Dylan Baker | ... | Bill Robinson | |
| K'Sun Ray | ... | Timmy Robinson | |
| Sonja Bennett | ... | Tammy | |
| Jennifer Clement | ... | Dee Dee Bottoms | |
| Rob LaBelle | ... | Frank Murphy | |
| Aaron Brown | ... | Roy Fraser | |
| Brandon Olds | ... | Stan Fraser | |
| Alexia Fast | ... | Cindy Bottoms | |
| Henry Czerny | ... | Mr. Bottoms | |
| Tim Blake Nelson | ... | Mr. Theopolis | |
| David Kaye | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Jan Skorzewski | ... | Eating Zombie | |
| Kevin Tyell | ... | Zombie's Victim |
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Rated R for zombie-related violence.Parents Guide:
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93 minCountry:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating) | France:U | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:14Fun Stuff
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Peter Stormare (Fargo) was originally cast for the role of Fido, but upon being cast in "Prison Break" (2005) opted out of the film a week before principal photography was to begin. moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: When Timmy is hiding behind the red car watching his father pull in, you can see the hood pop on Timmy's father's car. moreSoundtrack:
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Set in a middle class neighborhood in the imaginary town of Willard in the 1950s, this dark comedy with a light touch toys with such American obsessions as gun mania and violence, materialism and keeping up with the Joneses, fear of others, slavery, golf, and the disposing of the dead. Yes, it all sounds a bit heavy, but trust me on this, it's nearly as light as a feather.
Zombies are featured prominently among the characters. Crucial questions arise, such as: who will become a zombie (90% of the Willard folks choose this final path, while only 10% prefer a traditional funeral)? Who owns how many Zombies to do their bidding like robots (they've become a mark of social status)? And, what is the range of possible relationships that can be worked out between the living and the sort of reincarnated dead?
Somehow, director Andrew Currie, who also co-wrote the lively screenplay (with Robert Chomiak and Dennis Heaton), keeps this improbable material percolating along for an hour and a half without once faltering for want of a good laugh. A super cast helps: Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly, Dylan Baker, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson, Mary Black and Sonja Bennett are the principals, aided by young K'Sun Ray as Timmy, the innocent kid with a good heart who acts as fair witness to all the lunacy of the grownups. (Having seen her only in "Memento" and "The Matrix," I had no idea that Ms. Moss had such fine comedienne chops.)
The production design and music are exquisitely 50s, to a tee. Maybe this one isn't for everybody. It surely will be a hard film to beat for my annual Bizarro Award. But intelligent comedies that stay funny from start to finish are among the hardest won achievements in movie-making. For me anyway, "Fido" is a hoot! My grades: 8.5/10 (A-) (Seen on 01/30/07)