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Release Date:
16 March 2007 (Canada)
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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...
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13 wins
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14 nominations
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I wish I didn't have to wait for this to come out in the US...
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Cast
(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.
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93 min
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Black and White (one scene) |
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:14 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Germany:16
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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.
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Continuity: In the car washing scene with Fido and Timmy when Helen first brings out the drinks there is a shot with Fido's eye make-up clearly missing. In the next shot the make-up has been reapplied.
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Quotes:
Helen Robinson:
[to Fido] Why aren't you eating me?
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Movie Connections:
Features Night of the Living (1997)
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Soundtrack:
Modern Miss
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I suppose the ultimate curse of attending the Toronto Film Festival is your release date time table get messed up. Quite frankly, I'm just happy Fido got picked up for US distribution. In any case...
Ever seen Shaun of the Dead? Good. How about Lassie? Able to reconcile the two? Well, if you can your name might be Andrew Currie, Canadian helmer of the first ever family themed zombie comedy, or zomedy. (Seriously, that's what the press book in Toronto called it.) Though not as violent, dry, or British as Shaun of the Dead, Fido remains true to its roots: a devotion to old 50s black and white television including both Lassie and the infamous sci-fi pulp that was being pumped out during the period.
Fido's talented headliners (Carrie Anne Moss, Billy Connelly, Dylan Baker, and Tim Blake Nelson) stand as a testament to the brilliance of the script. The film explores all the implications of its premise: a world where zombies have been converted to servants because of the sheer number of them due to a strange accident. What would you use your new undead servant for? A butler? Manual labor? A pet? Unspeakable acts? Fido tackles all these possibilities in a sweet and surprisingly classy way, with much thanks to the work of Connelly (as one of said zombies) and young TV actor K'Sun Ray, who seems at times to be a better young Elijah Wood than the young Elijah Wood was.
If you're expecting another Shaun of the Dead, don't waste your time. There's not nearly enough gore and pokes at the genre to satisfy you and you'll just leave the theater bitter and depressed. But if you're willing to take a look at what happens to Shaun of the Dead when it jumps across the lake, you're in for a treat. Think of Fido as the sensitive, more often beaten up little brother to Shaun of the Dead's rebellious loser, and you're starting to get the drift. If you like (or at least tolerate) zombies, small children, and loads of deadpan satire, Fido's the film for you. If that's not the case....well, you know the drill. Just hit 'em square between the eyes.