Fido (2006)

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, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrew Currie

Writers:

Robert Chomiak, Andrew Currie,

Stars:

Jan Skorzewski, Kesun Loder, Carrie-Anne Moss

13 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan Skorzewski	...	Eating Zombie
Kevin Tyell	...	Zombie's Victim
Andy Parkin	...	Dr. Hrothgar Geiger
Lynn Pendleton	...	1940's Mother
Gary Slater	...	Father Zombie
Taylor Petri	...	Little Girl
Glenn Richards	...	Vicious Zombie
Raphael Kepinski	...	Collar Light Zombie
Carl-James Kalbfleisch	...	Child Zombie
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Miss Mills
Kesun Loder	...	Timmy Robinson (as K'Sun Ray)
Alexia Fast	...	Cindy Bottoms
Henry Czerny	...	Mr. Bottoms
Aaron Brown	...	Roy Fraser
Brandon Olds	...	Stan Fraser

Storyline

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, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "FIDO" will rip your heart out.

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Plot Keywords:

next door neighbor | zombie | neighbor | cannibalism | grave digging | 

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Taglines:

He'll steal your heart... or eat it!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Horror | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for zombie-related violence

Details

Official Sites:

Anagram Pictures Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 2007 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ena zombi anamesa mas

Filming Locations:

Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,203 (USA) (15 June 2007)

Gross:

$298,110 (USA) (6 July 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films, Anagram Pictures, Astral Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (one scene) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Andrew Currie stated his thoughts about Carrie-Anne Moss as follows: "She's just so well-prepared and at the same time intuitive. What she brought to the role was such a sense of grace, timing, and beauty. Well, she brought just the right balance to the movie in all areas."

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Goofs

When Zombie Paperboy throws the paper at Mr. Theopolis's porch he clearly misses, but then Theopolis's zombie, Tammy, picks it up from the porch.

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Quotes

Helen Robinson: [to Fido] Why aren't you eating me?

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Crazy Credits

Violators will be subject to criminal prosecution by the RCMP, FBI, Interpol, ZomCon and other enforcement agencies and will be sent to the wild zone.

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Connections

Spoofs Lassie (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Hold Me Love Me"
Written by Lee Silver
Performed by Buddy Stuart
Published by Brunswick Music Publishing (BMI)
Licensed Courtesy of Tru-Gems Records by arrangement with pigFactory US

User Reviews

Wanton homicide, zombies, slavery, bullying: yet it all makes for zany light comedy here

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)