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

Billy Connolly accepted the role of Fido in the weeks before filming since he was interested in the acting challenge of making the character compelling without any dialogue.

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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

Any similarity to actual persons, living, dead or undead is purely unintentional.

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Connections

Referenced in Making of 'Fido' (2007)

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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

Zombie-di likes that

And this somebody is me. And not only me, as I can see here at IMDb or when leaving the theater. Why did the people love it? It's obvious: Everybody knows zombies by now (at least the Horror fans by heart and the others through the "Dawn of the Dead" reinvention or Resident Evil movies etc.)

Or at least they thought they knew everything about zombies ... that is until this movie came along. And you'll see zombies in a new light (perhaps). This is not a horror movie, although it does contain some violent scenes, but is rather a comedy. A satire to be precise. And it never runs out of steam! That is why I rated it so high. Pacing wise it's incredible, the acting is great and the script has no (obvious) mistakes ... quite the contrary: It's a gem and if you're only a little bit interested in zombies you ought to see it! And even if you dislike them, watch it! Because it's a great (comedy) movie!