Zoo (2007)

A look at the life of an Enumclaw, Washington man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse.

Director:

Robinson Devor

Writers:

Robinson Devor, Charles Mudede

Stars:

Coyote, Jenny Edwards, John Edwards

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Coyote	...	Himself
Jenny Edwards	...	Herself
John Edwards	...	Himself
John Paulsen	...	Mr. Hands
Ron Carrier	...	The Happy Horseman
Russell Hodgkinson	...	H
Tom Gormally	...	The Polishman
Forest Fousel	...	Capitol Hill man (as Forest L. Fousel)
Brad Harrington	...	Bremerton man
Andrew Scott McIntyre	...	Military man (as Andrew McIntyre)
Richard Carmen	...	Mr. Hands' brother
Ken Kreps	...	Mr. Hand's father
Malayka Gormally	...	Mr. Hands' wife
Conor Gormally	...	Mr. Hands' son
Robert Padilla	...	The rancher

Storyline

A look at the life of an Enumclaw, Washington man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse.

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Plot Keywords:

horse | male frontal nudity | treason | liberal | boeing | 

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Taglines:

We are not who we appear to be.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

18A

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Zoofilia

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,920 (USA) (27 April 2007)

Gross:

$69,032 (USA) (6 July 2007)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The horse performer in this movie was a Thoroughbred mare named 'Somebodys Baby', and is a former successful racehorse. The horse in the incident portrayed was in reality an Arabian stallion.

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Connections

Referenced in The Exploding Girl (2009)

User Reviews

The point--as with the ultimate intent--is unclear...

Actors silently recreate controversial true-life events which took place in Washington State near Puget Sound when a family man died a shameful, incomprehensible death: he successfully managed to get a horse to have sex with him, resulting in internal injuries. Called zoophilia, this act of sexually bonding with an animal not of the human variety is the basis for this entire production--and yet is tiptoed around in a most facetious, irritating, and finally dreary manner. The audio interviews with actual persons connected to this story fail to flesh out the narrative, what with clueless lines such as: "These were animals I loved. I wasn't breaking any laws." True, at that time, Washington did have not laws on the books regarding bestiality (which has since been rectified), but we are never made to understand this obsession. This "classless society" of men is envisioned here as members of a secretive sect (mysteriously filmed), and what we hear on the soundtrack are the murmurings of troubled and regretful lost souls. The swooping, gliding cinematography is handsome, but only serves to make the overall effect rather drowsy. The subject matter, though wanly dissected, isn't for the faint of heart...but if you're going to do a documentary-styled take on a small circle of zoophiliacs, you might want to figure out in advance what point you want to make. Director and co-writer Robinson Devor obviously didn't want to venture too far out into unchartered cinematic waters, yet his hesitance is much more of a turn-off than his theme. *1/2 from ****