Choking Hazard (2004)

Motel Halali is an ideal place. Isolated deep in the forest, not a living soul turns up all the livelong year except the staff. This is a perfect place for Dr. Reinis's (Jaroslav Dusek) ... See full summary »

Director:

Marek Dobes

Writers:

Stepán Kopriva, Martin Pomothy

Stars:

Jan Dolanský, Jaroslav Dusek, Eva Nádazdyová

Cast

Credited cast:
Jan Dolanský	...	Verner
Jaroslav Dusek	...	Prof. Reinis
Eva Nádazdyová	...	Hanusova
Anna Fialkova	...	Lefnerova
Kamil Svejda	...	Nedobyl
Eva Janousková	...	Krenovcova
Roman Izaias	...	Mechura
Jan Nemejovský	...	Head forester Barta
Ondrej Neff	...	Superzombie Knýbel
Pavel Holec	...	Zdrazil
Jan Sýkora	...	Stancik
Narek Oganesjan	...	Tomas
Robert Rosenberg	...	Taxi Driver
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tomás Baldýnský	...	Hitchcock
Petr Bartoska	...	Waiter

Storyline

Motel Halali is an ideal place. Isolated deep in the forest, not a living soul turns up all the livelong year except the staff. This is a perfect place for Dr. Reinis's (Jaroslav Dusek) course designed to help people find meaning in life. Course participants learn something about what it means to live and even more about what it means to survive. That's because a zombie comes stalking out of a forest smelling of needles, decay, and blood. Our heroes must stand alone against it, without hope of help, without a chance in this most desolate, Godforsaken spot in Bohemia.

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Plot Keywords:

campy | philosopher | blind person | meaning of life | taxi driver | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Czech Republic

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

15 April 2004 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

Fulladásveszély

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ACE,Brutto Film,Cinemasound

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Prof. Reinis: I'm going to be eaten by zombie woodsmen. That's not how a philosopher should die.

User Reviews

This movie is a blast!

I saw this at the Tribeca Film Festival and it was great fun. Bloody, funny, and smart. An intellectual twist on the "secluded retreat" idea - a group gathers at a hotel to do a weekend course about the meaning of their lives. And of course, they're overrun by zombies.

I especially love the way it weaves between existential exploration and hilarious gore-fest. It works on so many different levels - while your first reaction to it may be mostly visceral, the more you think about it the more you notice how clever the jokes are, how interesting the characters are, and how joyfully it plays with film conventions.

This is a rare and unusual film to come out of the Czech Republic. If you get a chance to see it, I highly recommend that you do!