Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)

Zombified chickens attempt to kill the fast-food workers that cook them in a restaurant built on an ancient burial ground.

Director:

Lloyd Kaufman

Writers:

Gabriel Friedman (original screenplay), Dan Bova (original screenplay) (as Daniel Bova)

Stars:

Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Yachanin	...	Arbie
Kate Graham	...	Wendy
Allyson Sereboff	...	Micki
Robin L. Watkins	...	General Lee Roy
Joshua Olatunde	...	Denny
Caleb Emerson	...	Carl Jr.
Rose Ghavami	...	Humus / ACB Dancer
Khalid Rivera	...	Jose Paco Bell
Joe Fleishaker	...	Jared (as Mega Herz)
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Mature Arbie
Ron Jeremy	...	Crazy Ron
Faith Sheehan	...	The Little Girl (as Faith Sheenan Gallivan)
John Karyus	...	Graveyard Peeper
Tessa Lew	...	The Little Girl's Mother
Brian Cheverie	...	Father O'Houlihan

Storyline

When the American Chicken Bunker, a military-themed fried-chicken chain, builds a restaurant on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground, local protesters aren't the only ones crying fowl! The previous tenants, fueled by a supernatural force, take "possession" of the food and those who eat it, and the survivors discover that they must band together before they themselves become the other white meat! Film lovers have been starved for sustenance. The relentless diet of predictability and pretense Hollywood has been serving up just doesn't cut it. Poultrygeist is hearty food for thought. In Poultrygeist, Troma takes on the the fast-food industry-skewering the soulless restaurateurs-in the world's first horror-comedy film to feature zombie chickens, American Indians and a bit of singing and dancing! It's Poultrygeist!

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Plot Keywords:

castration | indian burial ground | fast food | zombie | body horror | 

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Taglines:

Humans... the other white meat... Unless you're black, then it's dark meat... Or if you are Asian, then it's yellow meat... Or if you are Native American, it's red meat...

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Musical | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Poultrygeist

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,700, 9 May 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$23,000, 15 June 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Poultry Productions LLC,Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While mixing the sound in post, Gabe Friedman recalled how "sophomoric" that the sound effects were and felt that he was being insulted; the most egregious thing that had happened was every time a girl took their shirt off, a horrible cowbell noise was accompanied by random cartoon whistles. He remarked "They took the whole Flintstones library and threw it into our movie." and "...with the lack of respect from these sound designers (from the sound effects and everything), it's obvious that we are in shock and nobody likes us."

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Goofs

A cantaloupe is clearly used for when Father O'Houlihan's head gets crushed; an artifical wig and pair of glasses are put over it, plus the head stump is visible.

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Quotes

Carl Jr.: Would you look at the size of my woodpecker.
[Directing everyone to look at his penis at the end of the mop handle that is shoved through his rectum]

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

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Soundtracks

Green Eggs And Pam
Written by 'Purple Pam Shelby' (as Purple Pam)
Performed by 'Purple Pam Shelby' (as Purple Pam)

User Reviews

You'll laugh, you'll scream, you'll wish you hadn't eaten

By offending absolutely everyone, POULTRYGEIST can offend no one ... and even if it did, they would be laughing too hard to do anything about it. Nothing is safe from ridicule in this gory TROMA comedy -- fast food people, lesbian people, fat people, Middle Eastern people, Latino people, zombie people, middle-aged male people in scout skirts and thongs ... they all get Tromatized! In addition to buckets of chocolate pudding, chicken guts and lime gelatin, this movie also contains singing and dancing, which sends an over-the-top film right over the edge. Bring a strong stomach, a sense of humor ... and any friends who don't take themselves too seriously.