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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lionsgate
Salesrank: 4057
Released: October 23, 2007 |
| Our Price: $6.94 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: R
Street Date: 10/23/07
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
Description of Fido:
It doesn't take long for the hilarity of Fido's central idea to kick in: the world is reeling from the Zombie War, and the undead are being contained in two different ways. Some of them are roaming loose in fenced-off wilderness zones. The rest are, thanks to the good people at the ZomCom corporation, docile and domesticated--indeed, available as house servants for the upwardly-mobile. Such is the case with the Robinson family, a suburban clan who seem to have stepped straight out of an old episode of Lassie. Little Timmy is happy about the new manservant, whom he promptly dubs "Fido," and Fido himself is fine as long as the mechanical collar around his neck doesn't malfunction (in which case he will revert to being a cannibalistic brain-eating zombie). Fido is played, in a stroke of inspiration, by the Scots comedian Billy Connolly, although you wouldn't be able to recognize him without already knowing he's in the movie. Dylan Baker and especially Carrie-Anne Moss are just right as Timmy's parents, who have accidentally wandered out of a John Cheever novel and into a George Romero world. Director Andrew Currie skillfully gets the 1950s satire and the zombie action right, although there's no way to disguise that this premise is too thin to spread out over feature length. For a while, though, Fido hits a stride--a staggering, vacant-eyed stride. --Robert Horton
Fido Reviews:
ALTERNATIVE ZOMBIE WORLD FOR ALTERNATIVE ADULTS ONLY 
2009-12-16 - FIDO takes place in an alternate past where heroism in the Zombie wars (rather than WWII) defined masculinity and social status. Here, Zombies are tamed by a control collar; the failure to own one of these indentured dead is tantamount to not having a TV set. Some awareness of the nature of the 1950s (including the film OLD YELLER), as well as at least a rudimentary sense of irony and satire, may--from the sound of other reviews here--prove to be critical in the enjoyment of this fine film. For narrative writers and film-makers, this is a must-have. Deleted scenes will have anyone who lives by story-telling arguing whether or not the director went too far in trimming out vital aspects of the plot to keep the narrative ball rolling at a fast clip. Highly recommended for those who enjoy fine film making--and, yes, it's a whole lot of fun.
Most original zombie movie I've ever seen
2009-11-27 - Fido is the most original zombie story that I have ever seen.
I'm not a big fan of typical zombie stories with the same repetitive survival plot used over and over again. So, when I say that Fido's fresh new take on what a zombie movie could be, has become my favorite MOVIE of all time (not just favorite zombie movie), you understand how amazing this movie is.
Fido is a smart blend of dark comedy and horror with many interesting and lovable characters that you are sure to enjoy.
Fantastic Zom Com!
2009-11-17 - This is a wonderful comedy and zombie film all rolled into one. A beautiful looking film dated in an alternate 50s setting with dressed up technicolor that looks amazing. Great story and acting take place throughout this treat of a film. Fido has its scares and gore too but it's a comedy first and foremost. I simply love this movie. A Blu-Ray release would be awesome.
FUN!!!
2009-11-15 - I have loved sci-fi,horror,and mostly B-flicks since the 1960s.If you like B movies,horror,and smiles,you gonna like this.Its one of the few I would not have minded paying full price for.
A Boy And His Zombie...
2009-09-25 - The zombie wars have ended. The world has been saved through zombie-containment, and now everyone can own one! FIDO detonates the 1950s ideal society by adding enslaved flesheaters to Pleasantville. The Robinsons (Carrie Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, and K'Sun Ray) are the perfect family unit, w/ the status symbol of a zombie-servant being the one thing they lack. Enter FIDO (Billy Connolly) to make their lives complete. However, accidents do happen, causing slight disturbances in our suburban dreamland. The beauty of FIDO is its use of black humor / parody / satire in order to skewer isolated, separated, sterile suburbia and its inhabitants. As black comedies go, this is a fun, cadaverous classic...
