Fido

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Fido

R

Released Jun 15, 2007

1h 31m

Horror

Comedy

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When a cloud of space dust causes the dead to rise as ravenous zombies, the ZomCon Corp. emerges to conquer the creatures and domesticate them to become menial workers and pets for humans. Now, in an idyllic town, a skeptical boy (K'Sun Ray) finds a best friend in his family's new fiend, which he promptly names Fido (Billy Connolly). But Fido's control collar malfunctions, and the neighbors wind up on the menu.

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Critics Consensus

Making the most of its thin premise, Fido is an occasionally touching satire that provides big laughs and enough blood and guts to please gorehounds.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This indie exercise is so stultifying you might want to check your own pulse.

Oct 23, 2007

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Mark Rahner

Seattle Times

It's a one-gag movie that starts off clever and cute, but wears thin after half an hour, and ultimately is like an excruciating Enzyte commercial for an hour and a half.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 6, 2007

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

Perhaps out of desperation to make the rip off less transparent, their “Fido” is a pastiche of the zombie, child-pet camaraderie, and 1950s family sitcom subgenres.

Apr 21, 2023

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Fido tries very hard to keep the tone light, but it doesn't succeed in meshing hilarity and horror: the more disturbing ideas it's messing about with poke through.

Aug 23, 2017

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Sean Axmaker

Seanax.com

Subtle? No, but it's clever and funny in a thoroughly reimagined alternate universe, where the paternal smiles of authority figures hide an unchecked police state keeping the gated communities white, middle class, and compliant.

Oct 6, 2016

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Emilliano Jr S

Stylish, decent zombie comedy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Jason T

We need more original movies like this! Great premise, hilarious, no need for huge budget simply creativity.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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xpig332 B

Mildly funny, but mostly boring!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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dave s

Imagine, if you can, some sort of weird hybrid where the world of Leave it to Beaver is mixed with The Night of the Living Dead. Throw in some vibrant colors, a lot of peppy music, and a smattering of zombie gore and you are left with Fido, a periodically funny and very cute little movie that offers up a creative solution in dealing with the zombie apocalypse. The small town of Willard exists in some sort of alternate universe where zombies, instead of being destroyed, are used as household servants, laborers, and, in the case of Fido (Billy Connolly), pets. Sure, zombies are awkward and doltish at the best of times, but they are certainly serviceable. The movie is filled with sharp dialogue and interesting scenarios, leading to some decent laughs, but the laughs eventually wear a bit thin since it is essentially a one joke film. Regardless, it's a twisted vision that is worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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kyle c

This was a fun, silly little start to the spooky season. It's unique in a lot of ways and is overall pretty darn funny. I love the aesthetic, blending bright, solid colors in an almost 50s-American-dream setting with literal walking corpses and dystopian corporate rulers. It's kind of like Dr. Suess with zombies. It could have leaned harder into its satire (and probably made the most of its very, very small budget), but at least the humor works well. Carrie-Anne Moss is easily the star here, even though the movie doesn't seem to know it. This is unfortunate because the performance of the "lead" child actor is atrocious. Again, if they had leaned into it a little harder and spread the cheese around, it would have been a slam dunk. Instead, it's just pretty good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

LOL, the funniest 1 hour: and 31 minutes ever!! Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Synopsis

When a cloud of space dust causes the dead to rise as ravenous zombies, the ZomCon Corp. emerges to conquer the creatures and domesticate them to become menial workers and pets for humans. Now, in an idyllic town, a skeptical boy (K'Sun Ray) finds a best friend in his family's new fiend, which he promptly names Fido (Billy Connolly). But Fido's control collar malfunctions, and the neighbors wind up on the menu.

Director: Andrew Currie
Producer: Blake Corbet, Mary Anne Waterhouse
Screenwriter: Robert Chomiak, Andrew Currie, Dennis Heaton
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Anagram Pictures
Rating: R (Zombie-Related Violence)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $298.1K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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