Otto; or Up With Dead People

2008

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

Horror

LGBTQ+

List

50%

Tomatometer

20 Reviews

46%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

A gay zombie (Jey Crisfar) manages to be cast in a horror film.

Critics Consensus

Otto, or Up with Dead People plays to writer-director Bruce LaBruce's provocative strengths, but proves frustratingly less than the sum of its parts.

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Andy Campbell

Austin Chronicle

What is most impressive about Otto, is its potential appeal to a wide range of audiences.

May 29, 2020

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Brandon Judell

indieWire

Its metaphorical examination of the plight of queer zombies in Germany is readymade for former LaBruce fans. Get ready for copulation with a hole in the stomach and such memorable quotes as "I was a zombie with an identity crisis."

Jul 29, 2011

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Peter Hartlaub

San Francisco Chronicle

Moviegoers with a LaBruce fetish will appreciate another imaginative offering from the filmmaker. Mainstream audiences should stay far, far away.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 16, 2009

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Bruce LaBruce's ultra-queer arthouse zombie flick has some novel ideas, but they don't all come together by the time the credits roll.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2020

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Paul Dale

The List

Otto is by turns hilarious and jaw-dropping.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2020

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Zombies don't ever take bubble baths, not even gay zombies.

Aug 16, 2011

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Audience Member

Per gli amanti dei film indipendenti e fuori dagli schemi, ma solo per veri estimatori. Il film e girato male con scene, talmente grottesche e esilaranti che spesso ti trovi sul punto di chiudere tutto ma non ce la fai! Bruce Labruce è un regista fotografo candese appassionato di pornografia gay.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

One of the most brilliant, daring, inventive and fresh movie's I've seen a very long time !Visually marvelous, top plot, great actors ... this queer, dramatic, bloody yet touching film has become one of my all time favorites, no matter how stupid or disturbing it may seem !Awesome ! You've never seen anything quite like this !

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely horrid. I'm not a fan of Bruce La Bruce.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Lol well first read the blurb above. This is a brilliant film. It has a lot of room for improvement. It is excellently done as far as telling the story. It is funny tale. Now granted its not a movie for every. But those of you who enjoy a funny Gay movie then you will enjoy it. Yes I own it. But do I suggest it for you if you are gay and like zombie movies then you'll like this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

a strange and defiantly offensive zombie flick that i thoroughly enjoyed.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

It took me four tries to watch this, and I finally got the hang of it. It is an utter piece of trash film, intentiionally, but at moments lovely to look at. Bruce la Bruce's political agenda is laughable, but only because he is a filmmaker.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Director

Jey Crisfar

Otto

Katharina Klewinghaus

Medea Yarn

Ketih Böhm

Man in a suit and hat

Marcel Schlutt

Fritz Fritze

Olivia Barth

Woman on Subway

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Synopsis

A gay zombie (Jey Crisfar) manages to be cast in a horror film.

Director: Bruce La Bruce
Screenwriter: Bruce La Bruce
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.9K
Runtime: 1h 35m