It feels like we’ve been talking about the new Zombie comedy “Fido” for years (actually, I put up my first post about it January of 2005, over 2 years ago). It played at the Toronto International Film Festival this past summer, but I didn’t get a chance to see it. Looks like it’s finally about to make it’s release this summer. And look, there’s a new trailer! Wheeee.
For those of you not familiar with Fido, here’s the quick synopsis I put up 2 years ago:
Years ago, the earth passed through a cloud of space dust, causing the dead to rise with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Terror spread across the land, until a collar was invented that made the zombies docile, even useful. A company was born: ZomCon. Thanks to their patented domestication collar™, zombies became gardeners, milkmen, butlers, and even pets. ZomCon would like everyone to believe that they have the world under control – but do they?
Timmy Robinson doesn’t think so. He thinks the world is “phony-baloney”. An awkward loner, Timmy spends so much time in his room, even his own parents don’t notice him. So when Mom buys a zombie to help around the house, Timmy is surprised, and even curious, when the beast wants to play catch. As the pair plays baseball in the park, the zombie saves Timmy from the local bullies. A true friendship is born and Timmy names the zombie, “Fido”.
Now, do keep in mind that synopsis is old, so details may have changed, but from the looks of the trailer it seems it’s mostly still intact. You can go on over and see the Fido trailer here.
