Fido pushed to June ‘07
Another movie we’re looking forward to! Starring the whacky Scottish comedian Billy Connolly as a boy’s pet zombie, Fido, was filmed here in Vancouver and in the Okanagan almost two years ago now. We’re still waiting to see it.
Fido was screened at the Toronto Film Festival last year and was well received there. It has once slated for release on March 9, 2007 has been pushed back until June 15, 2007 according to MoviesOnline.ca.
Here are a few reviews:
- Twitch - positive
- Cinematical - positive
- Variety - so so (what do they know about zombies anyway?)
Postscript: A sad bit of trivia around Fido was when a 23 year old extra performer died of a morphine overdose while on set. I’m not naming him here as I’m sure his family has had enough of this story. You can do some research for yourself if it’s that important to you.
He was working on the film at a Lake Country location on July 14th, 2005 when he was found unconscious in a change room trailer. Efforts to revive him failed.
The coroner said he was found with a small Tylenol bottle containing morphine pills. While he’d complained of a tooth ache, no medication had been prescribed. Apparently a family member was prescribed morphine after surgery and that’s where it came from. The young man had been seen with some of the family member’s medication in past.
Perhaps we’ll see the film dedicated to his memory.
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