Otto; or, Up with Dead People
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Directed by | Bruce LaBruce |
Written by | Bruce LaBruce |
Produced by | Bruce LaBruce Jurgen Brüning Jörn Hartmann |
Starring | Jey Crisfar Marcel Schlutt Nicholas Fox Ricciardi Keith Boehm Olivia Barth |
Cinematography | James Carman |
Edited by | Jörn Hartmann |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Germany Canada |
Languages | English German |
Box office | $11,295[1] |
Otto; or, Up with Dead People is a 2008 Canadian and German queer cinema horror film. The film was directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt, Nicholas Fox Ricciardi and Gio Black Peter.
Plot
The film is about a zombie named Otto who hitched a ride to Berlin and begins to explore the city. Otto is discovered by underground filmmaker Medea Yarn, who begins to make a documentary about him with the support of her girlfriend, Hella Bent, and her brother Adolf. Medea is trying to finish Up with Dead People, the epic political-porno-zombie movie that she has been working on and convinces its star, Fritz Fritze, to allow the vulnerable Otto to stay in his guest bedroom. Otto discovers that he has a wallet that contains information about his past life, remembering details about his ex-boyfriend, Rudolf. He arranges to meet him at the schoolyard where they met.
Cast
- Jey Crisfar as Otto
- Marcel Schlutt as Fritz Fritze
- Nicholas Fox Ricciardi as Man in Hooded Sweatshirt
- Keith Boehm as Man in a Suit and Hat
- Olivia Barth as Woman in Black Burga
- Christophe Chemin as Maximilian
- Katharina Klewinghaus as Medea Yarn
- Gio Black Peter as Rudolph
- Bürger P.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack (released on CD and as a Limited Double LP on the Crippled Dick Hot Wax label) contains an eclectic selection of pieces by contemporary musicians. Among them: Antony and the Johnsons, CocoRosie, The Homophones, Othon Mataragas and Ernesto Tomasini.
Reception
Critical reception for Otto; or Up with Dead People has been negative and the film currently holds a rating of 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews.[2]
References
- ^ Otto; or, Up with the Dead People - Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "OTTO; OR UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Otto; or, Up with Dead People at AllMovie
- Otto; or, Up with Dead People at IMDb
- Otto; or, Up with Dead People at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2008 films
- Canadian horror films
- German horror films
- Canadian films
- German films
- German-language films
- English-language films
- Zombie films
- Films directed by Bruce LaBruce
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- German LGBT-related films
- 2000s LGBT-related films
- LGBT-related horror films
- 2000s horror film stubs
- LGBTQ-related film stubs