Otto; or, Up with Dead People

Otto; or, Up with Dead People
Otto; or, Up with Dead People
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	November 7, 2008;
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Germany; Canada
Languages	English; German
Box office	$11,295

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 has 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 mixed and the film currently holds a score of 42% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 4.81/10.^[2]

Awards

Merlinka festival International Queer Film Festival, Belgrade Serbia - Best Queer Film

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 June 2019.

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[1] Otto; or, Up with the Dead People - Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.

[2] "OTTO; OR UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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