Otto; or Up with Dead People
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.
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Directed by | Bruce LaBruce |
Produced by | Bruce LaBruce Jurgen Brüning Jörn Hartmann |
Written by | Bruce LaBruce |
Starring | Jey Crisfar Marcel Schlutt Nicholas Fox Ricciardi Keith Boehm Olivia Barth |
Cinematography | James Carman |
Edited by | Jörn Hartmann |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Germany Canada |
Language | English German |
Box office | $11,295[1] |
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.
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