Yes, you read the headline right. I have watched horror movies about killer condoms, stripper fighting zombies, and lethal sheep, but nothing tops this ridiculous concept. Recently at this year’s Sundance festival, many people witnessed the horror of ‘Otto: or, Up with Dead People.’ Most people had no idea they were in for watching essentially a gay zombie porn.
IMDB gives us this LENGTHY Synopsis:
A young zombie named Otto appears on a remote highway. He has no idea where he came from or where he is going. After hitching a ride to Berlin and nesting in an abandoned amusement park, he begins to explore the city. Soon he 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, who operates the camera. Meanwhile, Medea is still trying to finish Up with Dead People, the epic political-porno-zombie movie that she has been working on for years. She convinces its star, Fritz Fritze, to allow the vulnerable Otto to stay in his guest bedroom. When Otto discovers that he has a wallet that contains information about his past, before he was dead, he begins to remember details about his ex-boyfriend, Rudolf. He arranges to meet him at the schoolyard where they met, with devastating results.
You can’t make sh*t like this up. There have been many funny reactions to this film; my favorite was from my friend Ryan Rotten from Shocktillyoudrop.com. Here’s an excerpt from his blog:
The eponymous character is at conflict with himself – and the people he surrounds himself with doubt he’s undead at all. Even though he insists he is. Throughout the drama, however, I fell witness to a man screwing another fella’s stomach (full penetration shots) and an undead homosexual orgy. Sorry. Not my bag. I counted roughly 20 – 25 people walk out. The row I sat in cleared out. Two girls behind me passed out, snoring away and likely catching up on missed sleep due to the partying the night before.
I just couldn’t resist posting about this movie. Even though it sounds like an atrocious piece of sh*t, I can’t help but be lead by morbid curiosity to witness the horror the Sundance crew endured. What are your thoughts?
