Synopsis
Timmy Robinson's best friend in the whole wide world is a six-foot tall rotting zombie named Fido. But when Fido eats the next-door neighbor, Mom and Dad hit the roof, and Timmy has to go to the ends of the earth to keep Fido a part of the family. A boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, "Fido" will rip your heart out.
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Cast
- Billy ConnollyFido
- Carrie-Anne MossHelen Robinson
- Dylan BakerBill Robinson
- Kesun LoderTimmy Robinson
- Henry CzernyJonathan Bottoms
- Tim Blake NelsonMr. Theopolis
- Sonja BennettTammy
- Alexia FastCindy Bottoms
- Brandon OldsStan Fraser
- Jennifer ClementDee Dee Bottoms
Recommendations
- 100
Premiere
With its use of aggressively cheerful hues that are equal parts Technicolor and Tim Burton Candyland, Fido is a "boy and his dog" movie thrown into a horror movie blender. This is perfectly realized in a jaw-droppingly funny "Timmy's trapped in the well" sequence that almost seems like it could have been made in the 50s had George Romero ever worked on "Lassie." - 80
New York Magazine (Vulture)
It's madly funny--a treat for moviegoers who don't mind gnawed-off limbs with their high jinks. - 80
The New York Times
It won't make you bleed, just howl. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
It's just a clever, pointed little fable about the price of complacent conformity, slavish worship of the status quo, and trading freedom for the illusion of safety, wrapped in a sugary-sweet, Jordan-almond-colored coating that looks good enough to eat. - 75
New York Daily News
It's definitely the most fun you'll have with the undead this week. - 70
Variety
Brightly packaged and steadily amusing. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Most consistently funny is a deadpan Henry Czerny as the pipe-smoking, battle-hardened Zomcon head of security. - 63
Rolling Stone
Director Andrew Currie is better at laughs than scares, but he can’t sustain either as Fido runs out of steam in the final stretch. Till then, it’s fiendish fun.
