The Amusement Park

    The Amusement Park
    1975

    Synopsis

    An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare.

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    Cast

    • Lincoln Maazel
    • Harry Albacker
    • Phyllis Casterwiler
    • Pete Chovan
    • Marion Cook
    • Sally Erwin
    • Michael Gornick
    • Jack Gottlob
    • Halem Joseph
    • Bob Koppler

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Slashfilm

      I can’t remember the last time a film shook me like this.
    • 91

      Consequence

      Barely seen or even heard of since it was made, this “lost” Romero film doesn’t disappoint, and even though it’s not technically a horror film, it will scare you into spending any and all free time tending to anyone over 70 for fear of karmic retribution.
    • 91

      The Playlist

      The Amusement Park is a concise film (only 52 minutes), but Romero packs it so full of detail and ambition that it contains more to appreciate than most films that run three times as long.
    • 82

      The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

      As with every summer – even this supremely strange one – there are a ton of horror movies coming down the pike. But no matter how scary the new Conjuring or how disgusting the new Saw may be, I can guarantee that you won’t see as soul-shaking a film this season as The Amusement Park.
    • 75

      The Film Stage

      It doesn’t always work as a coherent whole, but The Amusement Park is still a fascinating experiment from a director at the height of his creative skills.
    • 75

      Slant Magazine

      With The Amusement Park, George Romero holds a cracked (funhouse) mirror up to a callous and ultimately terrified society.
    • 75

      The A.V. Club

      The Amusement Park passes in a deranged blur; it’s a glorified PSA made with the means (and in the spirit of) antagonistic outsider art.
    • 70

      Paste Magazine

      There’s little here for the casual horror fan, but genre completionists will likely find something that sticks with them.