Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
dir. Lloyd Kaufman · 2006
The struggle against mindless consumption and the fight for authenticity in a world filled with superficiality and exploitation.
"Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead" serves up a deliciously deranged feast of horror and comedy, where chicken zombies wreak havoc in a fast food restaurant built on sacred ground. This Troma classic is a riotous critique of consumer culture, blending absurdity with a razor-sharp satirical edge that will leave viewers both laughing and pondering the deeper implications of our choices.
When the American Chicken Bunker, a military themed fast food restaurant, builds its latest chain restaurant on the site of an ancient Native American burial ground, the displaced spirits take revenge on unsuspecting diners and transform them into chicken zombies! Now, it’s up to a dimwitted counter boy, his collegiate lesbian ex-girlfriend and a burqa-wearing fry cook to put an end to the foul feathered menace once and for all.
Full synopsisspoilers
When the American Chicken Bunker, a military-themed fried-chicken chain, builds a restaurant on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground, local protesters aren't the only ones crying fowl! The previous tenants, fueled by a supernatural force, take "possession" of the food and those who eat it, and the survivors discover that they must band together before they themselves become the other white meat! Film lovers have been starved for sustenance. The relentless diet of predictability and pretense Hollywood has been serving up just doesn't cut it.
Poultrygeist is hearty food for thought. In Poultrygeist, Troma takes on the the fast-food industry-skewering the soulless restaurateurs-in the world's first horror-comedy film to feature zombie chickens, American Indians and a bit of singing and dancing! It's Poultrygeist!
Talking points
- exploitation of culture in media
- the ethics of fast food
- the role of horror in social commentary
- the evolution of camp in cinema
