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Shudder To Release Lost George A. Romero Movie ‘The Amusement Park’

In 1973, genre icon George A. Romero made the film The Amusement Park, but it was never released, until now. Shudder is set to release the film this summer, Variety reports. The film was commissioned by the Lutheran Society, which hired Romero to make a socially conscious movie meant to draw attention to the plight of the elderly in contemporary society. However, after watching it, the non-profit group decided it was too gruesome for mainstream audiences and it never was released. Lincoln Maazel stars as an elderly man who becomes increasingly disoriented during a visit to a theme park. What he initially thinks will be an ordinary day quickly turns into a hellish nightmare filled with roller coasters and chaotic crowds. The film was discovered back in 2018 by longtime Guillermo del Toro collaborator Daniel Kraus and was restored in 4K Ultra. Romero’s widow, Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, produces the film. This is not the only lost Romero project recently brought to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2021
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George Romero’s Lost Film ‘The Amusement Park’ To Be released By Yellow Veil

Yellow Veil Pictures have now acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A. Romero. Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, it was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York. The Amusement Park “is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style, and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. Romero, however, conceived of what was perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older. The film stars Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Yellow Veil Pictures Co-Founder Justin Timms said “We couldn’t be more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2020

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Shudder To Release Lost George A. Romero Movie ‘The Amusement Park’

In 1973, genre icon George A. Romero made the film The Amusement Park, but it was never released, until now. Shudder is set to release the film this summer, Variety reports. The film was commissioned by the Lutheran Society, which hired Romero to make a socially conscious movie meant to draw attention to the plight of the elderly in contemporary society. However, after watching it, the non-profit group decided it was too gruesome for mainstream audiences and it never was released. Lincoln Maazel stars as an elderly man who becomes increasingly disoriented during a visit to a theme park. What he initially thinks will be an ordinary day quickly turns into a hellish nightmare filled with roller coasters and chaotic crowds. The film was discovered back in 2018 by longtime Guillermo del Toro collaborator Daniel Kraus and was restored in 4K Ultra. Romero’s widow, Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, produces the film. This is not the only lost Romero project recently brought to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 1, 2021
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George Romero’s Lost Film ‘The Amusement Park’ To Be released By Yellow Veil

Yellow Veil Pictures have now acquired the worldwide sales rights for The Amusement Park, the formerly lost film from iconic filmmaker George A. Romero. Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Romero, it was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York. The Amusement Park “is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style, and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography. The film was originally commissioned by the Lutheran Society to raise awareness about ageism and elder abuse. Romero, however, conceived of what was perhaps his wildest, most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older. The film stars Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies, and humiliations of aging in America manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Yellow Veil Pictures Co-Founder Justin Timms said “We couldn’t be more

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 25, 2020