Interview: George A. Romero’s The Amusement Park is a harrowing long-lost tale about the plight of the elderly. We discuss the film and its legacy with Suzanne Romero.
Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 by Chris Evangelista
The Amusement Parkis technically not a horror film, but it might just be the most disturbing, scariest thing
George A. Romero ever directed. Romero became renowned for his iconic
Night of the Living Dead, but it often felt like we took the filmmaker – who died in 2017 – for granted. He remained a true outsider for the majority of his career, and we lost something special when he shuffled off this mortal coil.
The Amusement Park, an educational film Romero helmed in 1973 that is only now seeing the light of day, is a perfect illustration of Romero’s talent – and his dark, cynical worldview. Here, he turns what could’ve been a forgotten bit of industrial filmmaking into something shocking, surreal, and altogether upsetting. It’s the work of a master who has been handed next to nothing and still managed to create a singular work of art.
George A. Romero s Long-Lost Movie The Amusement Park Coming to Shudder This Summer
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Filmmaker George A. Romero passed away in 2017, but he was such a prolific storyteller, his tales continue to be unearthed, with Shudder set to release his long-lost film
The Amusement Park this summer. Romero crafted the film back in the 70s, but it was considered too unsettling by the Lutheran Society, who commissioned the film, leading it to be shelved until a print was discovered back in 2018. Despite Romero being known for his visual grotesqueries, the film is a far cry from the blood and gore of his zombie films, as it instead focuses on the mistreatment of the elderly.
er, the amusement park itself. people used to go to parks, compounds in crystal, connecticut before they had the amusement parks there. it s a place to get away. just for a couple of hours, get away, get close to your family. that s the attraction. everyone is pretty much trying to do that. get back to family and back to the times. some want to go back and remember the times they were there when they were younger. what is the roller coaster right now in the country considered the scariest death ride hell raiser? which is it? there s a lot out there, but the tallest and fastest is in six flags great adventure in jackson. imagine going 0 to 128 miles an hour in four seconds up 444 feet and back down 444 feet and over another lift hill. and hold this in about 28 seconds. that s pretty good. 5 gs. what is one of the older roller coasters still considered