The Amusement Park

UK 12 Certificate
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June 8, 2021
Director
Runtime
54 Minutes
Genre
Horror
Language
English
From Shudder
moderate violence, discrimination

Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion by the George A. Romero Foundation and produced by Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, The Amusement Park stars Martin’s Lincoln Maazel as an elderly man who finds himself disoriented and increasingly isolated as the pains, tragedies and humiliations of aging in America are manifested through roller coasters and chaotic crowds. Commissioned by the Lutheran Society, the film is perhaps Romero’s wildest and most imaginative movie, an allegory about the nightmarish realities of growing older, and is an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker's early artistic capacity and style and would go on to inform his ensuing filmography.

The “lost” film was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York City.

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December 10, 2022

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