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Masters of Horror: Joe Dante - Homecoming

Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0013131446791
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: July 11, 2006
Running Time: 59 minutes
Sales Rank: 28119
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: December 02, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A horror film with a political message HOMECOMING comes from director Joe Dante (GREMLINS THE HOWLING). With a war going on abroad and an election coming up the Republican party is anxious about getting enough votes to seal the deal. But when they wish for the soldiers who died in the war to come back to life and speak on their behalf they never expect it to actually happen. Rising from their graves the undead men and women set out to tell their own version of events and to get revenge.System Requirements:Running Time 59 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 013131446791 Manufacturer No: DV14465

Amazon.com:
Made for Showtime, the Masters of Horror series features films by renowned horror film directors, such as Homecoming by Joe Dante (The Howling, Gremlins). This satire about Bush's War On Terrorism is a one-liner, in which soldiers killed in Iraq rise from the dead to vote the president out of office as their last effort to end the war. Zombies fight for peace as the politicians concoct deadly schemes in this comedic film about the idiocy of our current government. Political consultants Jane Cleaver (Thea Gill) and David Murch (Jon Tenney) meet during a talk show panel, then watch in horror as the news begins to air footage of soldier zombies wandering the streets towards their local voting booths. Top political officials, unable to slay the undead, discover that the zombies die on their own after dropping their voting cards into the boxes. Zombies spark a small revolution by denouncing WMDs on television, urging citizens to follow suit. Though weak compared to Romero's great sarcastic zombie film, Dawn of the Dead, Homecoming features enough body parts squirting green blood to entertain. Over-the-top humor throughout recalls Re-Animator, yet the political message goes deeper. Dante's warped rendition of America’s recent history seems more relevant than ever. --Trinie Dalton




Rating: - Neocon Bootlickers Are Gonna Hate This One
Homecoming is a very clever film focusing on the hypocrisy of flag-waving Chicken-Hawks. The film's ... Read More

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Rating: - Story is much better, but movie's pretty durned funny.
Masters of Horror: Homecoming (Joe Dante, 2005)

I had no idea, when I first found about ... Read More

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Rating: - Political zombies
During a contentious presidential campaign, a government mouthpiece (Jon Tenney) publicly wishes that ... Read More

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Rating: - My Jaw Dropped...
...in a bad way. This movie is astoundingly bad. The message it delivers is so ineptly handled with unfunny ... Read More

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Rating: - One-Line Joke From the "Gremlins" Director
It's made-for-TV, so adjust your expectations accordingly: The effects are cheesy, and the acting even cheesier. ... Read More

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