The Amusement Park

1973, Horror, 54m

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A blunt yet visceral depiction of society's treatment of the elderly, The Amusement Park sees George A. Romero exploring a different -- yet still chilling -- type of terror. Read critic reviews

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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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    Horror
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    George A. Romero
  • Writer:
    Wally Cook
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Cast & Crew

Lincoln Maazel
Lincoln Maazel
Harry Albacker
Harry Albacker
Phyllis Casterwiler
Phyllis Casterwiler
Pete Chovan
Pete Chovan
Marion Cook
Marion Cook
Sally Erwin
Sally Erwin
Michael Gornick
Michael Gornick
Jack Gottlob
Jack Gottlob
Halem Joseph
Halem Joseph
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
Director
Wally Cook
Wally Cook
Screenwriter
S. William Hinzman
S. William Hinzman
Cinematographer
George A. Romero
George A. Romero
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