An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare. [Produced in 1973, The Amusement Park was shelved after the Lutheran Society, which had commissioned it as an educational film about elder abuse and ageism, refused to release it due to its disturbing content. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect and finally premiered in 2019.]
Keywords
- American Cinema
- Cine-Short: cinema van 90 Minuten
- Offscreen
Actors
- Lincoln Maazel
- Harry Albacker
- Phyllis Casterwiler
- Pete Chovan
- Marion Cook
Director
- George A. Romero
Horror
54min
ENGLISH
FRENCH
An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare. [Produced in 1973, The Amusement Park was shelved after the Lutheran Society, which had commissioned it as an educational film about elder abuse and ageism, refused to release it due to its disturbing content. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect and finally premiered in 2019.]
An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare. [Produced in 1973, The Amusement Park was shelved after the Lutheran Society, which had commissioned it as an educational film about elder abuse and ageism, refused to release it due to its disturbing content. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect and finally premiered in 2019.]
Cast & Crew
Director
George A. Romero
Cast
Lincoln Maazel
Cast
Harry Albacker
Cast
Phyllis Casterwiler
Cast
Pete Chovan
Cast
Marion Cook