Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead [DVD] [2006] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Another review posted here has pretty well summarised the film's quality, the satire underlying the thrills and spills of undead-chickens-under-native-american-curse, but I would like to make it clear that this DVD, along with all Troma's releases, are Region free. When I first bought their films, I was nervous because amazon lists them as region 1 as they come from America, and often the region 2 versions are unavailable, and sometimes it was hard to even tell which was which!
I had to be persuaded by a friend that I wouldn't be wasting my money on a disk that wouldn't play in England.
No fear! Troma is worldwide, baby!
I'm going to make the same thing clear on a few of their other films listed on amazon so international buyers aren't put off or unsure. No one should miss out on this classic!

Troma, the veritable indie Movie Production Company has recently celebrated more than 40 years in the business of hamming-up the exploitation scene - Thanks to Lloyd Kaufman and his ilk, we as a Global Village now have the option of viewing such gems as "Troma's War", "Surf Nazis Must Die", "Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD" and, of course, the veritable and genre-defining "Toxic Avenger". We must avoid cocking a snook at these films; they are sometimes hilarious, and almost always irreverant and unafraid to offend even the most powerful in society. Unfortunately Troma has suffered financial meltdown in recent years - "Poultrygeist" has taken four years from gestation to release date, but in some ways this has been a boon... This movie feels like a Labour of Love for Kaufman, and the long production window has allowed the Creative Team to throw every bell and whistle they could muster into the mix. In other words, this film feels like every Mondo / Slasher movie ever made has been rounded up, mashed together and assembled by (a Blind Peruvian Watchmaker's) hand. It's a Frankenstein's Monster. It's fantastic.

And for what would normally be considered a "dumb" genre, this movie is a damn smart satire as well - wrapping up critique of today's War on Terror/Fast Food Nation conundrum in a covering of gore and B-Movie cliche. Arby (Jason Yachanin, probably chosen for the part due to his resemblance to Kaufman) takes a job at gormless franchise American Chicken Bunker after his Lesbian-activist girlfriend Wendy leaves him for another woman.. the very franchise Wendy is currently protesting with her new lover. Oh! But did we mention that the aforementioned Burger Joint has been built on an Ancient Indian Burial Ground? Surely not. Mayhem and blood-spewing anarchy ensues, jam-packed with as many attempts to offend as possible. As I mentioned before, this movie is also incredibly smart and heavy on the hip pop-culture references like Sarah Palin is heavy on pork-barrel projects. The manager of American Chicken Bunker even manages to quote verbatim Quint's U.S.S. Indianapolis speech from "Jaws", whilst giant mutant chickens turn the clientele into Clam Chowder... Sublime.

Did I mention its a musical AS WELL? Jeepers.

Celebrate the release of this 3-disc set loaded with extras by actually buying it - The film never received a wide release anywhere, so you've probably haven't have the chance to try-before-you-buy, granted. But take my word on this, it's better than "Citizen Kane" and "Sleepaway Camp" combined.

Wow. Recommended like invasive surgery.

To set the scene... A young couple (Wendy and Arbie) are making out in the Tromahawk Tribe Indian Burial Ground when they are disturbed by an axe wielding, self-abusing lunatic. (And the living dead but they didn't notice that part).

1 year later and the couple are back at the site of the burial ground only it's been replaced with a new fast food restaurant and unfortunately for Arbie his girlfriend Wendy is now a left wing liberal lipstick lesbian and has no interest in rekindling their love life.

Wendy is with a group of protesters who are clearly not happy with the restaurant so Arbie decides to apply for a job there as an act of defiance. Oh wait, did I mention it's also a musical? Anyway, one song later and Arbie is now working as a counter girl, skirt included.
Something is not right in the restaurant though, especially the mysterious, vein covered, pulsating eggs.

Highlights include, cameo appearances by Troma regular Ron Jeremy and none other than Lloyd Kaufman himself. Lots of toilet humor, topless ladies, blood and guts. Everything you could want from a Troma movie.

If you want to see a fat man poop himself out of his skin, a talking homosexual Mexican burger or the Jaws Indianapolis speech redone as a tale of delivering chickens, then this is the movie for you.
Over-the-top, very un-PC and just downright hilarious.
I enjoyed every chicken fried minute.