The Amusement Park
Directed by George A. Romero
Recently discovered and restored 46 years after its completion, George A. Romero's 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 an alluring snapshot of the filmmaker’s early artistic capacity and style. The “lost” film was restored in 4k by IndieCollect in New York City.
Rediscovered and restored, this "lost" gem from George A. Romero takes an elderly gentleman to the amusement park for a hellish nightmare.
Cast: Lincoln Maazel
Member Reviews
Arthouse without the horror. Nice.
Done so well. Work in EMS and have a whole new feeling of empathy for my much older patients.
This film really makes an impact on the ideas of aging, classism, and ableism in America. The unfairness, assumptions, and profiling feels very real, and as time goes on, you can feel how isolated he feels from everyone else. There’s this sense of dread, and all of the noise and ambience really does make you feel like you’re being overwhelmed in the middle of a crowd where you can barely hear yourself think, because it’s everyone else’s voices that are being heard over his own
I'm sorry, but there is nothing here for me.
Superb, outstanding true-life horror. As chilling and disturbing a film as one could ask for.