Masters of Horror: Joe Dante - Homecoming
Made for Showtime, theMasters of Horrorseries features films by renowned horror film directors, such asHomecomingby 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,Homecomingfeatures enough body parts squirting green blood to entertain. Over-the-top humor throughout recallsRe-Animator, yet the political message goes deeper. Dante's warped rendition of America’s recent history seems more relevant than ever.--Trinie Dalton