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Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)

Director: Lloyd Kaufman

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From Time Out New York

Troma’s old-school showman, Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger, etc.), never met a lowbrow concept he didn’t smother in special sauce and gobble up. His latest, about a KFC-like chicken shack built on an “Indian burial ground,” delivers supersize yawns: plenty of half-funny groaners; tuneless, lesbian-themed musical numbers; and a prologue that includes accidental butt sex with the undead and some corn-syrupy gore. Horror fans might enjoy the overall trashiness (and one truly unsettling kill with a meat slicer); everyone else should skip it.

Author: Joshua Rothkopf 2008-05-07 17:26:13

Time Out New York Issue 658: May 8-14, 2008

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Director: Lloyd Kaufman

Cast: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham

Rated: NR

Duration: 99 mins

US Release: May 9 2008


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