Zombie and the Ghost Train

Overview

Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 26, 1991

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

English, Finnish, Turkish

Countries

Finland

Production

Villealfa Filmproductions,Marianna Films

Cast

Silu Seppälä,Marjo Leinonen,Matti Pellonpää,Vieno Saaristo,Juhani Niemelä,Kauko Laurikainen,Sakke Järvenpää,Mato Valtonen,Mauri Sumén,Jyri Närvänenand 17 more

Director

Mika Kaurismäki

Writer

Mika Kaurismäki,Sakke Järvenpää,Pauli Pentti

Producer

Mika Kaurismäki

Cinematography

Olli Varja

Music

Mauri Sumén

Budget

$485,000

Revenue

Not recorded

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