Zombie And The Ghost Train

– Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Original Name:
Zombie ja kummitusjuna
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) - Also known as Zombie ja kummitusjuna

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?

Release Date:

26 Jul 1991

Language:

Finnish, English, Turkish

Director:

Mika Kaurismäki

Writer:

Sakke Järvenpää (story), Mika Kaurismäki (screenplay), Mika Kaurismäki (story), Pauli Pentti (story)

Main Actors:

Silu Seppälä, Marjo Leinonen, Matti Pellonpää, Vieno Saaristo

Plot:

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?

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10