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Top 25 Halloween Outdoor Movie: Shaun of the Dead

The next stop on our Top 25 Halloween Outdoor Movie list is the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead, a horror / comedy / romance (and a Parody of the 1978 Dawn of the Dead) directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Shaun of the Dead is the first of Wright and Pegg’s Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy with Hot Fuzz as the second and The World’s End as the third. The film is not suitable for young children, as it is fairly violent and deals with themes only suitable for adults. However, it is a perfect selection for your backyard cinema Halloween party with friends. You might not scare your friends with Shaun of the Dead, but you’ll certainly entertain them, and keep them laughing all the way home! Here is the theatrical release trailer for the film:

Shaun of the Dead is about Shaun (Simon Pegg), a 29 year old Brit with little direction in his life. His local sales job is going nowhere, his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) is giving up on him, and his best friend and roommate Ed (Nick Frost) is a total loser, making things difficult with his stuffy housemate Pete (Peter Serafinowicz). Liz decides to break up with Shaun after he fails to book a table at her favorite restaurant for their anniversary, and so Shaun decides to drown his sorrows with Ed at his favorite pub, the Winchester. When they get back to Shaun’s apartment, Pete relates a story of being bit by some crackheads, and tells Shaun to get his life in order.

Shaun of the DeadThe next morning there are alerts of a zombie led apocalypse, but Shaun and Ed are too hungover to notice, until Pete’s new Zombie self confronts the duo in the living room. Shaun and Ed are thrust into responsibility, as they now must defend themselves against the growing zombie opposition! Shaun is worried about his now ex-girlfriend Liz, and sees the imposing doom as an opportunity to prove his worth. So Shaun and Ed set out on a mission to save the ones they care about most, with the ultimate goal of ending up at the Winchester, the place they see as being most safe from zombie infestation.

Shaun of the DeadShaun of the Dead is a hilarious movie that will thoroughly entertain your friends or family at your annual outdoor movie Halloween celebration! There is no better time to host your Halloween costume party, than coupled with the joys of backyard cinema. Imagine watching Shaun of the Dead on your new OAC Home 16′ system, with friends and family all around. Don’t forget the candied apples or cider!

If anyone has screened Shaun of the Dead as an outdoor movie, please share your story by posting it to the comments section below! We’d love to hear how your event turned out. Or, if you are interested in obtaining an outdoor cinema system for your upcoming Halloween event, contact us today, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Happy haunting!

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Top 25 Halloween Outdoor Movie: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

The next film on our list of Top 25 Halloween Outdoor Movies is Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, the instant stop-motion classic set in Victorian Era ! The film was nominated for Best Animated Picture at the Academy Awards, but was bested by Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (a film on our list of Top 25 Outdoor Movies of All Time). Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride is a great selection for your next city-wide community outdoor movie event or backyard cinema Halloween celebration! The film is appropriate for all ages, and is entertaining to children and adults alike. Before we continue, here’s the theatrical release trailer for Corpse Bride:

The young and nervous Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp), son of rich fishmongers Nell and William Van Dort (Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse) is set to marry Victoria Everglot (Emily Watson), the neglected daughter of bankrupt aristocrats Lady Maudeline and Lord Finis Everglot (Joanna Lumley and Albert Finney). His soon to be in-laws are cold and stuffy, and simply want to restore their family wealth and status. During a wedding recital, Victor stumbles through his lines, and is unsuccessful at reciting them. The priest overseeing the events banishes Victor until he is able to successfully deliver his lines, and so he sets off in the woods, practicing and memorizing. He finally masters his lines, and decides to momentarily place his lover Victoria’s ring on a branch that resembles a human hand.

Corpse BrideVictor quickly realizes that the branch is actually a human hand, or rather the hand of a corpse Bride named Emily (Helena Bonham Carter), who was killed on the night of her elopement as her husband only wanted her money. Emily is convinced that Victor is to be her new husband, and will undo her waiting and curse after all these years. Victor then tries to explain that he made a mistake, and is actually engaged to someone else. But the spirits in the underworld don’t pay attention to what he’s saying, and move forward in celebration of Emily’s final release!

Corpse BrideCorpse Bride continues in a fantastic story of love and hope, that will truly entertain your community, and will bring the spirit of Halloween in a fun and creative way. Tim Burton’s imagination will captivate your community in ways that modern animation techniques won’t be able to do. Burton’s artistic achievements have recently been celebrated by the Museum of Modern Art in as a full fledged retrospective of his career. Many of the artifacts and clips from Corpse Bride were included in the exhibition. Burton is truly a visionary and an artist, and his films are great for screening as outdoor movies as they are bright and bold, and will project well.

If anyone has screened Corpse Bride as an outdoor movie (as inflatable cinema in your backyard, or as an outdoor movie in the park with the rest of your community), please share your story by posting it to the comments section below! We’d love to see how your event turned out.

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Outdoor Movie Idea: Bedknobs and Broomsticks

The 1971 musical film/ animation Bedknobs and Broomsticks makes a great selection for your next outdoor movie – whether you’re inviting thousands of community members to your local park, or simply having an evening with family or friends right in your own backyard.  The film mixes animation and live recording, and so will make a bold bright image that will look clean and really great on your outdoor movie screen.  The film stars Angela Lansbury , David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Cindy O’Callaghan, Roy Snart, and Ian Weighill among others. Bedknobs and Broomsticks has enchanted generations of children, and will bring magic and joy to your community today!  Here’s a short trailer for the film:

1940′s was significantly affected by the War, and most of the young men were sent off to fight. Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury) wants to help in the war effort, particularly in protecting Kent, and so she enrolls in witchcraft school in order to learn a spell or two! Against her will, she is assigned to three young children from who have escaped the blitz bombing, who quickly discover her witchcraft and threaten to tell.

outdoor moviesIn a swap for their silence, Price casts a spell on a bedknob of an old bed, causing it to take the bed-traveler wherever they want, imaginary or real! But she has her own agenda, as she is seeking a special spell called “substitutiary locomotion” that makes inanimate objects move on their own accord. The group set out on a fun-filled journey full of suspense and action that will keep your entire community entertained, and will bring back old memories to those parents who loved this movie as children.

outdoor moviesEven though most of your community members have likely seen Bedknobs and Broomsticks before (and probably really love it), experiencing the film on the big screen is an opportunity many have never had. If anyone has screened Bedknobs and Broomsticks as an outdoor movie, tell us your story by posting to the comments section below. We’d love to hear your story!

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