The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale
New York Asian Film Festival 2019
June 28 - July 11, 2019
When the opportunistic Park family patriarch regains youthful vitality after a zombie bite, the get-rich-quick light bulbs go off. As the plague spreads, the more than eccentric Parks rely on outrageous feats of ingenuity to conquer the undead in hopes of turning a profit in Lee Min-jae’s action-packed and self-referential directorial debut.
A rogue zombie gets way more than he bargained for after running afoul of the peculiar and opportunistic Park family. They own a rural gas station and survive more on tourist traps of their own design than bona-fide repair work. When the Park patriarch regains youthful vitality after a zombie bite, the get-rich-quick light bulbs go off. As the plague spreads, the more than eccentric Parks rely on outrageous feats of ingenuity to conquer the undead in hopes of turning a profit. Director Lee Min-jae’s action-packed and self-referential debut takes everything to task with uproarious abandon.
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