About a year ago, George A. Romero's widow Suzanne Desrocher-Romero announced that she was working on getting a "lost film" Romero shot in 1973 out into the world. Titled THE AMUSEMENT PARK, the film was intended to be a TV PSA about elder abuse. A religious group had hired Romero to make the film, but they decided to shelve it when they saw how strange and disturbing it was.
The film stars Lincoln Maazel of Romero's MARTIN as
an elderly gentlemen who sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare the likes of which you've never seen!
The George A. Romero Foundation started a crowd-funding campaign to cover the costs of restoring the film, and the folks at the nonprofit organization Indie Collect went to work getting the 45+ year old film into the best shape possible.
Fans will soon have the chance to see the result of Indie Collect's efforts, as the George A. Romero Foundation has now announced that THE AMUSEMENT PARK "will be making its official premiere on Saturday, Oct 12 at Pittsburgh's Regent Square Theater."
Tickets to the screening will be available soon, so anyone who would like to be there for it should keep a close eye on the foundation's Twitter page, @theGARFofficial.