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Zombie and the Ghost Train
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Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991-07-26 · 90 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · Comedy · Music

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?

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Directors
Mika Kaurismäki
Production companies
Villealfa Filmproductions, Marianna Films
Countries
Finland
Status
Released
Budget
USD 485,000

Top Cast

Silu SeppäläSilu SeppäläAntti Autiomaa, "Zombie"
Marjo LeinonenMarjo
Matti PellonpääMatti PellonpääHarri
Vieno SaaristoVieno SaaristoÄiti
Juhani NiemeläJuhani NiemeläAntin isä
Kauko LaurikainenKauko LaurikainenLääkäri
Sakke JärvenpääSakke JärvenpääMulefukkers-yhtyeen kitaristi
Mato ValtonenMato ValtonenMulefukkers-yhtyeen kontrabasisti
Mauri SuménMauri SuménMulefukkers-yhtyeen pianisti
Jyri NärvänenMulefukkers-yhtyeen jäsen kitaristi
Jarmo HaapanenMulefukkers-yhtyeen rumpali
Jussi RinneKummitusjuna-yhtyeen jäsen
Hannu ViholainenKummitusjuna-yhtyeen jäsen
Roger NieminenKummitusjuna-yhtyeen jäsen
Marko ÄijöMarko ÄijöParturi, Marjon miesystävä
Heikki SkippariPoliisi
Juho RastasVanha mies
Ali ÖzgentürkAli ÖzgentürkBaarimikko
Süheyl EğribozSüheyl EğribozHotellin pitäjä
Nüvit ÖzdoğruNüvit ÖzdoğruMattokauppias

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