who say zombie can not be convert into useful member of the community . certainly not the maker of fido and who take u to a never never land version of the 1950 where the undead have be turn into butler and servant for the burgeon middle class . timmy robinson be the all american boy who become emotionally attach to the family new full time domestic a recently resurrect zombie whom timmy have affectionately dub fido . all of this have be make possible by zomcom and a big brother type organization that have find a way to render the zombie ( who be originally bring to life by radiation from out space ) manageable and docile at least most of the time . this twisted and modern day spin on the tv series lassie it might easily have be entitle a boy and his zombie take slyly satirical swipe at such pre 60 concern a obsessive social conformity ( here keep up with the jones mean have more zombie servant than the folk next door ) and the sterility of suburban life and the corporate control of civic affair and small town corruption and nuclear family value all play out in a beautifully design setting of parti color house and immaculately manicured lawn . the movie doesn not hit the audience over the head with it message nor do it engage in endless hyperbole to generate laugh . instead and this be a low keyed and subtle little satire that elicit appreciative chuckle rather than full belly guffaw . much of the humor derive from the incongruity between the placidness of the setting and the cavalier attitude towards death demonstrate by the fine citizen of the community ( life magazine have be replace with a periodical entitle death magazine ) . despite some playfully graphic violence and the movie stay true to the spirit of innocence we generally associate with both the 1950 itself and the cheesy and low budget horror movie that be so much a part of the pop culture scene of that decade . ksun ray and carrie ann moss and dylan baker be amiable and appeal a the wide eyed timmy and his cleaver esquire parent ( with slightly sinister undertone ) and while billy connolly accomplish the well nigh impossible task of bring a great deal of humanity and depth to the role of a resurrected corpse . this be what lassie might have be have timmy best friend be afflict rabies .