Archive of films Greasy Strangler / The Greasy Strangler
USA
2016, 93 min
Section:
Midnight Screenings
Year: 2016
When a father-and-son relationship gets stuck, just apply a liberal dose of grease. Literally. But what if your dad is a brutal murderer nicknamed the Greasy Strangler? And what if he also tries to interfere with your new girlfriend? And what if he has a gigantic penis? Remember, in an absurd comedy full of psychopaths, never skimp on the lube.
Synopsis
If you want Big Ronnie to eat it don’t dare skimp on the grease. Ronnie loves the stuff with hot dogs and even on grapefruit because, as he says, “the grease will lubricate my throat.” His son Brayden is the one who generally fixes his meals; he’s a middle-aged virgin abandoned by his mother ostensibly for befouling her bed sheets. That’s no longer a problem and now he and his dad accompany interested parties to locations associated with the history of disco. On one of their walking tours, Brayden meets the rotund Janet and falls in love with her, but his father is less than thrilled – the same father who may also be the murderous Greasy Strangler! Screened at the Sundance festival, this absurd comedy is full of fake penises (both monstrous and miniature), gallons of fat, fried eyes, and pyrotechnic mudslinging. And remember – when a father-and-son relationship gets stuck, just apply a liberal dose of grease.
Jan Škoda
About the director
Jim Hosking (Bath, United Kingdom) started out as a director for MTV. The BBC showed his short film Little Clumps of Hair, while two other shorts, Renegades (2010) and Crabs (2012), premiered at Sundance and the London Short Film Festival respectively. The Greasy Strangler is his feature debut.
Contacts
Protagonist Pictures
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United Kingdom
Tel: +44 207 734 9000
E-mail: [email protected]
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About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Midnight Screenings |
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Director: | Jim Hosking |
Screenplay: | Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard |
Dir. of Photography: | Mårten Tedin |
Editor: | Mark Burnett |
Art Director: | Jason Kisvarday |
Producer: | Andy Starke, Ant Timpson, Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, Josh Waller |
Production: | Rook Films, Timpson Films, SpectreVision |
Cast: | Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Joe David Walters, Gil Gex, Jesse Keen |
Sales: | Protagonist Pictures |
Guests
Andrew Starke
Producer
Jennifer Fattell
Sales Agent
Jim Hosking
Film Director