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

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]
www: www.protagonistpictures.com

About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Midnight Screenings
   
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

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