It is a hollywood horror movie based on a true story. We adopt a special set of expectations when we believe a movie is based on actual events, a sentiment the coen brothers parodied when they stated at the beginning of fargo that this is a true story, even though it wasnt. The smodcast origin story behind kevin smiths tusk. The film is the first in smiths planned true north trilogy, followed by yoga hosers 2016. The materials form part of the promoting diversity through childrens literature series, produced by the british council teaching centre in paris. Why is it that the words inspired by a true story add a whole new level of intrigue to a film. Kevin smiths tusk, horror with a loony twist the new.
This years academy award nominations of argo, lincoln, and zero dark thirty, attest to our fascination of watching true stories depicted on the screen. The overall story is original, the acting is great, but as a final product it feels very rushed and choppy. Tusk 2014 film tusk is a 2014 american comedy body horror film written and directed by kevin smith, based on a story from his smodcast podcast. Dont believe the tempting notion that this is based on a true story, supposedly kevin smith and his.
How an internet hoax inspired kevin smiths tusk variety. Smith himself tells us right from the beginning this movie is not to be taken seriously. And there are times in tusk when it seems like smith means to turn the movie into a. Oh my lord, this is gonna be so fun for me because i am so baked. Tusk is bearable thanks in no small part to its game cast, particularly character actor michael parkss vincent priceesque baddy. Of all the 2014 movies one might guess are linked to true stories, kevin smiths horror movie tusk would probably not make the list.
Peace loving song based on we are the world giving a presentation of the story. Life and love with the worlds worst dog, this owen wilson, and jennifer aniston starring movie follows a young couples adventures with a highly energetic puppy. The horrorcomedy tells the story of a podcaster named wallace justin long. Instead, the film has been loosely based on a series of articles that ran in the miami new times in 1999, which detailed the crimes of the sun gym gang, a group of recidivist body builders who connected through a love of hard workouts and easy money. Here is the list of 10 child abuse movies based on true stories. While it is highly recommended that audiences should. Smith and mosier went on to construct a fictional story of a drunken soccer hooligan, wallace, being seduced from his group of roommates by a madmans toogoodtobetrue. Based on his a true story, the rider stars breakout brady jandreau as a once rising star of the rodeo circuit warned that his competition days are over after a tragic riding accident. Full of body horror and claustrophobia tusk is one disgusting film. Tusk kevin smith with a wonderful wickedly weird film. Gangs of wasseypur 2012 indian crime movie based on a true story about events in wasseypur, india, directed by anurag kashyap. Tusk is the most disturbing film based on a true story nothing. Even for a fairly lowbudget movie, tusk doesnt feel thoughtthrough, or focused enough.
We see movies about child abuse and we feel sensitivity to the plight of the children, but we often regarded it as part of the film only. The smodcast origin story behind kevin smiths tusk the. Hitchcock 2012 based on the book alfred hitchcock and the making of psycho about the relationship between director alfred hitchcock and his wife alma reville during the filming of psycho. That was how filmmaker kevin smith introduced his latest movie, tusk, to a packed house at the vista theatre in. Sometimes, you can be watching a movie and not even know that its based on real events. A bizarre blend of loony kidnap drama and surreal frankensteinian horror. Not exactly a true story, the movie was inspired by a fake walrus ad discussed on kevin smiths smodcast podcast. The best movies based on true stories on netflix 1 roma inspired by his childhood in 1970s mexico city, roma is the latest film from visionary writerdirector alfonso cuaron gravity. We compare real horror movies to the actual events and people. Tusk is a kevin smith film, which is to say that its savvy enough to confirm that it was made by an adult, yet goofy enough to assure its audience that the adult in question remains unlikely to be caught wearing long pants. It will be based on a true story, somewhat, when the year 2012 arrives. The 25 best movies based on true stories on netflix april.
Clerks 3 script finished but tusk is his next movie. In the long history of hollywood aping the true stories happening all around us, here are some of the best. The film is the first in smiths planned true north trilogy, followed by yoga. The sly based on a true story line at the beginning is delivered with a laugh.
Annabelle in real is one of the many haunted dolls in. Tusk movie was inspired by chris parkinsons walrus ad hoax. Horror movies based on true stories real horror movies. While selma and the big short get high marks for honesty, the former being clocked at 100 percent accurate, the imitation game is deemed to be only about 41. Dont believe the tempting notion that this is based on a true story, supposedly kevin smith and his mate. That was how filmmaker kevin smith introduced his latest movie, tusk, to a. The film stars michael parks, justin long, haley joel osment, and genesis rodriguez. Tusk is the most disturbing film based on a true story nothing but spoilers. Hiding among all the superhero blockbusters and bigbudget comedies coming out in 2017, theres a small handful of movies based on true stories. But as it is, tusks sophomoric gag is rarely as funny or creepy as it could have been. The movie based on jay ansons 1977 book the amityville horror. Set in the view askewniverse, it consists of the films tusk 2014, yoga hosers 2016, and the planned moose jaws. Justin long and genesis rodriguez discuss the unusual human interest story that inspired their new horrorcomedy tusk subscribe to aol. All those based on a true story movies get graded for.
And yes, smith does get in a few good scares, especially during the movies creature scenes. Tusk is pleasantly ridiculous and charmingly selfdeprecating, but that isnt enough to compensate for its thin, overstretched story. The resulting report, titled based on a true true story. Kevin smith describes the clerks 3 script as massive, but his next movie might actually be the bizarre true story of a man with a walrus fetish, called tusk.
The true story behind wind river is this hidden injustice against native american women. However, there are movies based on true stories that the abuses in the story have really occurred in real life. The history channel explains this in great detail in their series the universe. Tusk is the most disturbing film based on a true story. Boy was i in for disappointment, the film eventually faded into a dark comedy with vile humor and desperate search for story, tusk had me thinking to myself what in the world have i just seen. Posted on november 1, 2019 by tracy palmer 3 comments. I enjoyed tusk and think that it is underrated and being played off as too weird yes, its a weird film but its trying to be different and is a nice change of pace from most horror films these days. Movies based on true stories 2017 popsugar entertainment. A true story was supposed to be based on the real experiences george and kathy lutz. Its based on the true story of vince papale who had a several year career with the philadelphia eagles. Kevin smith begins a new film trilogy with the new horror movie tusk kevin smith begins a new film trilogy with the new horror movie tusk.
The true north trilogy is a series of horror comedy films written and directed by kevin smith. Tusk is a 2014 american comedy body horror film written and directed by kevin smith, based on a story from his smodcast podcast. Its tusk, yoga hosers and moose jaws, three movies he wants to make with a canadian theme. While tusk was a modest financial success, yoga hosers was a critical and financial failure. More than anything else, smith should have applied that sharp critique to his own screenplay. Too proud to be tamed by perks or treats, marley eventually leaves us with a tissue paper by the time the credits roll. Tusk tusk, david mckee, andersen press, isbn 978 184 270 579 7. Oh, and it also involves the everincredible mark wahlberg running down the streets of philadelphia. Tusk was a disturbing mess, started clean with an intriguing first act, i set my hopes high. Ignore the based on true events warning at the movies start and settle in for the goofy story of wallace justin long, the foulmouthed cohost of an insensitive. Tusk stars justin long as wallace, a podcaster who travels around. Either way, films that are based on a true story carry with them some extra, ineffable expectation, something we can hardly define, but thats no less obvious when its in front of us. Read chris parkinsons classified ad that inspired the tusk movie. The genius known as kevin smith has created a wonderful, wickedly weird film called tusk.