The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jim Hosking
Produced by
  • Daniel Noah
  • Andrew Starke
  • Ant Timpson
  • Josh C. Waller
  • Elijah Wood
Written by
  • Toby Harvard
  • Jim Hosking
Starring
  • Michael St. Michaels
  • Sky Elobar
  • Elizabeth De Razzo
  • Gil Gex
  • Abdoulaye NGom
  • Holland MacFallister
Music by Andrew Hung
Cinematography Mårten Tedin
Edited by Mark Burnett
Production
companies
Distributed by FilmRise
Release dates
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (Sundance)
  • October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes[1][2]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $41,716[3]

The Greasy Strangler is a 2016 American black comedy horror film directed by Jim Hosking and written by Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard. The film stars Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Abdoulaye NGom, and Holland MacFallister. The film was released on October 7, 2016, by FilmRise.

Cast

Release

The Greasy Strangler premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016.[2] The film was released on October 7, 2016, by FilmRise.[4]

Critical reception

The Greasy Strangler received positive reviews from critics to some extent. It has a 64% score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 42 reviews. The site's consensus states: "The Greasy Strangler definitely isn't for everyone, but filmgoers in step with its off-kilter stride are in store for a singular cinematic experience."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a 58 out of 100 rating, based on 13 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[6]

A review in the British newspaper The Guardian by Wendy Ide rated it zero out of five stars, saying: "Like an early John Waters movie but without the sophistication, this aggressively inane horror comedy manages to cram in every disgusting, deviant activity you couldn't begin to imagine. And yet, it's still rather boring. ... A film with literally no redeeming features."[7]

References

  1. "The Greasy Strangler (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Dennis Harvey (2016-01-23). "'The Greasy Strangler' Review: Somehow Both Disgusting and Tedious". Variety. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  3. "The Greasy Strangler (2016)". Box Office Mojo. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
  4. Liz Calvario (2016-06-08). "New The Greasy Strangler Teaser Trailer & Release Date Announced". IndieWire. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  5. "The Greasy Strangler (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  6. "The Greasy Strangler reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  7. Ide, Wendy (October 9, 2016). "The Greasy Strangler review – tiresome shock tactics". The Guardian. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
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