The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2009)

Jeff is an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an Ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. ... See full summary »

Director:

Henry Saine

Writers:

Tom Konkle (script consultant), Devin McGinn

Stars:

Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer

Cast

Credited cast:
Kyle Davis	...	Jeff
Devin McGinn	...	Charlie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Bauer	...	Deep One
Honor Bliss	...	Miss Roming
Sujata Day	...	Stacy Rahman
Todd Duffey	...	Cult member #1
Edward Flores	...	Sheldon
Marty Fortney	...	Mike
Justin Giddings	...	Comedic Cult Member #1
Charles Haigh	...	Head Man
Barak Hardley	...	Paul
Max Huber	...	Bum
Bryce Hurless	...	Comic book kid
Douglas Jantzen Jr.	...	Cult Leader
Harry Karp	...	Jimbo

Storyline

Jeff is an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an Ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft, He and his friend Charlie embark on an adventure to protect the relic piece from falling into the hands of the Starspawn and his minions that wish to reunite the relic and release Cthulhu back into the world.

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Plot Keywords:

cthulhu | h.p. lovecraft | ancient astronaut | name in title

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Devin McGinn's The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outlaw FIlms

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The guts that fall to the floor in the boat are actually pig guts the crew purchased from the local Mexican market.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, two characters are drinking beer on a boat, when one of them pours some out of his bottle. The "beer" is clearly water.

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Quotes

Paul: Oh, would you look at this? Looks like there's no peanut butter. Boy, sure would be great if I could make a sandwich, if my own grandmother wasn't such a PEANUT BUTTER WHORE!

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: Scissors (2012)

User Reviews

A Movie for True Lovecraft Fans!

OK, first off, if you're not into Lovecraft or the Cthulhu Mythos, you won't get all of the references and jokes, but that's not to say you won't have fun with this movie. Underneath its rough exterior lies a film with plenty of wit and charm, and a "deep" (pun intended) love of all things Lovecraft.

The delivery, as said, is a bit rough, but after only a short period I found myself easily forgiving any of the film's minor shortcomings. No expensive, top-of-the-line special effects, an excess of foul language that probably should have been scaled (ha!) back a bit, and a couple of performances that weren't anything said performers would want to put on their demo reel (read: stiff).

Still, those things aside, the story is fun and silly, and maintains a nice balance between the humor and drama, avoiding any awkward or jarring transitional moments between scenes (if nothing else could be said, at least take note of that element, which I found refreshing, as I've seen quite a few "blockbusters" of late that failed at it, unable to decide whether they're action or comedy vehicles).

A somewhat imperfect analogy would be to reference the TV series "Chuck." Take any old Lovecraftian Hammer film and drop Chuck & Morgan down in the middle of it as the protagonists and you've got a good idea of what I believe this movie was intended to be. I wouldn't go so far as to say it completely succeeded, but in the end I think it worked well enough to make the movie enjoyable.

Ultimately it's a light-hearted Cthulhu Mythos comic book on film, with nods to geeks, gamers and Lovecraft fans everywhere. Will it necessarily be everyone's cup of tea? Nah. What movie is? But if you're in the target audience, and can go into it with a smile on your face and no Cameronesque expectations, there's a good chance you'll have a good time and even find yourself later talking about it with friends over your Mt. Dew and Funyuns as you prepare to toss the percentiles and hope your character doesn't go insane.