Kaboom (2010)

A sci-fi story centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students.

Director:

Gregg Araki

Writer:

Gregg Araki (screenplay)

Stars:

Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Thomas Dekker	...	Smith
Haley Bennett	...	Stella
Chris Zylka	...	Thor
Roxane Mesquida	...	Lorelei
Juno Temple	...	London
Andy Fischer-Price	...	Rex
Nicole LaLiberte	...	Red-Haired Girl
Jason Olive	...	Hunter
James Duval	...	The Messiah
Brennan Mejia	...	Oliver
Kelly Lynch	...	Smith's Mom Nicole
Carlo Mendez	...	Milo
Christine Nguyen	...	Freshman Bimbo
Michael James Spall	...	Smith's Dad

Storyline

Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.

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Plot Keywords:

college | student | sexual awakening | college student | best friend | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fr]

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Boom

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$13,714 (USA) (28 January 2011)

Gross:

$116,478 (USA) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Desperate Pictures, Wild Bunch, Super Crispy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rooney Mara was considered for a role.

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Quotes

Stella: Next to putting a dick in your mouth with Lady Gaga playing in the background, that's about as gay as it gets.

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Connections

Features Un Chien Andalou (1929)

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Soundtracks

"Crystal Visions"
Written by Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell
Performed by 'The Big Pink(I)'

User Reviews

Gregg Araki, Reigning Cinematic Iconoclast

Gregg Araki continues his daring sojourn into the arena that other filmmakers avoid - frank sexual adventures of every kind, characters whose placement in the story is often like window dressing for effect, and yet out of it all comes a fascinating if at time discombobulating tale that appeals to a certain audience - and doesn't mind if the rest of the folks who don't approve of his antics even attend!

The film follows the life of one Smith (Thomas Dekker) and his everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella (Haley Bennett), hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London (Juno Temple), lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor (Chris Zylka). Smith parties, sleeps around with both men (Jason Olive, Andy Fischer-Price) and women in various combinations. He's bisexual, is about to turn 19 and is having strange dreams which seem to work their way into his life. There's gay sex, lesbian sex, witchcraft, men in animal masks, murder and some secret organization - it all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night when all the signs of Smith's dreams seem to come together in a apocalyptic fusion that involves Smith's father (Michael James Spall), Smith's hedonistic mother (Kelly Lynch), and visits from the Messiah! It is a sci-fi story centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students.

Dekker somehow carries this film due to his skills as an actor but also his complete involvement in what is obviously Araki's secondary persona. It is a crazy film, rich in color, at many times ludicrous, and at other times very sexy - you know, the way Gregg Araki continues to make these solid little art house movies. It would be silly to fault KABOOM for being shallow or unserious; its whole mode of being is profoundly antiserious, playfully assaulting any form of earnestness other than Smith's emo melancholy.

Grady Harp