Hell and Back (2015)

Two best friends set out to rescue their pal after he's accidentally dragged to hell.

Directors:

Tom Gianas, Ross Shuman

Writers:

Tom Gianas, Zeb Wells

Stars:

Nick Swardson, Mila Kunis, Bob Odenkirk

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Swardson	...	Remy (voice)
Mila Kunis	...	Deema (voice)
Bob Odenkirk	...	The Devil (voice)
T.J. Miller	...	Augie (voice)
Rob Riggle	...	Curt (voice)
Susan Sarandon	...	Barb the Angel (voice)
Danny McBride	...	Orpheus (voice)
Maria Bamford	...	Gloria (voice)
Lance Bass	...	Boy Band Demon (voice)
H. Jon Benjamin	...	The Tree (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Durmessa (voice)
John Farley	...	Welcome to Hell Demon (voice)
Jenna Gianas	...	Hell Announcer (voice)
Dennis Gubbins	...	Larry the Demon (voice)
Jay Johnston	...	Rick the Lost Soul (voice)

Storyline

Remy, Augie and Curt are best friends since birth who are working at a run down carnival. When they jokingly take a blood oath and break it, Curt is dragged to Hell to be sacrificed. Now Remy and Augie must risk everything to save their friend from a slew of misfit demons, Greek legends and the Devil himself.

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Plot Keywords:

hell | break a curse | human sacrifice | cross dressing | broken oath | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Hell.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong crude and sexual content, language and some drug use.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hell & Back

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$104,374, 4 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$156,166, 11 October 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

ShadowMachine

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Greek mythology, Orpheus was a tragic figure who tried, and failed, to rescue his loved Eurydice from Hades. In this film, he is legendary for his ability to rescue mortals from Hell. This paradox is made even more amusing by the Devil's comment that the mortals don't know their mythology.

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Quotes

Remy: She rubs balls for a living.

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Connections

References Evilspeak (1981)

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Soundtracks

Be A Woman
Written by David Faulkner
Performed by The Sonics
Courtesy of Re:Vox and The Sonics Boom LLC

User Reviews

Expected More

Hell and Back is a foul mouth R rated animated film which was in theaters for only a small limited released. Given its profusion of raunchy, R-rated, largely sex-focused jokes. Several of the jokes are not particularly clever enough to stick with. There tends to be little opportunity for Hell and Back to strike even a fleeting chord with viewers. And this brings us back to the inherent limitation of American adult animated films.

Starring as the lead voices of the film are T.J. Miller, Rob Riggle, and Nick Swardson . Bob Odenkirk is animated as the lead devil. Mila Kunis and Susan Sarandon get in on the action, as Deema the demon and Barb the Angel, respectively. Danny McBride plays Orpheus, one of the few other humans to cross the plane into the underworld. The film's plot is rather weak and seems to have been something we would see from a television series plot. There just is not enough great jokes, but Hell and Back is quite entertaining to watch. Although predictable.