The Bad Batch (2016)

In a desert dystopia, a young woman is kidnapped by cannibals.

Director:

Ana Lily Amirpour

Writer:

Ana Lily Amirpour

Stars:

Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Jayda Fink

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Suki Waterhouse	...	Arlen
Jason Momoa	...	Miami Man
Jayda Fink	...	Honey
Keanu Reeves	...	The Dream
Jim Carrey	...	The Hermit
Yolonda Ross	...	Maria
Aye Hasegawa	...	Mousey
Giovanni Ribisi	...	The Screamer
Louie Lopez Jr.	...	Chuy (as Louie Lopez)
E.R. Ruiz	...	Lone Man
Cory Roberts	...	Big Black Bridge Man
Joni Podesta	...	Muscle Woman #1
Almayvonne	...	Muscle Woman #2 (as Almayvonne Dixon)
Danielle Orner	...	One Legged Dancing Girl
Mandy Pursley	...	Junkyard Amputee Woman

Storyline

THE BAD BATCH follows Arlen (Waterhouse) after she's left in a Texas wasteland fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man (Momoa). With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream (Reeves). As she adjusts to life in 'the bad batch' Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who's standing next to you.

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Plot Keywords:

cannibal | dystopia | amputation | exile | bodybuilder | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, some drug content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor carnal

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$89,111, 23 June 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$177,680, 14 July 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Human Stew Factory, Annapurna Pictures, Vice Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While filming this movie in Niland, California, Keanu Reeves stayed in Brawley, California. He was frequently spotted at various locations in Brawley, including Starbucks, Von's, and Snap Fitness taking pictures with the locals, and reenacting some of his movie roles.

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Goofs

Towards the beginning of the film, Miami Man's chest tattoo is written to resemble one word. As the film progresses, the words are shown to be more separated.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Female Voice: [making announcements] USRCs employees are advised to avoid prolonged physical contact with bad batch inmates. This includes eye contact.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Keanu Reeves/Cat Deeley/Ali Kolbert (2017)

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Soundtracks

Heart
Written by Nicolas Jaar (as Nicolas Alfredo Jaar), David Harrington (as David Lloyd Harrington) and Maxwell Solomon Lubin
Performed by Darkside
Courtesy of Matador Records

User Reviews

Desperately trying to be cool

This is another film that screams "I want to be a cult movie!" but just doesn't have what it takes. It starts out promising and then seems to have absolutely nowhere to go; it just becomes long, ponderous and self-indulgent. As someone who grew up going to midnight movies, "The Bad Batch" seems like its taken elements from these films ("El Topo," "Mad Max," "Kill Bill") and stitched them all together in the hopes it'll hit the mark somewhere. The performances in the film are adequate, but nothing in the script really demands much of the characters. Ms. Amirpour obviously had the support of actors like Diego Luna, Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves, all of whom are seen briefly, but I'm willing to bet they never saw much of a script. At two hours, there's probably half an hour of real material here, the rest just feels like padding.