The Greasy Strangler (2016)

Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.

Director:

Jim Hosking

Writers:

Toby Harvard, Jim Hosking

Stars:

Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael St. Michaels	...	Big Ronnie
Sky Elobar	...	Big Brayden
Elizabeth De Razzo	...	Janet
Gil Gex	...	Big Paul
Abdoulaye NGom	...	Senegalese Tourist
Holland MacFallister	...	Scandinavian Tourist
Sam Dissanayake	...	Indian Tourist
Joe David Walters	...	Oinker
John Yuan	...	Vendor
Matt Yuan	...	Vendor
Mel Kohl	...	Vendor
Sal Koussa	...	Ricky Prickles
Jesse Keen	...	Big Thaddeus
Carl Solomon	...	Danny The Crooner
Dana Haas	...	Big Heinie

Storyline

The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'

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Plot Keywords:

older man younger woman sex | female frontal nudity | female nudity | male frontal nudity | genitalia | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Produced by Ben Wheatley ('High Rise','A Field In England') and Elijah Wood ('Lord of the Rings', 'Wilfred').

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Quotes

[first lines]
Big Brayden: Time to get up, dad.

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Connections

Referenced in The Greasy Strangler: The Greasy Effect (2017)

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Soundtracks

Amulet Of Aragh
Music written by Andrew Hung
Performed by Andrew Hung
Licensed courtesy of Andrew Hung
Used by permission. All rights reserved

User Reviews

Absolutely weird.

I tried describing this film to a friend. It's labeled a horror comedy, but I didn't find it scary or funny. The latter is not meant to be an insult, because there's a definite unique style that would work for some people.

The most apt analogy I can make is that it's a live action Beavis and Butthead world done by the cast of Shameless.

Characters that would be considered as a weird outlier in any other work seems to be par for the course here. Everything is weird, awkward, and unsettling but not in a creepy way.

I rate it a 6 because after I was done watching all I could really say was "Yup. I watched that." but it's very easily either the best film you'll ever see, or one of the worst, depending on what you want from it.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Greasy Strangler

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$22,500, 9 October 2016

Gross USA:

$45,878

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$67,427

Company Credits

Production Co:

BFI Film Fund, Drafthouse Films, Madman Production Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1