John Dies at the End (2012 film)
Summary
Based on David Wong's surreal blog and novel series. A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people go on the trip and come back wrong. Can two college dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
Details
- Release Date: 2012
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1 hr 39 min
- Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman
- Director: Don Coscarelli
- Writer: David Wong
- Producer/Production Co: Paul Giamatti, Dac Coscarelli, Daniel Carey
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- Film Website: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence and gore, Nudity, Adult Content, Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
Not explicitly or implicitly based on any of Lovecraft's creations, but this is a sort of post-modern deconstruction/reconstruction of the Weird Fiction genre, and a lot of Weird Fiction "tropes" appear in the film and the novels, often taken to their illogical conclusions and beyond.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
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Synopsis
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A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: David Wong, John Dies at the End
- fiction: David Wong, This Book is Full of Spiders
