Then, the movie had the audacity to end as the man being left in a walrus cage, at a wildlife conservatory, being fed a raw fish, by his love. Stop talking about walrus just like a really mammal never mind that they babble on about one of the most insane things, or that they call their podcast the notsee party. Smith revealed before the release of tusk that he had written a spinoff film called yoga hosers, which would feature the cast from tusk. First smith talks about the decision to reveal the walrus suit so early in the.
Dec 31, 2014 tusk the walrus reveal i really, really enjoyed tusk, but i know not everyone did. Fully grown walruses can have tusks up to 39 inches long, which they mostly use for mating or protection. Inspired by a hoax gumtree ad, kevin smiths bizarre imprisonment horror movie sees the. But even a kevin smith apologist like myself will readily admit that discipline and kevin smith do not belong in the same sentence.
As their favorite meals, particularly shellfish, are found near the dark ocean floor, walruses use their extremely sensitive whiskers. Howe shrugs and soldiers on, eventually getting to the story of how he was once shipwrecked and saved by a walrus he named mr. Never funny enough to be a farce, not smart enough to be a commentary on tropes, and too ludicrous to be a classic horror, this movie flounders about the screen as awkwardly as justin long in a walrus suit. Never funny enough to be a farce, not smart enough to be a commentary on tropes, and too ludicrous to be a classic horror, this movie flounders about the screen as. After wallace sends a voicemail to his girlfriend ally and teddy, howard knocks him unconscious. Smith reveals a side of his talent i never knew existed. The man who helped inspire tusk, chris parkinson left.
Sep 19, 2014 tusk is bearable thanks in no small part to its game cast, particularly character actor michael parkss vincent priceesque baddy. Wallace brytons character development goes through the entire spectrum of animal and man, sometimes blurring the lines between them even before the. Tusk the walrus reveal i really, really enjoyed tusk, but i know not everyone did. Tusk s biggest strength is that it knows what the audiences expectations are and it exceeds each of them. Well first, this is the most original film kevin smith has done in years.
Howe has plans to surgically and mentally turn wallace into a walrus. The 10 most disturbing movie scenes of 2014 part 5 page 5. A scary horror comedy by kevin smith clerks join us on facebook. Smith was gearing at the fact that he had in essence become the walrus, thats what makes the ending so effective. The walrus suit doesnt work because its overlit and overshot.
Whilst in the walrus costume you must be a walrus there must be no speaking in a human voice, and any communication must entail making utterances in the voice of a walrus i believe there are recordings available on the web to me, the voice is the most natural thing i have ever heard. And yes, smith and his makeup department turn justin long into a walrus. Seth rogens comedy an american pickle movie gets august 6, 2020 release date on hbo max about an immigrant worker seth rogen at a pickle factory who is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day brooklyn and meets his grandson also played by seth rogen. This audioonly extra is of the original podcast from june 25, 20 in which kevin smith and scott mosier first came up with the idea for the tusk movie. With justin long, michael parks, haley joel osment, genesis rodriguez. The movie turns that into something stranger and ultimately more sinister. In flashbacks spread through the film, its revealed that wallace was originally an unpopular standup comic. Tusk movie was inspired by chris parkinsons walrus ad hoax. Sep 18, 2014 thankfully, smith leans towards creating a more psychological horror than physically showing you the gore. Finally, theres howes walrus suit, the end result of some blessedly offscreen surgery. Its possible you dont, and id be remiss to spoil it, because the reveal of.
When tusk premiered at the toronto international film festival in. A walrus who has everything, feels something is missing. Tusk is a movie about a young man who is held captive and mutilated to become a monstrous human walrus creature. Dont look it up or spoil it for yourself, because the midmovie reveal is ghastly, shocking, and really delivers on the promise the movie makes to you leading up to it. Tusk was the most beautiful, caring creature he ever met. Tusk is a horror film written and directed by kevin smith, based on a story from his smodcast podcast. That was how filmmaker kevin smith introduced his latest movie, tusk, to a. First smith talks about the decision to reveal the walrus suit so early in the film. Had smith been more disciplined, the films deliberately absurd plot twists might have been more alienating, and funny. And thats exactly what i was expecting because it was apparent from the trailer. How an internet hoax inspired kevin smiths tusk variety.
Stop talking about walrus just like a really mammal. Tusk was released via dvd and bluray on december 30, 2014. But as it is, tusk s sophomoric gag is rarely as funny or creepy as it could have been. Tusk ist ein usamerikanischer horrorfilm aus dem jahr 2014. Sep 18, 2014 the story of howard howe michael parks, right, turning podcaster wallace bryton justin long into a walrus plays out pretty much exactly like it sounds. That leads into a discussion of effects in general, his preferred. Michael parks stars as a man with an obsession for walruses in kevin smiths tusk. Even for a fairly lowbudget movie, tusk doesnt feel thoughtthrough, or focused enough. As hosts of the exploitive notsee podcast, wallace and teddy justin long and. And yes, smith does get in a few good scares, especially during the movie s creature scenes. The walrus odobenus rosmarus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the north pole in the arctic ocean and subarctic seas of the northern hemisphere. To comply with state laws we no longer ship any ivory to new jersey addresses and no mammoth ivory only walrus ivory to new york addresses. An interpretation of kevin smiths tusk 2014 spoilers. Smith goes into great detail about some of the more talkedabout decisions he made in tusk, which is now on bluray.
Inspired by a hoax gumtree ad, kevin smiths bizarre imprisonment horror movie sees the director. They dont walk down to his cage and give him a cheeseburger. First trailer for kevin smiths weird walrus movie tusk. Tusk is a movie about a young man who is held captive and mutilated to become a monstrous humanwalrus creature.
A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to canada to interview a mysterious recluse. Although, the reveal of the full walrus suit is a reveal full of disgust and laughs. The excavated ivory we have is from the ancient yupik eskimo village kukuluk coo coo look and traditional hunting camp sites dating. Tusks biggest strength is that it knows what the audiences expectations are and it exceeds each of them. Tusks also come in handy for scraping up food or helping to pull the animals up onto. The walrus is the only living species in the family odobenidae and genus odobenus. Apr 26, 2017 a nugget of gold in a walrus shit sea.
Among the apparently tall tales that howe, a softspoken fellow in a wheelchair, spins as wallace looks over the amazing collection of souvenirs in his mansion is one recounting his being shipwrecked, with his only companionship on the rock he reached being a walrus he. Theres a showdown between man and walrus that includes stabbing. Justin long and genesis rodriguez in a scene from the film. Writing an analysis post about a kevin smith film, a movie where justin long turns into a walrus humancentipede style. Then in 20, a bizarre discussion on an episode of smiths smodcast podcast hastily inspired him to write and direct tusk, a highconcept movie in more ways than one, im sure that can be summarized with one sentence. The walrus man in tusk, kevin smiths horror comedy about a man who is surgically transformed into a walrus, was not based on a true story, as the film humorously claims. It seemed like the film lost people the moment johnny depp showed up, but that is. Tusk, specifically more than an animal, he thought mr. Kevin smith seals his comeback with walrus horror show 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. The actor talked about his demanding role in tusk in theaters sept. Kevin smiths tusk, horror with a loony twist the new. Which it succeeds at when the viewer puts themselves into that situation.
Pleistocene to recent male pacific walrus female pacific walrus with young conservation status vulnerable iucn 3. It seemed pretty obvious to me that the whole point of making this movie was to turn him into a walrus. Special features on both formats include an audio commentary by smith, deleted scenes, the original podcast, and two featurettes. Tusk is pleasantly ridiculous and charmingly selfdeprecating, but that isnt enough to compensate for its thin, overstretched story. It doesnt help that the film doesnt have much of a plotjust wallace going to see howe and getting walrusizedand no strong visual design, apart from the walrus suit. This is an abbreviated version of the podcast, which originally ran 87 minutes. After hosting a panel at comiccon 2014 for tusk, filmmaker kevin smith and a24 films have debuted the trailer online for your viewing pleasure. The movie is very nearly at the level of the torture porn subgenre of horror, as in the human centipede, except that it takes breaks for comedy every so often, and the tone is generally lighter. Kevin smiths style of comedy is too unfocused to pull off a cinematic prank like tusk, a horrorcomedy about a walrusmonster. Somehow wallace bryton and teddy craft earn big bucks doing it, and they have scooped up quite a lot of internet fame as well. Now aware that wallace is in danger, ally and teddy fly to canada. Movie fans know all too well that you have to wade through a lot of disappointment to find the good stuff.
Walrus tusks have long been sought after for their ivory. Justin long on having fun and suffering as a walrus in tusk. Smith gets closer to making a horror film with the. The story of howard howe michael parks, right, turning podcaster wallace bryton justin long into a walrus plays out pretty much exactly like it sounds. Not only do the sounds of the human thing still ring in my ears, but. The problem with tusk, ultimately, is that it doesnt hold up to scrutiny as a movie, despite. Nov 25, 20 our favorite kevin smith hater, chareth cutestory, breaks down smiths latest reveal from tusk, his walrusman hybrid movie. Never mind that they babble on about one of the most insane things, or that they call their podcast the notsee party. Our favorite kevin smith hater, chareth cutestory, breaks down smiths latest reveal from tusk, his walrusman hybrid movie. No, not that of a walrus well get there but of podcasters. Listen to the kevin smith podcast episode where they talk about it if you want more context. Tusk is the opening salvo in a trilogy of films that take place in canada, all based on stories spun on smiths podcast. Released september 19th, 2014, tusk stars michael parks, justin long, haley joel osment, genesis rodriguez the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 55 out of 100. However, tusk is, first and foremost, a body horror movie, in which those elements work remarkably well, thanks to a terrifying parks, terrific practical effects and a walrus costume thats the subject of a pretty horrifying reveal provided you havent.
Tusk is particularly disappointing in light of kevin smiths body of thoughtful, intelligent work. Subscribe now 2 get the best and latest horror and scifi movie hd trailer, clip, scene. Kevin smith reveals how weed, twitter and a web ad. Sep 19, 2014 tusk is particularly disappointing in light of kevin smiths body of thoughtful, intelligent work. Of all the 2014 movies one might guess are linked to true stories, kevin smiths horror movie tusk would probably not make the list. The killer cuts off the main characters legs, operates on him, uses his leg bones as tusks, sews up his arms, and forces him into a walrus suit made of flesh. Howard not only reveals that he can still walk, but lays out his plans. The walrus other characteristic features are equally useful. Based on a podcast or smodcast, to be precise thatif the excerpt over final credits crawl is any indicationkevin smith and his partner could barely deliver because they were laughing so hard at their own inventiveness, tusk tries to be scary, funny and profound all at once, and fails signally at each. And with a premise like guy gets turned into a walrus, id be lying if i said i wasnt excited about this, because man, i sure do love a good trainwreck. Represented here is verified pre1972 white walrus ivory, dug up brown fossil ivory and alaska native scrimshawed or carved ivory all of which is exempt from the 1972 marine mammal protection act regulations.