"A PUNK-ROCK ‘GHOSTBUSTERS’… HAS ENOUGH TRIPPY AND ORIGINAL IDEAS FOR TEN MOVIES."
"IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING!"
"Crazed horror-comedy John Dies at the End deserves cult status."
"Deserves to find an audience that appreciates a film from a genuinely altered state."
"Fascinates all the way through"
"At some point, a viewer is encouraged to just let go and take the ride. The risk is worth it."
"One hell of a ride"
"In an era when prepackaged quirk haunts the arthouse, John Dies at the End is a genuinely, unapologetically eccentric cinematic diversion."
"The gore is leavened with a soupçon of sinister wit and a bucket full of brains."
"Irresistible horror comedy"
"Deeply amusing, in the sickest possible way."
"IT JUST MIGHT RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN ABSURDITY. It’s a ridiculous, preposterous, sometimes maddening experience, but also kind of a blast. It lets go of all sense in a way that is at once exhilarating and weirdly moving."
"DON COSCARELLI IS ONE OF THE GENUINE UNDERAPPRECIATED GENIUSES OF AMERICAN CINEMA. A thoroughly deranged, time-stretching, alternate-universe, hallucinatory horror-comedy."
"I LOVED IT. An everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mélange of sci-fi, black comedy, and action."
"IT COULD BE AN ALL-TIME CLASSIC. I’m a big fan."
"A PUNK ROCK GHOSTBUSTERS BY WAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT. Its best moments are exhilarating. The film has enough trippy and original ideas for ten movies."
"If you’re willing to go with the crazy, there’s plenty of fun to be had."
"THERE’S NO DENYING ITS SHEER ENTERTAINMENT VALUE. A zing-packed horror comedy."
"IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING! A thoroughly unpredictable horror-comedy and gonzo gorefest."
"Filled with crazy, wild imagery that will delight genre fans, it sets a tone that falls somewhere between Ghostbusters and the work of William S. Burroughs. Fun, gross, playful and constantly finding ways to delight and startle."
"An incredibly trippy, funny and splattery movie."
"An incredibly trippy, funny and splattery movie."
"DON COSCARELLI IS ONE OF THE GENUINE UNDERAPPRECIATED GENIUSES OF AMERICAN CINEMA. A thoroughly deranged, time-stretching, alternate-universe, hallucinatory horror-comedy."
"ONE HELL OF A TRIP."
"IT MAY BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. A genre bending viewing that’s as fun as it is weird, a cult classic in the making."
"LOONY FUN"
"John Dies at the End could be an ALL-TIME CLASSIC"
"Pick of the week"
"Rob Mayes is winning"
"Distinctive visual style"
"A zing-packed horror comedy"
"It’s like a late-night drive-in version of a David Cronenberg movie, but funny."
"Editor’s Pick"
"ABSURDLY FUN"
"Awesome"
"A PUNK ROCK GHOSTBUSTERS BY WAY OF H.P. LOVECRAFT. Its best moments are exhilarating. The film has enough trippy and original ideas for ten movies."
"IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING! A thoroughly unpredictable horror-comedy and gonzo gorefest."
"Filled with crazy, wild imagery that will delight genre fans, it sets a tone that falls somewhere between Ghostbusters and the work of William S. Burroughs. Fun, gross, playful and constantly finding ways to delight and startle."
"An incredibly trippy, funny and splattery movie."
"ONE HELL OF A TRIP."
"IT MAY BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. A genre bending viewing that’s as fun as it is weird, a cult classic in the making."
"Gory, smart and funny"
"Destined for CULT STATUS"
"Outlandish and loony as could be, but also sharply constructed and psychotically satisfying."
"I must see JOHN DIES AT THE END! Looks amazingly F#$%ked up! Like Buckaroo Banzai F#$%ked up! Like Naked Lunch F#$%ked up!"
"gory, weird and genuinely funny."
"A mindf**k of a movie that never compromises on its own insanity."
"It’s one of the most fun films you’re going to see at TIFF, or perhaps all year."
"A very FUNNY, very TRIPPY experience."
It's all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs.
Starring:
Chase Williamson
Rob Mayes
Paul Giamatti
Clancy Brown
Written by:
Don Coscarelli
Directed by:
Don Coscarelli