The Greasy Strangler
Leaving film festival audiences stumped, this hard-to-describe gross-out comedy follows an oily maniac who strangles people to death. All the while, a father and son compete against one another to win the attention of a beautiful woman. From the director of the ABCs of Death 2 segment G is for Grandad.
201693 mins
ComedyHorrorThriller
- Director:
- Jim Hosking (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Jim HoskingToby Harvard
- Cast:
- Michael St. MichaelsSky ElobarElizabeth De Razzo
The Greasy Strangler | Reviews
62%55 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Slant Magazine
It aims for John Waters-style transgression without evincing half of Waters's wit and affection for eccentric lifestyles.
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Time Out
So dripping with art-school irony that the effect is more mildly irritating than genuinely disconcerting.
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A.V. Club
It’s supposed to be nauseating and is extremely effective in achieving that purpose.
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Collider
The Greasy Strangler delights with a high-saturated dose of WTF that will stick to your ribs long after the film is over.
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RogerEbert.com
Is any of this funny? Sometimes, though not often. Is that intentional? Well, that's debatable. Is it worth seeing? Yes, but only if you enjoy being grossed out.
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The Times
It's supposed to be ironic and self-aware, full of deliberately poor line readings and stiff, stylised performances, but it's mostly tedious.
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Seattle Times
The best thing about The Greasy Strangler: that title. The worst thing about The Greasy Strangler: everything that follows that title.
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The Guardian
Pure uncompromising yuckiness is what this comedy delivers. A grossout smack in the face. Deplorable. Unspeakable. Often funny.
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Hollywood Reporter
Nobody who goes to see a movie called The Greasy Strangler can object to contrived offensiveness or endurance-test sequences. But Hosking's film has no momentum.
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Empire Magazine
If you can take the assault on your senses it’s worth sticking with for a core of genuine, affecting drama and dollops of sly, quotable humour.
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The Greasy Strangler | Release Details
The Greasy Strangler is available to stream in Australia now on Google Play and Apple TV and Shudder.