Tusk

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Tusk

R

2014

1h 41m

Horror

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A U.S. podcaster (Justin Long) ventures into the Canadian wilderness to interview an old man (Michael Parks) who has an extraordinary past, and the American learns the man has a dark secret involving a walrus.

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Critics Consensus

Tusk is pleasantly ridiculous and charmingly self-deprecating, but that isn't enough to compensate for its thin, overstretched story.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

06/18/2016

'Tusk' opens with the sound of two men laughing at their own jokes, so I guess a doff of the cap is due to the filmmaker for encapsulating his movie so efficiently, right from the jump.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

10/28/2015

B+

Justin Long and Johnny Depp join the "Clerks" director for a weird, unpredictable movie that still feels like only Smith could have made it.

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Evan Williams

The Australian

10/16/2014

2.5/5

Parts of it are funny, parts are suspenseful and parts of it - to put it mildly - are hideously awful. Horrible may be a better word than horrific.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Oct 29

2/5

For me, the Johnny Depp cameo ruined this film. I was really into it until he showed up and took the story in such a different direction that it couldn't recover..

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Oct 29

1/5

It had a lot of promise, particularly in the first act, but it quickly goes off the rails. Lots of rambling coupled with inconsistent performances made this a chore to get through.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 11

2/10

...You could save a lot of time by just fast forwarding to the scene where Wallace meets Howard, and the scene with the transformation reveal. Everything else is unfunny blubber.

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Drew F

@Drewfrost20 2h

Well acted and directed. The plot reminds me of two friends smoking just making goofy stuff up. Enjoyable for off the wall horror fans!

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cohen M

@cohenmitchell30 Jul 22

smoking reefer with the gang while watching this movie is a whole nother experience bro

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R T

@Kezla Jul 8

It's uncomfortable and terrible, yet it's well-made and well-acted. I really liked it. Don't think I'll watch another body horror, but I'm glad I watched this one. Justin Long is amazing.

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The W

@TheWagners Jul 5

I enjoyed Justin long's character that's it. Everyone else didn't even try. This movie has a lot of dick jokes which isn't bad in moderation but for some reason the director wanted to really lay it down that he enjoys watching people obey him like some sick humiliation ritual. Stupid ending, dumb plot that went nowhere, and silly I mean really silly effects.

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Sheldon A

@RT47785144 Jul 5

Kevin Smith created a modern horror classic! The story, characters, pacing, the acting, and the special effects are crafted professionally! I highly recommend this film to anyone that is a fan of weird and cool creature films!

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Paul S

@PManRager Jul 2

It might not be a masterpiece, but this was still an incredibly disturbing and surreal horror flick, with a unique, funny, and terrifying story. I will never look at a walrus the same way again. I definitely recommend this for horror, thriller, comedy, and crime fans!

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Synopsis

A U.S. podcaster (Justin Long) ventures into the Canadian wilderness to interview an old man (Michael Parks) who has an extraordinary past, and the American learns the man has a dark secret involving a walrus.

Director: Kevin Smith
Producer: Shannon McIntosh, Sam Englebardt, William D. Johnson, David S. Greathouse
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Demarest Films, SModcast Pictures, XYZ Films
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Sexual Content|Some Disturbing Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 41m