All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
| All Jacked Up and Full of Worms | |
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| Directed by | Alex Phillips |
| Written by | Alex Phillips |
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Production companies | Special Movies Eleven04 Productions Full Spectrum Features |
| Distributed by | Cinedigm |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is a 2022 American horror film directed by Alex Phillips, starring Trevor Dawkins, Phillip Andre Botello, and Betsey Brown.
Cast
- Phillip Andre Botello as Roscoe
- Trevor Dawkins as Benny
- Betsey Brown as Samantha
- Mike Lopez as Biff
- Eva Fellows as Henrietta
- Carol Rhyu
- Noah Lepawsky as Jared
- Sammy Arechar as Dennis
Production
The film originated as a 20-page play that Phillips wrote in 2016 while working as a PA on other film sets.[1] When discussing the thematic inspiration for the film, Phillips said: "To put it simply, I wanted to talk about a yearning for normalcy and a 'regular life,' but also feeling totally broken and too fucked up to deserve that sort of thing."[1]
Release
The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 16 July 2022.[2][3][4] It is also part of Fantastic Fest's Burnt Ends 2022 showcase.[5]
Reception
Mary Beth McAndrews of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5, writing "Transgressive, upsetting, and disturbing, ‘All Jacked Up And Full Of Worms’ is a slippery nightmare that tries a little too hard to be disgusting."[6] The film received positive reviews in ScreenAnarchy and RogerEbert.com.[7][8]
Simon Rother of HorrorNews.net was more critical of the film, giving it a score of 4/10.[9]
References
- ^ a b Keogan, Natalia (February 17, 2023). ""Someone Said I Should Be Publicly Executed": Alex Phillips on All Jacked Up and Full of Worms | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ Miska, Brad (July 19, 2022). "[Trailer] 'All Jacked Up and Full of Worms' Review Calls the Indie "a Lo-Fi Gross-Out For Weirdos"". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (July 12, 2022). "All Jacked Up and Full of Worms teaser trailer: psychedelic freakout comes to Screambox this fall". JoBlo.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Hopewell, John (July 11, 2022). "Fantasia Earthworm Junkie Horror Head-Trip 'All Jacked Up' Acquired by Cinedigm for North America (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Fantastic Fest 2002: 'Burnt Ends' line up https://2022.fantasticfest.com/burnt-ends Archived 2022-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McAndrews, Mary Beth (July 22, 2022). "'All Jacked Up And Full of Worms' Is A Nasty, Disturbing Nightmare [Fantasia 2022 Review]". Dread Central. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Hurtado, J. (July 18, 2022). "Fantasia 2022 Review: ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS, A Lo-Fi Gross-Out For Weirdos". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Allen, Nick (July 21, 2022). "Fantasia 2022: Polaris, The Elderly, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Rother, Simon (July 23, 2022). "Film Review: All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022)". HorrorNews.net. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.