Kevin Smith’s twisted body horror film TUSK is set to premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and now we have five new images from the flick just ahead of the fest. I can't wait to hear how TUSK plays out as I'm curious as to how far into horror territory Smith has taken this twisted tale. We'll know soon enough.
TUSK is…
…a modern-day monster movie that follows a journalist named Wallace (Long) who finds the story of a lifetime in Mr. Howe (Parks), a worldwide adventurer with amazing tales and a curious penchant for walruses.
Over on the TIFF website we have this description:
Wallace (Justin Long) co-hosts a popular podcast with his pal Teddy (Haley Joel Osment), focusing on cruel, mocking cringe humour as part of their mission to keep it "real and raunchy." After his trip to Winnipeg to interview the "Kill Bill Kid" — a teen whose unfortunate samurai-sword video has gone viral — comes up empty, Wallace decides to make the trip worth his while and find a good story north of the forty-ninth parallel. A handwritten flyer he finds in a bar bathroom leads him to a grizzled old swab (Michael Parks) full of tall tales to share from his life of adventure at sea — and this is where Wallace's voyage to the Great White North descends into straight-up madness.
Smith has always been an expert at easy banter and snappy jokes, but with Tusk he brings his distinctive sensibility to a whole new dimension of terror and the bizarre.
Be warned: even as it deftly delivers on its outlandish and outrageous concept, the film is also aboot how Americans view Canada — so check your patriotic fervour at the door and prepare for a barrage of Canuck jokes and a steaming-hot double-double of strange.
Man, I can't wait! Looking forward to seeing this one later this month.
TUSK stars Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment and Genesis Rodriguez. Look for it in theaters on September 19th. In the meantime, check out the new images from TUSK below.