The Acid King

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The Acid King

2019

1h 20m

Documentary

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American teenager Ricky Kasso murders his friend Gary Lauwers in an alleged satanic sacrifice during the summer of 1984.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

The truth is less luridly thrilling than just kinda pathetic.

Oct 3, 2022

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Undermining sensational beliefs like this is a bold thing for a documentary to do because, of course, there's far more mileage in feeding them.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 12, 2021

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The Acid King comes off as an incomplete documentary even though it has tons of information in it. Something feels like it's missing and other things, like the fawning over Kasso, come off as too much.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 10, 2021

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

This is required viewing of the highest priority for everybody. Right now.

Rated: 10/10

Nov 8, 2021

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Evan Dossey

Midwest Film Journal

Insightful and passionate, but exhaustive to a fault.

Nov 6, 2021

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sarah c

don't watch the direction sucks. don't blame the music. it's not Ozzie or anything else. it was the island and the family. rock and roll was not to blame . it's family. and the director screwed ir

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03/16/23

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Dan Jones

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Jesse P. Pollack

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Jim Van Bebber

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David Breskin

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Ricky Kasso

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Tommy Turner

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Synopsis

American teenager Ricky Kasso murders his friend Gary Lauwers in an alleged satanic sacrifice during the summer of 1984.

Director: Dan Jones, Jesse P. Pollack
Screenwriter: Dan Jones, Jesse P. Pollack
Production Co: 1289 Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 9, 2021
Runtime: 1h 20m

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