The Greasy Strangler

Released Oct 7, 2016

1 hr. 33 min.

Horror

Comedy

List

62%

55 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden (Sky Elobar). When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also brings about the appearance of an oily, slimy, inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent-soon dubbed the Greasy Strangler.

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Critics Consensus

The Greasy Strangler definitely isn't for everyone, but filmgoers in step with its off-kilter stride are in store for a singular cinematic experience.

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Todd R

Was crying laughing from beginning to end. Seen it 4 times. Makes me laugh every time. This is a unique comedy that I adore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Michael A

Like nothing I've seen before.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/23

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Justin F

This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. WHAT DID I JUST WATCH. I will never be the same. Unforgettable. RIP Oinkers. #Potato

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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Indrii V

Haven´t laughed so much in years. They must be doing something right..

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/23

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Peyton K

This is movie like no other. I have watched all kinds of movies. I like finding the weird and wonderful hidden treasures away from typical Hollywood movies. And this gave me everything. !!! I never have expectations. Because I can fully enjoy a film for exactly what it is… and I thought this was brilliantly stupid. Hilarious. Dark and just fun! And has fantastic music! I couldn't stop laughing. And at times severely grossed out.. I loved it! If you have an odd sense of humour and are up for a laugh! Go for it!!! If you take films too seriously then pass. But you are messing out!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/02/23

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Dean B

Anyone who wrote anything negative about this movie is a "B-U-DOUBLE L-S-H-I-T, new word, A-R-T-I-S-T". I consumed many expensive high quality crème cocktails during this greasy affair, and have been reborn in the grease. The only editorial note I would give this movie would be,why Big Paul? I understand why he killed the hotdog vendor,he deserved it for not wanting to lose his license over hot dog grease regulations.#justiceforbigpaul

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Jim Hosking

Director

Michael St. Michaels

Big Ronnie

Sky Elobar

Big Brayden

Elizabeth De Razzo

Janet

Gil Gex

Big Paul

Abdoulaye N'Gom

Senegalese Tourist

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

You embrace The Greasy Strangler for what it is: surrender to its vile idiocy and have the time of your life, or walk away, dull, boring and oh-so-clever.

Aug 25, 2018

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Complex

Despite its repulsiveness, The Greasy Strangler has a dreamlike quality about it: It's so un-life-like, that you're transported to a fantasy world that's unmistakably a cinematic creation.

Feb 23, 2017

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Its willful determination to be outré proves its undoing.

Oct 27, 2016

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Definitely should have been a short film.

Rated: 4/10

Apr 26, 2021

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May Leitz

Nyx Fears

Make this the greasiest feast since that goose you cooked on Christmas...a good time for all, and a great excuse to let loose and become your most primal self.

Mar 11, 2021

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

The Greasy Strangler becomes an exhausting slog. Such paltry ambitions make the film the exact opposite of everything it's longing to be. In a word, it's boring.

Jan 5, 2021

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Synopsis

Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) runs a disco walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden (Sky Elobar). When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also brings about the appearance of an oily, slimy, inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent-soon dubbed the Greasy Strangler.

Director: Jim Hosking
Executive Producer: Theo Brooks, Mary Burke, Tim League, Ben Wheatley
Screenwriter: Jim Hosking, Toby Harvard
Distributor: FilmRise
Production Co: SpectreVision, Rook Films
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.7K

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