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Tusk

Play trailer Poster for Tusk R Released Sep 19, 2014 1h 41m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 '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. Jun 18, 2016 Full Review Eric Kohn IndieWire Justin Long and Johnny Depp join the "Clerks" director for a weird, unpredictable movie that still feels like only Smith could have made it. Rated: B+ Oct 28, 2015 Full Review Evan Williams The Australian 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 16, 2014 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Kevin Smith's second foray into genre territory is a mostly successful tonal mishmash with some of the most grotesque imagery to come out of the 2010s. Rated: 4/5 Feb 23, 2023 Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Aside from Johnny Depp's inscrutable "French Canada" accent, Kevin Smith's second horror film is bizarre, unsettling and frequently very funny. Rated: 4/5 Feb 17, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The material never quite commits itself tonally. Some scenes feel like a grotesque chiller, others play like your usual Smith-brand comedy. When Smith tries to combine these two tones, the unbalanced result is more awkward than enjoyable. Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 29, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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House of L Put this in here because of the stupid “Merricans!” (I am American and from the south…and gay…so I can say that) giving this movie such bad reviews. Especially anyone who says things that halfway sound smart but criticize the movie for stupid nonsensical reasons…just keep watching your faves dumb people…please?!! Like watch a Fast and the Furious dumb f**king movie and write about the subtleties in the filmmaking… People with Dunning-Kruger Syndrome are exhausting. If u have it and don’t know what it means. It means “a person that is too stupid to realize or understand in any capacity that they themselves are extremely stupid”. Would be funny if Trump idiots and fan idiots weren’t such an amazing example of an accepted phenomena that they can’t even see themselves. Everyone to ur own opinion. But some are just beyond stupidity. Just keep drinking piss tasting beer and stick to movies that u can understand. Sesame Street is still on u know. But u might not get some of the symbolism in it so…maybe nevermind :). Stay happy ignorant Fu**s! And please just stay away too :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Jenna J Who made this just why did you think this moive was a good idea I have no words don't watch this moive. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Audience Member horrivel, nao assistam Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review NoelTGK J My Most Favorite A24 Movie Ever! Is Like An Horror Comedy (Less). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/25 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely crazy movie but not in a good way, this is very bad but also traumatizing and disgusting, but to be fair either you can see it in that way or just bust out laughing because it really is not a great movie production wise, yeah I can't recommend this movie, this was pretty bad and especially the ending was weird, and the whole time in the movie there was so much talking, that the movie is actually pretty boring as well. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Mark W A sensitive and touching film about an old sailors longing for the love and companionship he once had with a walrus who saved his life as a young man. This film changed my life as I now identify as " walrus" and will begin my full transition as soon as I can find a local wildlife park willing to take me in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Kevin Smith

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Michael Parks

Howard Howe

Justin Long

Wallace

Haley Joel Osment

Teddy

Genesis Rodriguez

Allison

Johnny Depp

Guy LaPointe

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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
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