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Tusk

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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 06/18/2016
'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. Go to Full Review
Eric Kohn IndieWire 10/28/2015
B+
Justin Long and Johnny Depp join the "Clerks" director for a weird, unpredictable movie that still feels like only Smith could have made it. Go to Full Review
Evan Williams The Australian 10/16/2014
2.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Oct 29
2/5
For me, the Johnny Depp cameo ruined this film. I was really into it until he showed up and took the story in such a different direction that it couldn't recover.. Go to Full Review
Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Oct 29
1/5
It had a lot of promise, particularly in the first act, but it quickly goes off the rails. Lots of rambling coupled with inconsistent performances made this a chore to get through. Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Aug 11
2/10
...You could save a lot of time by just fast forwarding to the scene where Wallace meets Howard, and the scene with the transformation reveal. Everything else is unfunny blubber. Go to Full Review
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Aaden .. @RT77712171 3d This is not even a 1 star it’s in the negatives it’s so bad don’t waste your time See more Stephanie W @RT82596085 5d It’s like The Human Centipede had a goofy cousin who failed biology and obsessed over Fleetwood Mac. It’s not funny, scary or entertaining. It’s just gross & a very terrible ending. See more Tristan M @tristxn 6d Tusk made me want to rip my eyes out but in a good way. It’s bizarre, absurd, and worth a watch at least once. See more Dustin S. @Dustin574 Apr 28 It was a horror movie that scared me. Therefore I gave it 3 stars. See more Zach L. @RT20146564 Apr 27 Weirdest movie ever See more Nick N @RT59303835 Apr 26 This movie is so horrible that I was willing to give up some personal info to RT haha. WTF was going through Smith's mind? I watched out of of loyalty to Smith's genuis what... 30 years ago? But this thing? It's not even a movie. It's diarrhea. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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