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'{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = The Greasy Strangler | image = The Greasy Strangler poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Jim Hosking]] | producers = {{Plainlist| * Daniel Noah * Andrew Starke * Ant Timpson * Josh C. Waller * [[Elijah Wood]] }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Toby Harvard * Jim Hosking }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Michael St. Michaels * Sky Elobar * [[Elizabeth De Razzo]] * Gil Gex * Abdoulaye NGom * Holland MacFallister }} | music = Andrew Hung | cinematography = Mårten Tedin | editing = Mark Burnett | production companies = {{Plainlist| * [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema|Drafthouse Films]] * Rook Films * [[SpectreVision]] * Timpson Films }} | distributor = [[FilmRise]] | released = {{Film date|2016|01|22|[[2016 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2016|10|07|United States}} | runtime = 93 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 93:22--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/greasy-strangler-film | title=''The Greasy Strangler'' (18) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=September 16, 2016 | accessdate=September 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="variety1">{{cite web|author=Dennis Harvey |url=http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-greasy-strangler-review-sundance-1201687228/ |title=‘The Greasy Strangler’ Review: Somehow Both Disgusting and Tedious |publisher=Variety |date=2016-01-23 |accessdate=2016-09-04}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Greasy Strangler''''' is a 2016 American [[black comedy]] [[Horror film|horror]]-[[thriller]] film directed by [[Jim Hosking]] and written by Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard. The film stars Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, [[Elizabeth De Razzo]], Gil Gex, Abdoulaye NGom, and Holland MacFallister. The film was released on October 7, 2016, by [[FilmRise]]. ==Cast== *Michael St. Michaels as Big Ronnie *Sky Elobar as Big Brayden *[[Elizabeth De Razzo]] as Janet *Gil Gex as Big Paul *Abdoulaye NGom as Senegalese Tourist *Holland MacFallister as Scandinavian Tourist *Sam Dissanayake as Indian Tourist *Joe David Walters as Oinker *[[John Yuan]] as Vendor *Matt Yuan as Vendor *Mel Kohl as Vendor *Sal Koussa as Ricky Prickles *Jesse Keen as Big Thaddeus *Carl Solomon as Danny The Crooner *Dana Haas as Big Heinie ==Release== ''The Greasy Strangler'' premiered at the [[2016 Sundance Film Festival]] on January 22, 2016.<ref name="variety1"/> The film was released on October 7, 2016, by [[FilmRise]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Liz Calvario |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/the-greasy-strangler-teaser-trailer-release-date-announced-1201686678/ |title=New The Greasy Strangler Teaser Trailer & Release Date Announced |publisher=IndieWire |date=2016-06-08 |accessdate=2016-09-04}}</ref> The film received backing from [[Australia|Australian]] distributor [[Madman Entertainment]] and the [[British Film Institute]] and was shown at [[Fantastic Fest]] 2016. ===Critical reception=== ''The Greasy Strangler'' received positive reviews from critics. It has a 67% score on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 33 reviews; the site's consensus states: "''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."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_greasy_strangler/ | title=''The Greasy Strangler'' (2016) | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Flixster]] | accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a 61 out of 100 rating, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-greasy-strangler | title=''The Greasy Strangler'' reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | accessdate=October 6, 2016}}</ref> Not all reviews were positive. A review in the British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' by Wendy Ide rated it zero out of five stars, saying: "Like an early [[John Waters]] movie but without the sophistication, this aggressively inane horror comedy manages to cram in every disgusting, deviant activity you couldn't begin to imagine. And yet, it's still rather boring. ... A film with literally no redeeming features."<ref>{{cite news|last=Ide|first=Wendy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/09/the-greasy-strangler-review-tiresome-horror-comedy|title=The Greasy Strangler review – tiresome shock tactics|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=October 9, 2016|accessdate=October 9, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|4381236|The Greasy Strangler}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Greasy Strangler}} [[Category:2016 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:2010s comedy films]] [[Category:American comedy films]]'