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This is one of those movies that if I sat down and explained the whole thing from start to finish you would either say "Eww that sounds terrible" or "I need to see that now because I can't believe a movie like that exists." Everything about "Greasy Strangler" is just so strange and stupid, but at the same time it's hard to look away and throughout the movie I was pretty interested in seeing what would happen next. It's kind of like if Troma and the guys behind "Napoleon Dynamite" teamed up and made a movie.

There is tons of graphic nudity, over the top violence, and buckets upon buckets of grease. By the time the credits rolled I felt like I needed to take a shower, the movie has such a dirty/uncomfortable tone to it, but honestly that didn't prevent me from being entertained and intrigued by it. It's a film that needs to be seen to be believed. The gore/crudeness isn't exactly on the same level as a troma film or some hardcore underground horror films, but I still found myself slightly shocked at some of the stuff that they brought to the table.

Greasy Strangler is so odd and out there that it's almost like an anti movie. It doesn't follow any guidelines or strive to be like any other movie, it just simply does whatever it wants which makes it really hard to know what to expect next. The dialogue, crude humor, and strange characters will likely turn a lot of people away, but those willing to look past the gross exterior of the movie may find themselves laughing a lot.

I liked "The Greasy Strangler", it is completely stupid but it is also original and oddly interesting. Definitely not for everybody, but for those who know what to expect and aren't turned off by the idea of over the top disgusting humor this could be a movie experience that you won't forget.

I tried describing this film to a friend. It's labeled a horror comedy, but I didn't find it scary or funny. The latter is not meant to be an insult, because there's a definite unique style that would work for some people.

The most apt analogy I can make is that it's a live action Beavis and Butthead world done by the cast of Shameless.

Characters that would be considered as a weird outlier in any other work seems to be par for the course here. Everything is weird, awkward, and unsettling but not in a creepy way.

I rate it a 6 because after I was done watching all I could really say was "Yup. I watched that." but it's very easily either the best film you'll ever see, or one of the worst, depending on what you want from it.

A middle-aged social misfit is forced to confront the possibility that his abusive father is the local serial killer in this outlandish black comedy. This is not the easiest film to warm to with deliberately over-the-top performances, repetitive dialogue and the two male leads constantly wandering around nude, however, the pure wackiness on display has a certain charm. There are also several very funny moments as Michael St. Michaels keeps complaining "you probably think I'm the greasy strangler!" when everyone from hotdog vendors to his own son refuses to put more grease on his food, and as he dons bizarre outfits without giving a second thought to how he looks. Not all of the jokes work, with far too much toilet humour in the mix, but it is an amusing film from start to finish with all its weirdness. What's more, the film even spins an at-times touching tale of father and son coming to understand and appreciate one another in the backdrop. This is certainly not a movie for all tastes, but in between the pitch perfect electro funk music score, the imaginative costumes and the surprisingly decent makeup effects, there is a lot here to like. The film admittedly goes a little off the deep end towards the end and gets a little too weird for its own good, but this might otherwise be the most refreshingly unusual horror-comedy since 'Otto; or Up with Dead People'.

Definitely a very weird movie, most people will absolutely hate it and turn it off in the first couple of minutes. Is it great? Not really, but it is something very bizarre and has some shock value to it.

Nowadays it is extremely hard to surprise the audience with something incredibly grose, bizarre and just flat out obscene. This movie achieves that perfectly, it is insanely weird and paired with the funky over the top weird music this movie has an incredibly awkward and disturbing vibe. I will give this film props for creating a feeling of this sort for me as it is usually impossible to surprise me anymore.

Do not watch this if you expect any clever plot twists or anything of that sort. This film does not have any of that, in fact it has no premise at all and next to no plot. Watch this if you want to something unseen, unique and totally screwed up. The movie showcases the most bizarrely awkward father - son relationship you will ever see in your life, guaranteed.

My quick rating - 5,4/10. This is either a love it or hate it movie. Even though I lean towards the enjoyed it part, I can't just say it was good. The "so dumb it is funny" is plastered throughout this flick. Completely off the wall sex scenes, cartoon like kills and more inside jokes than can possibly be kept up with. But don't worry, those jokes will get repeated and drawn out way too long so you'll get them anyway. This coupled with a truly annoying soundtrack that will just get stuck in your head. The makers of this movie have to idolize Troma films (I know I do) since this just smells like it came from Lloyd Kaufman himself. If you want to see plenty of full frontal nudity, male included (huge prosthetic penises btw) then this is your movie. I could reveal more but let me just say, if a fan of movies, this is one of those you should see just because you have to. You may not like it but like I am right now, you will still be shaking your head wondering just what in the hell you just watched.

Imagine if Napoleon Dynamite and Junji Ito's Glyceride somehow had a baby - the offspring would be The Greasy Strangler.

In this un-thriller, a thoroughly unattractive father and son navigate their strained relationship while dealing with a rash of murders in their town that have been committed by a not-so-mysterious killer who carries out said murders while coated in a thick layer of sopping, crusted grease. Don't worry about gory effects making you feel ill during this film, those are hilarious. The copious amounts of K-Y jelly and other unidentifiable greasy substances throughout the film do a fine job of squicking the viewer out instead. Despite the stomach-churning visuals, the script, delivery and several sight gags contain enough surreal humor to make this film enjoyable for those who are partial to that kind of thing.

If you have a weak stomach, I do not recommend eating snacks like pizza or anything with a lot of olive oil during the course of this film.

There was a time when John Waters revelled in making the most vile, disgusting, and thoroughly unpleasant films ever put to celluloid. While they could never be mistaken for high art, these films had a charm and sincerity which would elevate them above other gross out movies and grant them an instant and lasting cult appeal.

This noxious maelstrom is something a throwback to those films, a toilet where all semblance of good taste is flushed away in a swirl of feces and grease...lots of grease. Add in some Troma-esque special effects, and you get something that balances a precarious line between making you puke your guts out, and split your sides with laughter.

It may not be as provocative or inflammatory as Pink Flamingos, but its goals are also not so lofty. Where John Waters once sought to eradicate the boundaries of quality and good taste, Jim Hosking simply wishes to disgust and entertain. A simpler purpose and one where he succeeds magnificently. (Plus, in the realm of shock cinema, it's tough to top a drag queen who literally eats sh*t.)

So is this movie any good? I guess it depends on the viewer, their individual tastes, and their interpretation of what defines a "good" film. It is vulgar, vile, and disgusting. Both The acting and dialogue are extremely stilted and awkward. The pacing is erratic and you'll probably feel like taking a shower when its over. However, since this is all intentional, it's very difficult to consider it anything but a success.

In short, this is the movie that Trash Humpers wishes it could be.

Weirdest movie i have ever seen. Cannot be recommended but i cannot not recommend it either. I don't condemn anybody who gives it a rating of 1 out of 10 but i can see how it could get a 10 out of 10 too. From the bat**it crazy soundtrack to the gratuitous full on male nudity that peppers the entire movie you are in for an experience if nothing else. Do not go into this without being warned, you will hate it and love it (delete as applicable) It's a horror movie with some weird gross out scenes, a love story with some weird gross out sex scenes and a comedy movie with some weird gross out scenes. It's funny in a kind of "never seen that before" way - you will tell your buddies about it. Watch it because you'll be glad you had, even if you hate it, if that makes sense.

This was a movie that when I started to get into podcasts, the name would pop up. I knew this was more of a movie that non-mainstream horror fans watched. It went on a list of movies to check out, but hadn't gotten around to it. All I knew was that it was outrageous. I finally gave it a viewing as part of the Summer Challenge Series for the 2010s over on the Podcast Under the Stairs. The synopsis here is Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) runs a disco walking tour with his son, Brayden (Sky Elobar). When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.

Now I'm going to start stating that this is a weird movie. We are following mostly the father and son duo of Big Ronnie and Big Brayden. Brayden wakes up his dad with coffee and Ronnie states that no one takes their coffee oily. This grosses out Brayden and Ronnie states that his son probably thinks he's the greasy strangler. As it sounds, this is a serial killer that prowls the streets at night, covered in lard and choking his victims to death. This causes Brayden to think his father is joking.

As the synopsis states, these two have a walking tour where Ronnie tells those that partake about the history of different buildings and disco legends that have a connection to them. The first tour we get to see doesn't go well. Ronnie is temperamental. When an Indian tourist, played by Sam Dissanayake, asks about free drinks they saw in the brochure. This upsets Ronnie. A Senegalese and Scandinavian tourist who are also with them join in a chant for free drinks. These other two are Abdoulaye NGom and Holland MacFallister. Ronnie ends the tour early in anger. There is another member, Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo), and Brayden apologizes to her.

Later that day, Brayden relays that he is going on a date with her. Ronnie doesn't believe it and thinks that she is going to break his heart. He tries to convince his son not to go, but it doesn't work. Ronnie decides he will try to steal her away from his son instead. This creates an odd competition between the two.

Ronnie is also the greasy strangler. The first victims we see him attack are the foreign guests on the tour. Ronnie is covered in lard and he uses a local carwash to clean himself after he's done. It is run by a friend of his that he used to go to disco clubs with by the name of Big Paul (Gil Gex). I should point out that he's blind.

When Brayden's best friend of Oinker (Joe David Walters) is murdered by the greasy strangler, he decides to solve the case of who this serial killer is. Ronnie tries to break his spirits by seeing Janet and he also poses as a detective to dissuade him. Brayden will find a part of himself he didn't now he had and possible lose his humanity to solve this mystery.

Now I'll be honest, it feels like I'm deepening this movie more than what it really is with that recap. This movie just has an odd, surreal feel to it. It really is more of a comedy with some really horrific aspects to it. The interactions between Ronnie and Brayden are odd with the dialogue they are reciting and how they're reciting it. While chatting with Jake while doing Side Quest Podcast about this movie, which was partially what they were going for. They are repeating the same dialogue over and over to make it feel almost as mundane as every day conversation. I'm going to warn you here, this movie isn't for everyone and to take it farther, I think most might not enjoy this.

With that established, this is absurd. The tour this father and son do doesn't seem like it would make money. They claim history of all of these buildings and there really is nothing to back it up. This is partially what upsets Ronnie when challenged by the Indian tourist. I actually don't believe a lot of what he's saying. He tells Janet at one point he had a wild night with Michael Jackson. Brayden informs her it was really a Michael look-a-like that was a male prostitute. Ronnie is full of it in my opinion and just feeds lines to everyone.

Delving more into Ronnie, he's also a horrible father. I do believe that he had Brayden a bit younger and had to give up things in life. I think he resents him. Since Ronnie thinks more of himself than what he should, that is why he goes after Janet for validation. Even though a lot of things he says and does are funny, it is pretty sad to see what he says to as well as does to Brayden. There is some serious mental abuse that is going on here. I can see why Brayden has the low self-esteem.

Shifting from here, I do want to go to this serial killer of the greasy strangler. It is absurd, but the concept makes sense. When I told Jaime, she looked at me funny. What I thought about first was the serial killer from Stephen King's The Dead Zone. The lard that is on him would make it harder to fight. It also might make it harder to keep your grip when choking someone to death. Regardless, it is a wild idea and I kind of just enjoy it for that.

Since I've talked a lot about the characters, I'll go next to the acting. St. Michaels is wild. I know him originally from The Video Dead. It is fun to see that he's back into acting. Elobar is weirdly odd as his son. De Razzo and Gex are also pretty solid. What I should point out here is that no one is good. They're not playing characters that are normal. This is by design. What I'm going to say is that they work for what was needed. I can't fault them if they're supposed to play it awkward as that works.

Going along with how weird things are, I want to go to the effects. You can tell that St. Michaels is wearing a suit of sorts when he's the greasy strangler. I'm fine with that personally as it would be difficult to grease him up for long stretches. It works for me. They do go odd at times with the effects as well, like when someone's eye balls pop out. They're going over the top with it which fits the tone of the movie. What I do want to give credit for is the cinematography. I think they add character there and it was really well done.

Then finally I want to go into the soundtrack. I'm going to be honest with you, I love it. It is probably my favorite part of this movie. It helps the vibe they're going for. The music just hits a spot for me that has love for 1970's films. I don't necessarily think it falls in that same category, but my love for weird music from this era is probably why it works. This will a soundtrack I seek out for sure.

So then in conclusion here, I will reiterate this movie won't be for everyone. It isn't played straight. This is an odd comedy that is horrific in some of its nature. Not all of the comedy works for me, but I will admit, I did legit laugh out loud at some things. This is just a different type of movie. The acting is odd, but that is what they were going for. The effects aren't great, but much like the soundtrack, it fits. I can't recommend it to everyone. If you like schlocky films, I think you can really appreciate this one. I'm not the biggest fan that they set out to make a movie like that, but I can respect what they're doing here. This is just over average for me though.

It dawned on me, about ten minutes in, that the script was either written by ten-year-olds or the writer imagined him/herself as a young boy. Painful to watch unless you look at it this way, so maybe there is a meaning behind it - to juxtapose the adults speaking like adolescents.

Everything reflects a moronic, crass effort, with the odd chuckle here and there. Like Napoleon Dynamite-level acting, with very little of the charm.

Perhaps it will end up as a cult favorite, loved by the bong-hitting college students and artsy types who find it cool to like garbage.

Apparently the guy who made this movie was heavily influenced by "The Young Ones" and David Lynch. This was neither as funny as the former and much less weird than the latter. Exactly what it was trying to achieve I am unsure, but it did leave me feeling a little queasy, if that was the director's mission. I was left thinking how, as a horror, gross-out movie or comedy, it really failed to be any of those things. It's like it was trying too hard to shock, yet completely forgot to entertain. A Troma rip- off that fails to deliver.

I heard Elijah Wood mention this movie in his recent Hot Ones interview. He said something to the effect of it being one of the movies he is most proud of but warned that it is very polarizing. Now that I have seen it, I understand why. I watched it with my boyfriend and I loved it and he felt like it was a waste of time. (In all fairness, the only thing he had a problem with was also the issue I have, which I will talk about later.) If you are the type that doesn't only want to watch movies for entertainment, but watches and judges movies based on the experience they provide, you might like this. I love the idea of seeing people who aren't conventionally attractive in leading roles. I also loved the disgusting settings. This movie does an excellent job at making you feel grimy. There was a part where one character was eating cheese puffs and I told my boyfriend that I would never eat if I were any of these characters or even on the set. It's a nice change of pace from the movies starring all of Hollywood's most beautiful actors, and seeing them engaged in behavior equally as disgusting as the setting is also such an interesting subversion to me. That's the best way I can articulate how I feel about this movie at the moment. Over all, I enjoyed it. My only issue was the issue I share with my boyfriend which is the reliance on repetition in their jokes. There are three different scenes that feel a lot like the "Would you like a. Lollipop?' 'Would I?' 'Would you?' 'Would I?" joke from Chowder except it goes on for like three minutes which is not funny. Just annoying.

This movie try's way too hard to be funny. These positive ratings may make you think 'hmm maybe there's something here that I am missing.' Trust me there's not. People just want to be in on some secret as badly as this movie wants to be unique.

I'm the type of person that watches all the way through even the worst movies looking for something redeeming. Absolutely nothing to be found. I was so angry about wasting my time that I felt it was my duty to save others from it.

OK what can i say about that really WEIRD movie ?

Actually it's a quite good movie similar to a Quentin Dupieux Movie with a lot of absurd comedy but very transgressive. The character's are out of time and very funny if you can manage the third degree of sense of humor, maybe 4th (have to be with you).

It's a movie to watch with some friends to laugh a lot, a good midnight movie.

The story is very stupid, it's about a killer who strangle people wearing a lot of grease, that killer is a very old man who have a huge freaky c*ck. OK very hard to explain actually but very simple in fact. 2 characters fall in love of 1 girl... nah that film is nasty and hilarious. I loved the music, very repetitive like Mr Oizo (Dupieux yeah again) and that stay in your head. Image and music stay in your head, and will never leave you. Be brave my friend !

No doubt when the original idea for this film was pitched at financial backers it seemed like a quirky and unusual change - something a bit oddball and fun for audiences to watch.

But all this has turned out to be is some narcissistic self-indulgent tripe which will appeal to luvvies and 'those' types who think they know about art, and are quite happy to waste public money which could be better spent.

Perhaps the fact that it didn't do well in cinemas and has made it's way to the bargain basement of many online streaming services tells us all we need to know.

A childish and pathetic attempt at oddball humour.

This movie is actually really bad. Like I should be rating it a 1 or 2 out of 10. The acting is despicable and annoying if you want to be nice. But it's all part of a master plan. Well maybe not master plan, but at least a plan. A plan that is pretty greasy. Almost as greasy as the movie and the Strangler himself.

It's not a big mystery who the title character is, you'll find out soon enough. So it's not about mystery, it's not about quality either. It's about being as crazy and ridiculous as possible. There is a faux tourist service, there is a father and son duo who seem to have the lowest IQ one can imagine. Then you meet other people and kind of realize there is not much thinking going on. There also seems not be a real investigation into the murders. But why should there be? This is gross and insulting. Also very unique and enjoyable in the right state of mind ...

It's a long time since I saw something this original, strange, good and bad in equal measures, and downright quirky. A difficult movie to pidgin-hole as it is described as a comedy horror. It is neither funny enough to be outright comedy or frighting enough to be considered horror. It is however a throwback to the John Waters underground movies of the 1970s, which made you smile and open mouthed OMG's as to what, and indeed why you are watching this.

I found the characters refreshing as there are no pretty or handsome people in this movie, Just 'Normal looking' people with quirky characteristics. The story if you can call it that makes no sense, but I guess it's not meant too.

The 'music' is unlike anything else but works perfectly. It's the kind of movie that many will dismiss as utter garbage and give it 1/10 and many will admire it's boldness and utter uniqueness and give it 10/10 I am leaning towards the latter. It's in my top 10 movies of 2016 purely because there has been nothing quite like this in many years and it's a vile, crazy, greasy change from the norm.

It deserves more than 5.7

Awful, simply dreadful, completely utterly repulsive. If you're looking for a film that mortifies the very fiber of your being, this is the film for you. Morbidly obese women greased up and ready for 72 year old's to strangle them is what awaits you if you watch this wretched excuse for a grade C film. Not to mention a buttered greased up naked fat man running around with his small flaccid genitalia flailing of which you cannot unsee. No where in this film did any of the concepts tie together to form a plausible even remotely distinguishable resolution.

The acting is simply terrible. The choices made by the actors are conflicting and confusing. The hygiene of the actors is extraordinarily unacceptable and visually disturbing. The story line is confusing and hastily thrown together and what seems to be poor choices concerning free association with any form of a plot line making sense whatsoever. If you enjoy a collage of hastily pieced together unexplainable acts with mortifying choices made from where nightmares have arisen this is the film for you. I think I would've rather washed my dishes than viewed this disaster. Have fun!

But I am so, so glad it does exist. It's a very oddball, just plain weird story that can't be explained without spoiling the plot, of which there is little. If you dare to see this film, expect a very awkward experience with lots of full frontal male and female nudity (the male are prosthetics and the woman has an enormous bush) and the most bizarre sense of humor since Napoleon Dynamite and They Came Together. You probably won't like this movie, unless you're willing to just suffer through a barrage of awkward pauses, repeated lines, and just stupid sex scenes that should have you in stitches. If you think this is really a horror, you're not expecting the right thing at all.

I actually gave this movie a lot of thought, because it's so incredibly bad right from the opening scene that you know no film maker could possibly make a film so bad, unless they did it deliberately. So, out of ideas, and out of inspiration, someone came up with a cunning plan: they'd make a movie so incredibly awful that it would eventually become a cult and would actually make money. I am fairly sure that there are some people out there who like cult films simply because they want to be part of something that isn't mainstream, and thereby look different and daring. They never care that the movie is abominable, just that they will find a like-minded group of belong and finally achieve a sense of belonging that they've been waiting for. In that sense if this movie actually brings meaning to peoples' lives by extending their social network to others like them, then that's good. To the other 99.9% of the population seriously...don't even embarrass yourself by watching it.

I wouldn't call this a good movie, but I think I can attribute that to personal taste. The acting is purposefully terrible, and there is an overabundance of gross-out humor, if that sounds like your wheelhouse you'll probably laugh a lot. I personally though, don't like that type of thing so I didn't have a good time with this film. I didn't like the CGI used when people were murdered, really took me out of the movie. I like weird films, but only if they are weird for a reason, this movie is just being weird for weirdness's sake alone, and while it's admirable I can't really recommend it to others.

There's been a trend starting in the 00s to make films in the style of exploitation films from the 70s and 80s that were popular on VHS; titles including Nude Nuns With Guns, Hobo With A Shotgun and even Hollywood getting in on the act with Deathproof and remakes of The Hills Have Eyes and I Spit On Your Grave. The Greasy Strangler is one such film in the "straight to VHS" mould, using a lurid colour palette and a deliberately soft print.

A misfit father and son team do tours of disco hotspots in an unnamed American town. Their relationship is compromised when son, Brayden falls for Janet, a patron on one of the disco tours. In the meantime a greasy strangler is murdering locals.

The first 20 minutes are hilarious. I was laughing a lot. The film reminded me of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show and South Park. It uses gross out humour, scatological references and nudity featuring prosthetic penises. There's also a ton of overly camp murder scenes with purposely bad special effects. Sadly my enjoyment was soured by the endless repetition of the few good jokes and lines. It would have worked beautifully as a 30 minute TV pilot, but crass for crass sake soon wears thin. I have a strong stomach and watch many exploitation and horror films, but even I found this film disgusting.

I honestly believe British director, Jim Hosking is one to watch in the future as he has crafted something slightly derivative, but also it stands out in an oversaturated, engineered B-Movie market. It probably just needed a slightly higher budget and maybe an additional writer to tidy it up and we could have had a great black comedy. Don't believe the hyperbole about this being one of the best films of the last decade or a cult classic, it's purposely designed to appeal to people who love Troma and/or the hardcore horror film festival crowd. For me while enjoyable it fell quite a bit short.