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Kuso

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
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4.8/10
2.1K
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Kuso (2017)
Adult AnimationBody HorrorAnimationComedyDramaFantasyHorror

Events unfold after a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles.Events unfold after a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles.Events unfold after a devastating earthquake in Los Angeles.

  • Director
    • Flying Lotus
  • Writers
    • David Firth
    • Flying Lotus
  • Stars
    • Hannibal Buress
    • George Clinton
    • David Firth
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Flying Lotus
    • Writers
      • David Firth
      • Flying Lotus
    • Stars
      • Hannibal Buress
      • George Clinton
      • David Firth
    • 31User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Hannibal Buress
    Hannibal Buress
    • Kazo (segment "Mr. Quiggle")
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    George Clinton
    George Clinton
    • Doctor Clinton
    David Firth
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    • Royal
    Arden Banks
    Arden Banks
    • Desmond
    Byron Bowers
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    • Roach Man (segment "Sock")
    Shane Carpenter
    • Charlie
    Angel Deradoorian
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    Regan Farquhar
    • News Pirate
    Pretty Ricki Fontaine
    • Jenny
    Zack Fox
    Zack Fox
    • Manuel
    Tim Heidecker
    Tim Heidecker
    • Phil
    Bob Heslip
    • Bob
    Anders Holm
    Anders Holm
    • Teacher (segment "Smear")
    Sandra R. Kisling
    • Michelle
    Mali Matsuda
    Mali Matsuda
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    Matt McCarthy
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    • Mazu (segment "Mr. Quiggle")
    Hugh Moore
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      • David Firth
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    7o_s_k_r

    rinse your eyes out afterwards

    Holy !@#$!@#$ that was probably the most disgusting movie I've ever seen and I consider myself well versed in revolting movies.

    Scene after scene of people smearing poo and cum on themselves. It really is almost scat porn at times.

    Apparently this was "directed" by Flying Lotus but it feels like an anthology movie by multiple directors working separately. Seems like the only instructions were: "there was an earthquake and now everyone has zits... be incredibly vulgar". Then they cut the resulting short films up and mixed it together a little.

    The second half of the movie is much stronger than the first. There's more narrative, and there's more humour. If you are thinking of switching off after fifteen minutes due to lack of plot you should probably persevere.

    Be ready to rinse your eyes out afterwards.
    lespritz

    Stupid!

    Not funny or scary enough, just lame and gross...pass
    7SomaQuest

    Give it a spin...

    Imagine if you will a quiet dinner with some Harkonnen's, The Cronenberg's, George Clinton and Pier Paolo Pasolini, after the appetizer course everyone drops the Brown Acid and decides to watch a Tool music video which leads to a full blown orgy - picture this and you have the essence of Kuso in a nutshell.

    An off-the-wall experimental film which borrows from Terry Gilliam, Cronenberg, Tool, Pasolini, Lynch and Holmes to name a few. Hard to watch, but harder to turn away, a vision of a dystonia you wouldn't want to take your kids to but you wouldn't mind watching a reality show about.
    6acromegalix

    Zits !

    If you like pure experimental trash, you have here something to enjoy. Don't expect any coherence, it's just a stream of weirdness happening after a mysterious earthquake, that gave to almost all humans some pimples all over the face. You have 3D cartoons (something between Terry Gilliam and Cool 3D World), multi-dimensional roommates, strange foreplay and you will know what's hiding in George Clinton's colon. Don't take it too seriously and you'll have lots of fun !
    TheLastPersonStanding

    What... the... hell?!

    "Kuso" is probably unlike any film I've ever seen. How do I even describe it? Well, it's repulsive, surreal, bizarre, unpredictable, and kinda fascinating, but also kinda tedious. I didn't really like how gross it was, but I was able to get through the whole thing. There's at least one scene where it looks like a small rod had been inserted into a penis and I looked away because it was just too unpleasant to look at.

    I think the film is trying to be funny, but I wasn't laughing. I did laugh after it ended, though. I guess you could call it an anthology film that contains both animation and live action. The animation is particularly strange. I really don't know how to describe it, but a whole lot of effort was probably put into it. One of the stories is about a boy/man soiling himself during a class that's in a forest. His classmates laugh at him and he leaves. He then feeds a giant rock or something that looks like it has an anus. What does he feed it? Feces, apparently. Another story involves a woman choking a man while he masturbates in bed. He later has oral sex with a talking boil on her body. Do I need to write more about the film's stories?

    "Kuso" is something you dare a friend of yours to watch. I'm not sure if it's the grossest film I've ever seen. "Dead Alive" might be grosser. "Kuso" seems like it's weird and disgusting for the sake of being weird and disgusting. I can't say that I like it, but I admire it at least to some degree.

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    Adult Animation
    Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
    Body Horror
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
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    • Trivia
      Received a large number of walkouts at Sundance and was deemed in an article written for Verge as "The grossest movie ever made."
    • Connections
      References Beetlejuice (1988)

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кусо
    • Production company
      • Brainfeeder Films
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    • Budget
      • $400,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.4 : 1

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