Twin siblings Jen and Sylvia Soska’s debut feature Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009) is an
undisputed underground cult film.
Why? Because the Soska sisters
are such Bad-ass genius’ with one of the most unconventional films as their
first film (and with an equally impressive resume that includes American Mary
and See No Evil 2). There is nothing
that can prepare you for the crazy and zany adventures that populate this film.
Jen and Sylvia also star in this film (in addition to having
written/produced/directed) as the Geek and the Badass, respectfully, who with
their Junkie friend (Rikki Gagne) and Bible thumping friend Goody Two Shoes
(C.J. Wallis) are forced into an uneasy alliance with one another when they
discover a dead hooker in their trunk after a night of hellish nastiness. They don’t know how the hooker got there but
Badass thinks at first that it might be her fault since she can’t remember the
events of the night before. They all
decide to help by burying the body so that no one finds out. Easier said than done as the four unlikely
friends encounter all manner of trouble and opposition leaving them to believe
that there is more going on than just a simple dead hooker in the trunk.
What follows is the grandest misadventures and
misunderstandings since Weekend at
Bernies (1989) or Men at Work
(1990) but a whole lot meaner as limps are chopped off and blood splatters
everywhere in this zany film where anything can and likely will happen. The most likely comparison is that of Six-String Samurai (1998) and Shogun Assassin (1980) by way of twin
sisters with no limits to their imagination.
This being said, the acting is not on the higher end or the
cinematography but the film has enough love from the filmmakers in it to move
any jaded audience members and the soundtrack is killer adding that indie creed
to the whole process. This is unlike any
other debut film you’re likely to see from two filmmakers who just want to have
fun and want you to join in as well, so why don’t you just jump into the trunk
and see what you find.
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