Making Sense of KEVIN SMITH's Bizarre Horror Movies

[@RyanHollinger]

*What should I cover next?!* I know I omitted the *True North trilogy* stuff where Smith is apparently working on "Moose Jaws"... Honestly, I got to the end of writing this video with my brain fried and I forgot to include it! But ultimately, I'll believe it when I see it because Smith is notorious for announcing projects that sit in limbo forever.

[@Fryd.]

Maybe do some less known horror movies from other countries?

[@TheDevestatorX]

Did you consider getting into music?

[@Firegen1]

I second, Fryd. There was a good collection of movies mentioned from a couple weeks back. Any of the K Horrors would be great.

[@doomy08854]

The og Ju on movies like the curse and ofc the grudge or early J-Horror in general

[@stephenbutterfield4456]

Jaws Videodrome Gerald game

[@sifatshams1113]

As silly as the film was overall, I still think the creature in Tusk is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen.

[@rossleeson8626]

Have you seen the Louis Theroux documentaries on them. He befriended her when she was part of the church.

[@slaanesh9348]

bruh i have seen a movie where the protagonist's gf kills herself by sitting on the protagonist's dick turned drill, shit was disturbing

[@StupidRawblocksGamrr]

@@slaanesh9348 Tetsuo will do that to you :p

[@rebornkusabi7264]

It's the moment where the film becomes funny, to what it was before that where it was kind of funny, to just disturbing, and I say that as someone whose favorite film is A Serbian Film for how extreme it is. It just clashes with the stuff before it, is jarringly grotesque and honestly is so disturbing that even a dude killing a man with his erect 13 inch dick in A Serbian Film is LESS disturbing because it fits the tone of the film...

[@WillTheGreatest]

That damn walrus is hauntingly ghoulish

[@stageplay262]

The human-walrus thing is now officially one of the things in life I wish I’d *never seen*

[@comefindyou2465]

Stage play yeeeah, I’ll never unsee that movie.

[@darkundereyes]

My heart sank after seeing that clip alone. How the fuck people manage to watch the entire movie?

[@stageplay262]

@@darkundereyes Absolutely no clue

[@kingbash6466]

darkundereyes Honestly, it’s probably because it’s not as frequent as you think. There’s a lot more filler in this movie than I remembered. Sure most of it had Johnny Depp in it, but more or less filler.

[@Hybattt]

Okay imagine watching a clip of that when you were 8 you will know my pain

[@baneofthespliff]

Fun fact, Kevin smith had a heart attack a few years ago, while he was being told that the operation would only give him a %20 survival odd. Kevin told the doctor 'Listen man, you gotta save me. Im happy with my life, it turned out great. But if i die now. Yoga Hosers will be the last movie I ever made. I cannot let that happen' I find it hilarious that the guy is well aware of how much of a train wreck that movie was. And right after the heart attack he went into working on the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.

[@andrewleyton6689]

God is Literally giving him a chance...hope he finally lands

[@evanhayes5891]

@Brendan Milburn I don't want to see Kevin Smith do horror again. If Tusk and Yoga Hosers were conceived during podcasts, what passion does he really have for it?

[@brainiac.computer]

@@evanhayes5891 but isn’t that just a instance of inspiration? People, especially creative types, get input from something in their everyday lives. Be it their passion or hobby. Do their efforts often pan out in the end? Probably not, but that shouldn’t be the end all of one’s career, right?

[@evanhayes5891]

@@brainiac.computer I get inspiration. Wish I felt it more. At least Kevin Smith has the work ethic to finish a script. I haven't been able to. But I don't believe that Kevin's sensibilities fit well with what makes true horror... and it's a genre that can accomodate many different styles. All I'm hoping is that Kevin quits horror. Moose Jaws likely won't change many opinions (if it ever gets made). He just doesn't seem to "get it."

[@blackout295]

I hope he reboots the clerks animated series

[@isaac_alexander_v]

Kevin Smith is a legend for taking that criticism like a champ.

[@XxzanesterxX]

He has come a LONG way. He used to be a bit notorious for handling criticism poorly and fighting with viewers over their opinions. You can see in that criticism the fan was looking for a rise, he knew Smith could've gone either way.

[@calebalwayswill7423]

@Your Comment Changes Nothing Anything can sound dumb if you remove it from context, he was making a larger point. If you want to needlessly antagonize someone, the internet's loaded with people who actually have opinions and observations you don't agree with. So chill, buddy. You're good, it's all good.

[@coleballenger4595]

Indeed.

[@WhatisReal11]

Yet what he makes just gets worse and worse and worse.

[@milkmancometh149]

Lol he does not take criticism well to this day, idk what you're talking about.

[@agnes3078]

I kinda want to cover my brain in bleach after watching the clips from Tusk, haha. I’ve seen pictures before but seeing “it” move and scream... hurgh

[@lilithlaney1759]

Watching it in the film is so much more haunting. You dislike Justin Long's character but no one deserves to live as a freakish body horror creature, forced to eat whole fish for the rest of your life in a run down zoo. It's so fucking bleak, and THAT'S where the horror lies.

[@calebtv4289]

@@lilithlaney1759realistically the diet would of killed him after 3 weeks and all of the untanned human skin that created the suit would of rotted off Justin longs body leaving him in the post surgery state at the climax of the movie

[@demongorr]

This comment section is mainly just people saying how much the imagery in Tusk messed them up

[@Longshlong99]

Shit fucked me up for whole week

[@LostStarzOfTheSky]

@@Longshlong99 I'm literally down here so I don't gotta look at it

[@akiraasmr3002]

@@Longshlong99 lol am I the only weird one who laughed hard af at the imagery

[@symbiote1982pk]

Really? A janky latex walrus suit had that effect on folk? Takes all sorts I suppose

[@madeleinesherer7615]

So was anybody gonna tell me that Kevin smith named his daughter Harley Quinn or was I just supposed to hear about it in this Ryan Hollinger video

[@Ottophil]

Madeleine Sherer youve had 18 years to google it

[@captassassin5680]

It’s common knowledge. Might want to give that interweb think a try, might be a clue.

[@fujifilm5127]

Or how he said q-beck

[@luismoralesacevedo3100]

69th like

[@jdrummerdd]

she was in like 3 movies this year lol youre the one out of touch

[@moonkingdomify]

I'm honestly surprised that Kevin Smith hasn't made a surreal horror film about the great maple syrup heist.

[@harrybechtle4333]

The what?

[@thing_under_the_stairs]

@@harrybechtle4333 In 2011-2012, a small group of people stole around $18.7 million (CA) worth of maple syrup from a storage facility in Quebec. Maple syrup is rarer and more expensive than oil, and there is an actual government syrup cartel in Canada, involved in price fixing and control of distribution. It's a really wild story. I'm pretty sure the Crime After Crime podcast covered it.

[@TheSP33DFREAK]

Lmao. The ending to tusk is hilariously rediculous. Like a wildlife sanctuary would accept a human walrus.

[@JC-jd1us]

I feel like Tusk would've been a cool short story like 20 mins or less.

[@MrKoyama2004]

Bingo

[@SpitefulToast]

It has body horror and nothing else. No substance, nothing to say, just unpleasant imagery. Kevin Smith has never been a good writer, so the fact he keeps doing feature films befuddles me.

[@magneto44]

SpitefulToast Smith can write dialogue with the best of them

[@chikipichi5280]

idk maybe 30-40 mins I don't think 20 mins will be enough unless the story is just gonna be some scp instead of trying to be something deep

[@ripcactusify]

Kevin smith could do really good short stories if he did em.

[@JoyfulOrb]

Justin Long is a massively underrated actor!

[@Wahhlugi]

I remember reading reviews of tusk before watching and everyone was giving it shit. But when watching it I was staring the whole time and not distracted. What got me was the fact hes stuck in that body but he's still human. The ending scene had me tearing up a little bit.

[@number1connieconversefan]

i saw Tusk in the thumbnail and immediately died

[@tonhaogamergranudo]

Okay, not gonna lie, the Tusk thing... that's straight up nightmare fuel. Seriously. Im not someone with a weak stomach, but the entire premisse of being trapped in a multilated, broken body without even the capability to ask for help or seek your own death is just... Disturbing to a level beyond comprehension. His screams, his rage, his tear at the last scene you showed... my stomach is doing flips right now and i am going to need a LOT of mind bleach to take that out of my mind...

[@tonhaogamergranudo]

@Ios5513 Huh. That's rather rude of you. Everyone has their own fears, and quite frankly, the ideia of being trapped in my own body is, to me, a harrowing fate, much worse than death. Seeing i represented, in such brutal fashion ati that, does get to me. And you are no one to tell me im wrong or that im a coward, nor assume anything about my life. Learn some manners please. I'm sure you'll be a better person for it.

[@InspireCreate43]

@@tonhaogamergranudo What you said.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

I love how after being turned into a damn walrus, the main character was like "damn, this is a good fish" after being fed by their dreaded friends

[@sarahoshea9603]

Eh, I don't think even the worst circumstance can ruin a decent fish.

[@johtojunkie7190]

Tusk wasn’t really scary, the walrus was just hard to look at. I almost threw up.

[@sarafontanini7051]

revulsion is a form of horror. In fact, it's more of what horror actually is than shlocky "monster kills people" things

[@trequor]

@@sarafontanini7051 Disgust is what differentiates "horror" from "terror". Terror is distinguished by the feeling of paralysis; it's fear in your chest, whereas horror is distinguished by the feeling of disgust; it's fear in your gut.

[@ChristianTurnes]

It just looks like a mix of post child's play 3 Chucky and a walrus why is it so messed up to you

[@johtojunkie7190]

@@ChristianTurnes all the open gashes of exposed tissue and all the stitches. It also grossed me out to see the process of the transformation.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

That thing you said about embracing cheesy schlock so much that it just appears to be trying too hard and ends up tedious reminds me of what the Saints Row series became lol (and this is coming from someone who likes all the games) Going from gritty gang drama mixed with action b-movie setpieces and snarky humor, to a much more over the top goofy satirical story that maintains the badass over the top action and some of the crime boss spirit of the series, to a ridiculous sci fi superhero dlc expansion sold as a full game that is essentially “hey remember this sci-fi pop culture reference? Or this one? Or THIS one?”

[@Max-vz3tb]

ryan: so let's talk about it me, every time: yes, let's

[@samuelprince4719]

We need an update on this video to show his most horrifying work yet.... He man!

[@calvinmobley9628]

Tusk is one of my favorite horror movies. Its first half is genuinely terrifying while also being hilarious.

[@HueGenex]

I actually really love Yoga Hosers, it was the Disney special gone wrong that I always wanted.

[@kobracommander9676]

man, i would love that ending with the angel and the 4 horsemen

[@Aster_Risk]

Kevin Smith is really into making fun of Canada, because he loves it. He grew up watching Degrassi (which is probably the most popular Canadian tv export for people in a certain age group) and actually had an arc on Degrassi The Next Generation. He played himself, as did Jason Mewes, and was making a movie called Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh! Alanis Morrisette even had a cameo in there. He appeared in seasons 4, 5 and 8. Also, Ryan, Yoga Hosers was kind of fun. If my getting a kick out of that movie makes you have nothing good to say about me, then so be it.

[@johnnyruoff665]

I’m not gonna lie, I think Yoga Hosers is hilarious, I also love Tusk

[@thefilmnote288]

Actually I think the ending with the Angel killing everyone would have been perfect hahaha

[@ghostforthemost6027]

Honestly same. Bad take by ryan lol

[@damienm.9677]

It sounds awesome lmao

[@dillonwalshpvd]

Definitely.

[@Mwrp86]

Guy Lapointe is one of the most underrated works of Johnny . And one of my favorite characters

[@mondogeckosexoticsandoddit5866]

As a Canadian, I love his movies, and I thoroughly enjoy the way Americans poke fun at us. It’s very different than the relationships we have with other countries, it’s more like being siblings.

[@lisalarsen2384]

I love the relationship we have with Canada we always make fun of each other but it’s all love

[@dillonwalshpvd]

We love you guys. You’re by far our favorite hat :)

[@themedia1271]

When you think about Canada and the U.S. are like those siblings that grew up with divorced parents and one spent more time with the dad, while the other spent more time with the mom

[@tattoofun31548]

As a veteran and an American, I always sort of saw it the way the Army, Marines and Navy pick on each other. We are all working for the same thing and love each other but it's too much fun to not pick on someone you love.

[@freyy6306]

The first time I saw tusk was when I was 10 and I also see the human centipede when I 10 too so that's left me horrified as a 10 year old kid

[@_Digishade_]

"Thank God he didn't do that." Wait... are you serious? That would've been amazing!

[@YouLikeBosch]

The alternate ending for Red State would've been amazing.

[@Jiiinxyyy]

I've liked a lot of Smith's films, but I absolutely hated Tusk and have no desire to see Red State or Yoga Hosers

[@nottarealla9336]

Red state is actually pretty great. Nothing close compared to abortions that are Tusk and YH.

[@missvoorhees7964]

OK buy until you ACTUALLY watch red state you have no say. It's brilliant

[@existenceisrelative]

Red State is awesome, Tusk was a 'watch once', and i cannot make myself sit through yogurt-hoseman. I have tried more than once.

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

I've had no desire to see Tusk, but this video has made me change my mind, and I'll likely watch it tonight. I tried with Yoga Hosers, but turned it off after the first few minutes after Smith's and Depp's daughters absolutely butchered Anthrax's "I'm the Man."

[@MrKoyama2004]

I say trust your instincts. I'm a big fan of Smith but everything he made after Zach and Miri is garbage.

[@isuriadireja91]

i think Smith answered that dope speaking at 0:53 with Tusk. it's my top 3 Kevin Smith's flicks, along with Clerks and Chasing Amy.

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

4:53 they way you say "compound" is hilarious.

[@SilverTundra]

Jesus Christ, you actually get it! You fully understand the feeling of discussing great story telling! Ah! I'm tired of talking to a lot of movie critics who try to shield their favorite movies by saying, "you're looking too deep into it" or "Just say you didn't understand it, bro"

[@lofilm-ace]

Ok, i'm heavly jealous about this video, i work for 2 years now on a retrospective on the career of Kevin Smith, i don't know if i must watch your video or not.. until now, ok you won i must watch it. Congrats dude and thank you

[@lofilm-ace]

Ok i've just watched it, and if i not agree with you about some of the thing you said, you've done a great job, and I LOVE YOGA HOSER But i'm a hardcore fan of his work .

[@paulmurgatroyd6372]

Yoga Hosers looks like an early Peter Jackson film without most of Jacksons creativity.

[@sifatshams1113]

Some great underrated horror films you could cover: Sleep Tight What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? May Frailty The Battery Deadgirl Society The Reflecting Skin Pin The Loved Ones Cemetery Man The Tenant Excision Cure Pulse (Kairo) Angst Island of Lost Souls Martin The Dark Half Spring Thirst The Devils Lost Highway Absentia The Vanishing Nightbreed

[@strangerjones5576]

The wailing

[@The3Virus]

The rich have always fed off low class shit like you!

[@natalies9712]

I would LOVE to see excision!

[@ringss_]

@@The3Virus is this a quote

[@charlespuruncajas9663]

add A Serbian Film to the list

[@gotmunny]

Dogma is so hard to find. Kevin Smith needs to re-release!

[@Longshanks_]

Ay boys you can watch it on KZbin

[@CorbCorbin]

What do you mean by “hard to find?”

[@mollytovxx4181]

@@CorbCorbin It seems that the Weinsteins personally own the rights to it and nobody wants to do business with them these days. Also the distribution deals predate streaming and have lapsed so they can't be updated. So you have to find a physical second hand copy if you want to see it legitimately. Kevin Smith can't do anything about it.

[@CorbCorbin]

Mollytov Xx It’s very odd. Makes me wonder if one of the roles was cast by Harvey Weinstein after one of his “auditions.” It’s not even available on Amazon or ITunes Store, to rent or buy digitally, nor a recent Blu-Ray or DVD release, yet the soundtrack is still available. I hadn’t heard of the movie being buried like this, and remember watching it on Netflix a couple years ago, so I just hadn’t noticed it’s absence. Thanks for the information. I wonder what Kevin would say about it, as he still references scenes from the movie sometimes.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

It's on KZbin and as long as you ignore the Spanish subtitles it's in good quality

[@andrewdeen1]

I was legitimately shocked when I first saw Tusk.

[@thexzoomxcat]

Tusk literally redefined the word "uncomfortable" for me. I didn't know whether to laugh or cringe in horror every minute of it. The thing about Yoga Hosers is that it was made for Harley and her (at the time) age group. It was for tweens and he just wanted to have a really fun film making experience with his daughter, and I respect that. I honestly love the hell out of Yoga Hosers because it's just plain fun in my opinion and I love all of the Hollywood Babble-On Easter Eggs in there.

[@porassrivastava8242]

I think I'm the only one who likes the original planned ending of Red State.

[@Ajaws]

Red State just like playing Far Cry 5 when you’re high

[@gee3484]

i was eating breakfast when tusk came along in this video, it was weetbix. i am no longer eating breakfast.

[@Gnarkill182]

Red state belongs in the hall of fame of horror/ suspence genre. Go watch him talking about the writing of red state to get an even better understanding of the story. Not deeper, but equally amazing

[@SSD_Penumbra]

I remember reading that Red State had an alternate cut ending in which the rapture actually does happen.

[@simonmacomber7466]

The horror of Red State, which I think is Kevin Smith's best movie, is that it is all too likely to actually happen in real life, exactly as portrayed in the film.

[@AN-tn8nw]

Tbh gore doesn’t bother me at all but even little clips from Tusk makes me nauseous so I will probably never watch it. Body horror is something else man

[@AWSVids]

The problem with Yoga Hosers isn't that Kevin Smith wanted to spite the critics for Tusk... to the contrary, I think he was actually surprised at how WELL Tusk was received, because he had done it on a lark after getting inspired during a podcast, and wasn't expecting much for it. But it became kind of a weird cult success (even Nicholas Cage told Kevin that he loved Tusk), and I think that's what gave Kevin the confidence to make Yoga Hosers, which was another podcast inspired idea. But since Tusk had worked out well for him, he was like, "Shit, let's go for broke! I'm gonna do WHATEVER I WANT with Yoga Hosers!" And what Smith wants is to just have a good time with friends and family, making a fun movie that he doesn't have to care too much about or be too serious with. That's his happy place. He loves playing in his own little world. And the crux of Yoga Hosers' problem is that it's the ultimate Kevin Smith inside joke. You have to have listened to the podcasts with Scott Mosier and Andy McElfresh and Ralph Garmin, to get all the inside jokes they make that reference podcasts they had done. "Yoga Hosers" was a random joke Scott Mosier made during a podcast, and Kevin thought it was hilarious. The Bratzis came straight from a riff that Kevin and Andy did on their Edumacation podcast at some point. If you've ever listen to any of the podcasts, you'll know that Kevin often goes on about how fascinated he is with Canada, because it's the only other country he ever went to as a kid. He cast his kid and Johnny Depp's kid just so that he could spend some time with his kid and help her start her acting career (yep, just pure nepotism through and through, but the thing is that it's such a small, shitty movie anyway, there's really no reason to be mad about it), and she's friends with Lily-Rose Depp, so it all just kinda worked out that way. From there, he just threw all the random, wacky shit he could think of that his podcast audience would get, but not really anyone else. It was always very much meant to be an inside joke for his most devoted fans. I don't think it succeeded on that level either, but it helps to understand the kind of mindset that Kevin was in when making that movie. He really wasn't trying to make a good movie. He was just trying to have a good time and do whatever he wanted. It was an excuse to "play make believe" with his daughter and his friends, and play around with a bunch of ideas about Canada that he had always been fascinated with. He started the Canada thing in Tusk, and he also has another movie in mind that he wants to make called "Moose Jaws", which is... Jaws with a moose. He wants it to be his "Canada trilogy". Part of the idea behind the whole ridiculous attempt at whimsy in these movies is that Kevin sees Canada as being a very "cute" country with a lot of whimsical charm compared to America, and he's trying to capture that feeling of whimsy with his brand of comedy.

[@epkurnissheoway]

for me tusk was initially disturbing the walrus is pretty terrifying and uncanny along with him being stuck like that but something about the movie just made me giggle. perhaps I just didn't take it seriously after a while. idk I still hate any scenes with him in it but with the baddy saying crap like "walruses don't cry" I couldn't help but chuckle

[@xMETALHEADx124]

Red state is a banger of a movie that everyone should see.

[@robertmckinnon7003]

I enjoyed all of these movies. And my significant other loves Yoga Hosers.

[@hellsfortune7132]

i saw tusk with my friends, it was not a good time.

[@randazza]

Red State was a great movie. Tusk is worth a watch just for the reveal, which was one of the biggest laughs I've ever had watching a movie.

[@hunterflaherty8676]

Dude the written ending of red state is so fucking badass. “BEN AFFLECK he was in dogma…. We couldnt get him hes batman now” hahahaha

[@imaspoon4522]

I accidentally caught the last few minutes of "Tusk" on cable while I was flipping channels one day. I thought "GAHH this guy knows his body has been ruined and he can never be a human being again" and I just wanted to take a Forget-Me-Now.

[@ritual301]

Honestly, I kinda stopped caring about Kevin's movies after _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_ (and even that one was a little ehh). _Zack and Miri Make A Porno_ wasn't too bad, though. I really like Kevin Smith and appreciate what he did for the industry back in the 90's ( _Dogma_ is so good). But I feel like the 90's almost beckoned someone like him to come to the scene. He was right for that particular moment in time. And while I feel like we all have grown up since, he seems to still be stuck somewhere in his own head. Thanks for covering these films, Ryan. I'll be sure to avoid them in the future🙂

[@ritual301]

@ThatOneAsianBroChick Hence, why I said I really like him.

[@RevalisPyross]

Every time I see the name Kevin Smith I automatically think of the man who played Ares (RIP) in Xena: Warrior Princess, and then get really disappointed that it's about this guy

[@jamierosefaz1641]

I had the pleasure of meeting Justin long at an anniversary screening of drag me to hell and during a q&a after someone brought up tusk. I was the only one who cheered in the entire audience. I fucking love tusk because it was one of the first movies that truly infuriated me. Justin's performance is incredible. Despite being the biggest asshole, you still feel really bad for him during the diner scene. Watching him cry as he was paralyzed give me chills and remains a scene that I keep going back to. But, as soon as you reach that 40 minute mark Tusk becomes the worst movie I've ever seen. This is why the movie stays with me. Believe me, I've seen more horribly cheesy and shitty horror movies than any sane person ought to so it really wasn't that aspect that made me so intrigued. It's the fact that the shitty movie in the second half was so powerfully juxtaposed by the first half. I'm not saying the first half is an incredible piece of cinema by any means but it is entertaining and contains some great acting from the character of Howard and Wallis. I don't know if I can explain it any better than that but for some reason I truly find tusk an enigma that's enchanted me and now manages to pop up in nearly all my conversations. I've forced so many people to watch it just so that I can have someone else say "what the fuck" with me.

[@heathercalun4919]

The point of "Tusk" is "Man turn into Walrus". Sometimes a horror movie isn't saying anything deep. It's just pornographically leering at body horror in morbid fascination.

[@themotivatedmaycry9120]

You should make a video about the Wrong Turn series, I have crazy nostalgia for it and nobody on KZbin I’ve seen talks about it

[@GippyHappy]

AM I the only person who didn't find the walrus suit scary at all? I'm not bragging in the slightest- I am a total coward and body horror always works on me. But that walrus suit looked silly as all hell and I'm genuinely shocked there are people who say it disturbed them.

[@cusco587]

Me smoking a joint realizing Ryan’s a hater: hmmph

[@CodeeXD]

Same

[@HeatherHolt]

I watched Tusk not knowing what it was going to be about. I’ll never forgive my roommate. Worse than being blindsided by “2 girls 1 cup”. Well, maybe.

[@daPan8195]

I'm so happy you added the alt ending. I wish you mention his other horror ideas. Moose jaws for the next part of the true north series. And Helen handbag where earth teams up with hell to fight a 100ft(I think) rampaging rupturing jesus

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

honestly, I love how disturbing tusk is

[@marcosanchez487]

I kinda wish he did the other ending for Red State

[@anthonyclark9441]

Yeah, I would've really liked to have seen his original vision for the ending of Red State. That sounds ridiculous and awesome all at the same time.

[@Moritz19081980]

Tusk really felt like a nightmare. As good Horror should. Sure it had a lot of comedic elements which I usually dislike in Horror. But the madness and absurdity of this movie is something I will never forget.

[@roddy_doddy]

That original red state ending though. Shit would've slapped pretty hard lol

[@IndigobluBeauty]

Just finished Tusk...I kept telling myself that guy looked like Depp lol and I saw his daughter was one of the clerks. Funny bits but more shock body horror Mary Jane fever dream...with a sprinkle of “something” extra 🤔

[@shafali1972]

OK Ryan, I got 4:40 in and your assessment of Red State was so off the mark with "shallow social commentary", but maybe its because you don't live in the US and think you really know our society but not as well as you think at all if that was your take of Red State.

[@Aster_Risk]

Yeah. I was actuall not the biggest fan of Red Sate, but the film was not shallow. It was pretty spot on and horrifying in a real way.

[@nuf412]

I like his movies because they are fun horror stoner movies that you can watch for what they are, nonsense without limits, and when sober, you can also watch them and think "oh shit, he's serious". His movies made me laugh several times but after the credits roll i always felt kinda sad (especially Tusk and Red State) I personally think he understands horror quite well, horror is a broad genre and you can do whatever you want in it without worrying about it being realistic or even logical, it makes you feel things you wouldn't usually feel

[@nathanjones8667]

Kevin Smith talked about yoga hosers on the Joe Rogan Experience. Apparently it was just an excuse for Depp and Smith to make a movie with their daughters and he wasn’t actually concerned with how it would be received. Maybe I’m being silly, but I find that endearing. Like a movie they made for themselves, for the fun of it and if we happen to want to watch it we’re more then welcome too. I think that’s charming!

[@pootisbird4970]

Ah yes we all know tusk, the movie staring Anthony Kiedis as Wallace

[@stevencates2069]

I truly truly feel sorry for the people that havent seen any clips of tusk, before this video. That is a part of your soul that you will NEVER get back.

[@djmaggot5610]

The movie test in yoga hoser reminds me of something what would we made by Full Moon Features you don't like Gingerdead Man or Puppet Master

[@Psilocybin77]

Ryan, Kevin Smith is a huge fan of Canada. He talks at length about Canada and has worked here a lot. He also has an unhealthy obsession with a long running Canadian tv show called "Degrassi High". He has an affinity for Canada and likes to poke fun at it.

[@jonathanhadden8199]

Dude yoga hosers is hilarious. Ya the plot is pretty odd but its still freaking funny.

[@Shaathurray]

Just finished part 1 and if he was able to get the ending he actually wanted, id be more inclined to watch red state. I dont believe christianity but holy fuck thatd be a sweet ending actually.

[@themadafaka6839]

Tusk was actually legitimately SCARY disturbing AF... Even if U know what's coming for the justin long's character..once I see him as the walrus..and imagining THAT being done to U... U being turned to and living the rest of your life as a freak walrus...😰😰

[@levarmy4339]

Honestly, I think that the random crazy angel thing would’ve been badass and funny as hell. Even if it ruins the movie.

[@multitudeofidols]

11:13 That actor's name was Michael Parks.

[@kylemontgomery9530]

ive seen videos of people dying, getting run over by trucks, jumping off of buildings, turned into mist by heavy machinery, but for some reason looking at that fucking walrus from tusk makes me sick to my stomach more than anything else ive ever seen.

[@BryceChillis]

it's too bad we didnt get the rapture ending on red state, hopefully he can figure it into some future movie

[@김예리-c3b]

never has a movie ever stuck with me as much as tusk, i have never not been able to sleep because of a movie before but tusk... it was stuck in my thoughts for months. the imagery of the human face on the walrus, the poorly done surgery and blood curdling screams, its the worst, honestly. its on my list of favourite movies JUST because of how it changed me completely. i honestly feel like it has stuck with me, and changed the way i sleep at night. i can't get over it. kevin smith did an amazing job.

[@KerReeeee]

I think it's cute that you pronounce Québec as "Cue-bec". 😆

[@bricecate]

Personally, I'm not a huge kevin smith fan, but at least he is a filmmaker doing what he wants to do, and successfully finding an audience. Good for him.

[@dontlookatmyplaylists]

I legit have a traumatic experience with watching tusk. I can’t look at a picture or scene without hyperventilating, it’s just so disgusting and horrifying to look at.

[@stalkingaboutdumbshit.9984]

I actually really like the alternative ending with the angel. 😂 So bizarre and weird,idk honestly,it's kinda cool 😌

[@barefootanimist]

"Tusk" was hauntingly unpleasant. Lots of uncomfortable visuals as the surgeries progressed...

[@AgentFlea]

The climax was hilarious though

[@donatter1042]

I feel asleep in the first 5 min, and woke up to Wallace the walrus in the end at the animal place wondering what the fuck happened

[@-chippedstars-2889]

It made me fear walruses. I now can't look at them without flashbacks to tusk.

[@CurlyGirlAtTheMovies]

That movie messed me up

[@Kris-wo4pj]

i wanted to watch it but i watched human centipede 1 and 2 why too young so im too freaked out by that surgery shit.

[@dynamitegal3295]

Justin Long in a rubber flesh walrus suit screaming without a tongue into the camera will forever haunt me

[@GeheimesT]

I think it was hilsrious

[@Muskotron]

@@GeheimesTyou’re such a sigma man👺👺👺

[@GeheimesT]

@@Muskotron Hey, thanks for reminding me of the existence of this video and this film. I completely forgot about that. But honestly, compared to other body horror films, this scene is funny, simply because it is so absurd.😅 It's pretty hileriouse, I mean hilsrious

[@beastialmoon2327]

I'm not going to lie, Tusk gave be more nightmares than any other horror film has. Mental degradation & being permanently confined in such a hell is worse than any gore, to me, because it just impacts on such a deeper level.

[@pan-semitistcommunist4181]

Justin Long nails the desperation in his voice too, the screams are bone chilling even without the horrifying visual of a man being sown into a walrus.

[@dwvcollection]

i get what you mean, gore usually doesn't bother me as much but this? this is just messed up.

[@Jill4ChrisRedfeild]

I feel like Kevin Smith could do a Junji Ito horror short justicd with thag level of ick and gross haha

[@HisNeverland]

I agree. I haven't watched Tusk and I never will because I know it would fuck me up. It sounds so uncanny and disturbing! :s

[@TheDeldiz]

@@HisNeverland I've always had a soft spot for marine animals, so the very idea of Tusk is revolting to me. I can't bring myself to even look at stills from it even now.

[@emeraldviqueen]

I don’t typically have problems with gore or body horror but the sight of the walrus (no matter how realistic the effect does/doesn’t look) made me feel legitimately ill. I don’t know how you watched the whole film.

[@JimmySteller]

I mean, it was a horror film that was legitimately horrifying. I watched it in the cinema, and frankly, I'd say Johnny Depp's scenes were the parts that brought the movie down somewhat. After the initial burst of laughter realising it's Johnny Depp pretending to be a Quebecker, the joke wears out fast.

[@JohnStanworth]

Tusk was too unrelentingly bleak for my taste. You're just told he's a cheat and then the rest of the film is him suffering. Maybe it could've used more comedy.

[@blahthebiste7924]

I thought it had a good amount of comedy. At least, if you take the absurdism of the whole thing as comedy

[@preciouseggmcmuffin8992]

it feels more like satire to md, to a degree anyway. in the podcast, smith is joking abt the ending, where he's fed a fish wrapped in newspaper and looks off into the distance as soft, emotional piano music plays. and honestly, after hearing that, it really is hilarious. I imagine that was the thought process for much of the movie, and it makes it funnier to me

[@symbiote1982pk]

More comedy? Than a latex walrus flopping about in an attempt to be some scary social commentary is pretty funny to me.

[@lupinthenerd439]

Comedy is about suffering/mocking.

[@JonahAGoldstein]

The bleakness is what brought me in. I actually really enjoyed it because of that.

[@quiplo_]

I’ve never seen any of these movies but holy hell Tusk sounds horrific. I’m sure it has silly elements but what scares me most in horror is blank desperation with no chance of escape, body horror applies fairly well to this. The idea of being stuck in a body knowing you will never be yourself again and not being able to be “euthanised” (I know that’s dark but why’d you think it scares me so much) honestly scares me more than anything else. Even though it’s absurd, being turned into a walrus, that’s fucking horrifying.

[@catnumber6967]

quiplo Sounds like reading ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ would f*ck you up (which is what it’s meant to do). Easily one of the most haunting novels I’ve ever read for the exact type of horror you describe here. (I watched Tusk alone when I was like 13 and it messed me up for days-I had to imagine the main character gets rescued just to move on lol)

[@trevordavis6830]

I've seen Tusk and man its pretty disturbing. While some of the scenes can get pretty boring or cheesy, anything having to do the main character after he gets drugged is horrifying. For such a ridiculous sounding premise, Kevin Smith did a really good job at making it scary.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Brigette Fitzgerald I remember when I first heard “One” by Metallica and found out what it was based on (Johnny Got His Gun), it messed me up BAD. Just the concept of losing all of your limbs, your eyes, mouth, and ears, and being kept alive through it all with no way to communicate with anyone is deeply disturbing

[@catnumber6967]

SOBEK yeah that book is sad as hell. The author definitely succeeded in getting his anti-war message across. Also it’s almost worse that the narrator DOES figure out how to communicate but no one will listen to him...a deeply moving, albeit disturbing, book for sure

[@quiplo_]

Brigette Fitzgerald I’ll have to check it out, even though it sounds like my nightmare fuel I’m a horror nerd

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Little known fact: After Red State came out, Kevin Smith ended up having a conversation on Twitter with Megan Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church, and their discussions eventually led to Megan's decision to leave the church.

[@Mr4thDoctor]

Graham Kristensen Welp, some good got accomplished with the movie.

[@emily.g.929]

Wow that’s actually amazing. It’s not easy to reason with someone who’s been brainwashed

[@RachaelTheFirboldDruid]

💖💜💙🧘🏼‍♀️🍵

[@rebornkusabi7264]

It's sometimes just that easy to do. I used to be a hardcore """"SJW""" liberal before I became more socialist, leftist and anti-authority after both life experiences of losing family to easily preventable but unaffordable illnesses and having a Twitter convo with a Chapo Trap House guy I disagreed with. Brainwashing is sometimes just that easy lol

[@jakefoster5611]

It may have had something to do with it, but the story she gave on Joe Rogan's podcast was meeting a jewish guy (can't remember his name) and having conversations with him on Twitter, then irl.

[@Stijning]

Seeing only a few moments of Tusk already gave me 8000 psychic damage. Can’t imagine the horror of watching the whole thing.

[@TheFeintOfHearts]

It's a really silly movie.

[@Armor_Wing]

StopAskingForMyName It’s real absurd and surprisingly has a lot of dragging moments. That being said, the actual walrus scenes messed me up for a long time. It was well over two years that I felt comfortable watching it again. Not cause I like the movie, but I hated that something so ridiculous haunted me so badly.

[@Stijning]

@@TheFeintOfHearts I'll bet lol

[@Trickpants]

I watched this while already feeling sick, and I'm fighting just to keep everything in my stomach down - I'm normally not squeamish with body-horror stuff, but damn...

[@EmotionalAirHead]

I was so pissed off when my husband made us watch it. Its one of the most disturbing movies ive seen...

[@yuki_1002]

I’m hidng in the comments. I don’t want to see the walrus person.

[@AlecJulianGarza]

Same 😂😂

[@prnightsteel]

I'm embarrassed to admit how much Tusk's "swim" scene upset and terrified me when I first saw it. Still scares me now tbh.

[@ClearlyInPeril]

Why? It's fucking horrifying, true psychological horror. The fear of being trapped and drowing alive is absolutely a primal fear, and is extremely understandable

[@JuliaTheSun]

as someone w a lot of dreams in first person pov, ive always felt like tusk was ripped from a nightmare id have LMAO