Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- absurdist
- grotesque
- transgressive
- midnight movie screening
- cult film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film singularly bizarre and uncompromising, though its relentless gross-out style and deliberate inanity divided audiences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film repeatedly foregrounds oily bodies, fetishized cellulite, disgusting food, explicit genital gags, and grotesque physicality.
The disco-tour rivalry, repetitive dialogue, and oily strangler premise combine horror menace with intentionally bizarre comic behavior.
Los Angeles streets and disco-tour settings are presented through exaggerated performances, artificial textures, and an inhuman nighttime stalker.
Big Ronnie and Big Brayden run the tour together while competing for Janet's affection under an oppressive father-son dynamic.
Films like The Greasy Strangler, and why
Pink Flamingos
shared surreal gross-out humor, outsider characters, and deliberately abrasive comedy horror
The Happiness of the Katakuris
shared grotesque bodily humor, transgressive camp, and eccentric marginal characters
Rubber
shared absurdist horror-comedy, stylized violence, and bizarre social satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Jim Hosking
- Release Date
- 2016-06-03
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (225)
Cast
- Michael St. Michaels
- Sky Elobar
- Elizabeth De Razzo
- Gil Gex
- Abdoulaye N'Gom
- Holland MacFallister
- Sam Dissanayake
- Joe David Walters
- John Yuan
- Matt Yuan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Greasy Strangler about?
- A grotesque Los Angeles disco-tour rivalry spirals into surreal slasher mayhem when an oily inhuman killer stalks the night.
- What is The Greasy Strangler like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Greasy Strangler as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Greasy Strangler violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Greasy Strangler as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Greasy Strangler?
- Critics broadly found the film singularly bizarre and uncompromising, though its relentless gross-out style and deliberate inanity divided audiences.
- Which films are like The Greasy Strangler?
- Films with a similar feel include Pink Flamingos, The Happiness of the Katakuris, and Rubber.
- How long is The Greasy Strangler?
- The Greasy Strangler runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Greasy Strangler?
- In United States, The Greasy Strangler streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
