FILM: Rubber Johnny by Chris Cunningham
When I heard that Chris Cunningham had a new short out I immediately had two thoughts: 1) About time! and 2) How fucked up is this flick going to be?
For those of you that aren't aware of the man's work Mr Cunningham is responsible for outlandish promos for Aphex Twin (The wickedly disturbing 'Come To Daddy' and 'Windowlicker'), Bjork, Portishead and Placebo. He also directed the shorts 'Flex' and 'Monkey Drummer'. The man has a gift for creating frantic and unsettling visions and 'Rubber Johnny' is more of the horrible same.
Johnny is a mutant boy, locked in a basement with only his dog for company. Johnny spends his time contorting his warped body to the squealing sound of Aphex Twin.
It is filmed in 'night vision' previously seen in 'One Night In Paris' (Another horror art film) and the interplay of light and dark help to instil further dread.
It starts off with Johnny talking to an off camera doctor before kicking into a more music video style. The cuts are frenzied and twisted, often causing laughter as well as chills.
It's really hard to sum up a film like this but it is worth seeing. If you click the link below you will witness something that you won't forget.
I have to warn you that this is not safe for work and, well, if you don't like bizarre body horror then stay away.
Before you say “This is barely a review, man”. Watch the flick and you will see how hard it is to sum it up.
Rubber Johnny
For those of you that aren't aware of the man's work Mr Cunningham is responsible for outlandish promos for Aphex Twin (The wickedly disturbing 'Come To Daddy' and 'Windowlicker'), Bjork, Portishead and Placebo. He also directed the shorts 'Flex' and 'Monkey Drummer'. The man has a gift for creating frantic and unsettling visions and 'Rubber Johnny' is more of the horrible same.
Johnny is a mutant boy, locked in a basement with only his dog for company. Johnny spends his time contorting his warped body to the squealing sound of Aphex Twin.
It is filmed in 'night vision' previously seen in 'One Night In Paris' (Another horror art film) and the interplay of light and dark help to instil further dread.
It starts off with Johnny talking to an off camera doctor before kicking into a more music video style. The cuts are frenzied and twisted, often causing laughter as well as chills.
It's really hard to sum up a film like this but it is worth seeing. If you click the link below you will witness something that you won't forget.
I have to warn you that this is not safe for work and, well, if you don't like bizarre body horror then stay away.
Before you say “This is barely a review, man”. Watch the flick and you will see how hard it is to sum it up.
Rubber Johnny
posted by Christopher D. Bate at 1:57 PM
5 Comments:
I'm daft. I have to admit it is very aquired taste. I'm not even sure why i like it. I like things that I can't seem to point my finger on.
Chris Cunningham is a freaking genius. Love that shit!
Do you have the DVD of his music videos? I have the Michel Gondry DVD and have seen bits of the Chris Cunningham DVD. Both are pretty amazing.
Not yet but I will get it at some point. May hold out for his DVD album which is coming out later this year.
Probably a good idea as it will have the newest stuff. If you are interested, however, the former is currently on sale for £13.99 at one of the huge record chains (along with the Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze DVDs, both of which are worth a watch).
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