All Jacked Up and Full of Worms explained

All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
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Studio:Special Movies
Eleven04 Productions
Full Spectrum Features
Director:Alex Phillips
Distributor:Cinedigm
Runtime:72 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is a 2022 American horror film directed by Alex Phillips, starring Trevor Dawkins, Phillip Andre Botello, and Betsey Brown.

Cast

Production

The film originated as a 20-page play that Phillips wrote in 2016 while working as a PA on other film sets.[1] When discussing the thematic inspiration for the film, Phillips said: "To put it simply, I wanted to talk about a yearning for normalcy and a 'regular life,' but also feeling totally broken and too fucked up to deserve that sort of thing."

Release

The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 16 July 2022.[2] [3] [4] It is also part of Fantastic Fest's Burnt Ends 2022 showcase.[5]

Reception

Mary Beth McAndrews of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5, writing "Transgressive, upsetting, and disturbing, ‘All Jacked Up And Full Of Worms’ is a slippery nightmare that tries a little too hard to be disgusting."[6] The film received positive reviews in ScreenAnarchy and RogerEbert.com.[7] [8]

Simon Rother of HorrorNews.net was more critical of the film, giving it a score of 4/10.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keogan . Natalia . 2023-02-17 . "Someone Said I Should Be Publicly Executed": Alex Phillips on All Jacked Up and Full of Worms Filmmaker Magazine . 2023-04-12 . Filmmaker Magazine Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. . en-US.
  2. Web site: [Trailer] 'All Jacked Up and Full of Worms' Review Calls the Indie "a Lo-Fi Gross-Out For Weirdos"]. Miska. Brad. 19 July 2022. Bloody Disgusting. 31 July 2022.
  3. Web site: All Jacked Up and Full of Worms teaser trailer: psychedelic freakout comes to Screambox this fall. Hamman. Cody. 12 July 2022. JoBlo.com. 31 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Fantasia Earthworm Junkie Horror Head-Trip 'All Jacked Up' Acquired by Cinedigm for North America (EXCLUSIVE). Hopewell. John. 11 July 2022. Variety. 31 July 2022.
  5. Fantastic Fest 2002: 'Burnt Ends' line up https://2022.fantasticfest.com/burnt-ends
  6. Web site: 'All Jacked Up And Full of Worms' Is A Nasty, Disturbing Nightmare [Fantasia 2022 Review]]. McAndrews. Mary Beth. 22 July 2022. Dread Central. 31 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Fantasia 2022 Review: ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS, A Lo-Fi Gross-Out For Weirdos. Hurtado. J.. 18 July 2022. ScreenAnarchy. 31 July 2022.
  8. Web site: Fantasia 2022: Polaris, The Elderly, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms. Allen. Nick. 21 July 2022. RogerEbert.com. 31 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Film Review: All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022). Rother. Simon. 23 July 2022. HorrorNews.net. 31 July 2022.

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