All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022)

June 14, 2023 11:45 AM

A maintenance man for a seedy motel embarks on a path of self-destruction through the alleyways of Chicago after he discovers and eats from a stash of powerful hallucinogenic worms.

Starring Phillip Andre Botello, Sammy Arechar, Betsey Brown, Trevor Dawkins, Noah Lepawsky, Mike Lopez.

Written and directed by Alex Phillips.

Currently streaming in the US on Amazon Prime, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and Vudu/Fandango. JustWatch listing.

posted by DirtyOldTown (5 comments total)

Left off the RT: 61% fresh.

Weird-ass gutter psychedelia. Has an ongoing subplot about a moped enthusiast trying to manifest a baby from an inanimate sex doll. Long on vibes, short on most everything else, but kinda fun if you can dial in on its druggy, transgressive wavelength.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:47 AM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]

We've missed you, DoT. :)
posted by Literaryhero at 11:29 PM on June 14, 2023 [1 favorite]

I'm gonna watch the hell out of this.
posted by heteronym at 6:11 AM on June 16, 2023

We've missed you, DoT. :)

Aww, gee thanks! Just got back from vacation in Japan. Should be ramping up my viewing/posting over the next few weeks.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:49 AM on June 16, 2023 [1 favorite]

I enjoyed this. It felt sleazy, microbudget and meandering in an authentic way, not like a product made to repackage the gutterpunk sensibilities of weirdo 80s fringe movies as something comfortable and consumable, like a lot of stuff has felt lately.
posted by hilatron at 2:58 PM on June 18, 2023 [2 favorites]