Rubber (2010)

October 22, 2022 7:37 AM

Robert the sentient tire rolls through the desert, using the power of his mind to make small animals -- and human heads -- explode.

Starring Thomas F. Duffy, David Bowe, Stephen Spinella, Roxane Mesquida, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Daniel Quinn, Devin Brochu, Hayley Holmes, Haley Ramm, Cecelia Antoinette.

Written & directed by Quentin Dupieux.

68% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Currently streaming in the US on Hoopla, Kanopy, and Mubi. Also available for digital rental on multiple outlets. JustWatch listing.

posted by DirtyOldTown (5 comments total)

Bonkers, arty horror. I bet Quentin Dupieux is a wild person to have dinner with.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:08 AM on October 22, 2022

I acknowledge that The Nostalgia Critic isn't to everyone's taste; but he does an occasional series where he films himself and his brother watching a film for the first time to capture their initial uncensored reactions, and then lightly edits that; it's not quite as "LOL ain't I clever" as his regular stuff. The one they for Rubber was fun.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:25 AM on October 22, 2022

This film went places I didn't expect.

Multiple times.

I often remember bits and wonder if it was all a fever dream.
posted by Faintdreams at 12:58 PM on October 22, 2022

Little bit of trivia, Quentin Dupieux is also Mr. Oizo of Flat Beat fame.
posted by Kyol at 5:08 PM on October 22, 2022

I saw it at a scary movie fest with a crowd of 'serious' scary movie fans. I loved it, but I loved watching the angry chatter from the audience after the film ended even more.
posted by Jessica Savitch's Coke Spoon at 1:14 PM on October 23, 2022 [1 favorite]