Richard Kelly, the director and writer ofDonnie Darko, releasedSouthland Talesin 2006, five years afterDonnie Darko.
Its one of the strangest movies ever made; so strange, that it hardly feels like a movie.
It feels like a chaotic fever dream with a purely incomprehensible plot.
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The A-list cast is absolutely bonkers.
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) plays an amnesiac action star whos married to Mandy Moore.
Justin Timberlake appears as an Iraq War veteran addicted to a fictional drug called Liquid Karma.
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Krysta Lynn Kapowski (aka Krysta Now), a porn star-turned-influencer.
Even Cheri Oteri shows up as a media manipulator obsessed with energy drinks and nail polish.
The cast list alone feels like a surreal joke.
Cheri Oteri plays a neo-Marxist media manipulator who loves energy drinks, sniffing nail polish, and a variety of different types of beer.
If it had been released as a series of TikTok clips, it might have been a viral sensation.
But it was released as a Hollywood blockbuster, and bombed obviously.
Economically, ekk!
Justin Timberlake lip-syncs to The Killers’ song “All These Things That I’ve Done” while high on the fictional synthetic drug Liquid Karma.
Look at these box office numbers.
The film earned less than $300,000 at the box office on a $17 million budget.
Justin Timberlake lip-synched to The Killers in the film while covered in blood.
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Now, an influencer, porn star, businesswoman, political activist, and talk-show host.
The scene features Timberlake wandering through an arcade surrounded by dancing women and surreal visuals.
Its as absurd as it sounds and perfectly encapsulates the films tone.
Its an uncannily prophetic film.
Here is just one easy example of the prophecy of the film.
it’s possible for you to also buy it on Apple TV.
Give it watch if youre adventurous, and maybe we can helpSouthland Tales 2financed.
