First bizarre, twisted trailer for John Dies at the End | Movie News

First bizarre, twisted trailer for John Dies at the End
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by: Paul Tassi Sep. 26, 2011

After showing some preview footage as Fantastic Fest, indie horror film JOHN DIES AT THE END started being buzzed about rather quickly.

Today we have our first full look at the quirky horror film that centers around a drug that creates out of body experiences of sort. It looks thoroughly trippy, and a welcome addition to a tired and cliched genre. Here's the official plot:

It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is John and David, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity? No. No, they can't.

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Extra Tidbit: What if at the end it turns out they just got really, really high?

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disposablepal
1:02PM on 09/28/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
as long as John cracks chair puns while beating monsters with a folding chair i'm in!
as long as John cracks chair puns while beating monsters with a folding chair i'm in!
 
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Sulaco
4:41PM on 09/27/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This is based on the book i always envision my dream girl reading when i first meet her.
This is based on the book i always envision my dream girl reading when i first meet her.
 
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Blamtucky
2:17AM on 09/27/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Looks awesome.
It's good to see Doug Jones acting without prosthetic make-up. He's highly underrated.
It's good to see Doug Jones acting without prosthetic make-up. He's highly underrated.
 
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rahuston
11:58PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
The movie looks awesome. Original horror is had to come by these days, and after Bubba Ho-Tep Coscarelli has my vote.
But, man, does that digital photography look shit. I know he probably couldn't budget for film, but still.
The movie looks awesome. Original horror is had to come by these days, and after Bubba Ho-Tep Coscarelli has my vote.
But, man, does that digital photography look shit. I know he probably couldn't budget for film, but still.
 
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mckracken
9:54PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
kinda reminds me of "Nakked Lunch"
doesnt it?
doesnt it?
 
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mckracken
9:49PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WOW!
that looks damn freakin sweet!!!!
that looks damn freakin sweet!!!!
 
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critic_h8er
8:15PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
While I'm probably the only person on this planet who isn't a fan of Don Coscarelli (as in - at all), admittedly this movie looks really awesome, and not just because the book it's based on is one of the most disturbing and funky things ever put out there.
While I'm probably the only person on this planet who isn't a fan of Don Coscarelli (as in - at all), admittedly this movie looks really awesome, and not just because the book it's based on is one of the most disturbing and funky things ever put out there.
 
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DaForce
6:15PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Finally!! Something original instead of fucking sparkling vampires, twinky werewolves, and crap recycled from 30 years ago.
Finally!! Something original instead of fucking sparkling vampires, twinky werewolves, and crap recycled from 30 years ago.
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DaForce
7:32AM on 09/27/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Star Wars prequels, Footloose, Nightmare on Elm St., Fright Night, Conan, Straw Dogs, Smurfs, The Thing, Arthur, The Mechanic, The Roommate, Super 8 (which was just a lame-ass copy of a bad Spielberg 80's movie), Transformers, Winnie the Pooh, The Three Musketeers (which is a cheat since Disney remakes this every 10 years), The Muppets (even though I'm looking forward to this version), and The ...
Star Wars prequels, Footloose, Nightmare on Elm St., Fright Night, Conan, Straw Dogs, Smurfs, The Thing, Arthur, The Mechanic, The Roommate, Super 8 (which was just a lame-ass copy of a bad Spielberg 80's movie), Transformers, Winnie the Pooh, The Three Musketeers (which is a cheat since Disney remakes this every 10 years), The Muppets (even though I'm looking forward to this version), and The Sitter. Those movies are all from the 80's (I know, because that's when I saw them in either the theater or later on vhs).
 
mckracken
9:50PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
you mean... 20 years... right? :)
you mean... 20 years... right? :)
 
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jubei4000
5:45PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
looks nothing short of awesome...cant wait...
looks nothing short of awesome...cant wait...
 
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openhand24
5:29PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
OMFG this made my day.
OMFG, yes, yes, I am geeking out right now. I am so happy. I cant' even tell you. Like I heard they were makin a movie about this. But I thought it was BS and never happen OMFG i am so happy it did. Like This is how I pictured everything in my head amazing book too. movie looks amazing too. OMFG Thanx so much for this. :)
OMFG, yes, yes, I am geeking out right now. I am so happy. I cant' even tell you. Like I heard they were makin a movie about this. But I thought it was BS and never happen OMFG i am so happy it did. Like This is how I pictured everything in my head amazing book too. movie looks amazing too. OMFG Thanx so much for this. :)
 
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harbinger2013
5:16PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
WWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOW.
That looks fucking incredible. Holy shit. It looks like some kind of early Peter Jackson shit. Wow. Holy shit. Wow AND Holy shit. ... watching preview again/
That looks fucking incredible. Holy shit. It looks like some kind of early Peter Jackson shit. Wow. Holy shit. Wow AND Holy shit. ... watching preview again/
 
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iamclarkparker
4:59PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
extra tidbit OWNS!
Dear Paul,

I rarely post on here and feel like a shithead because I wish I had time to do so a lot more. But after reading the plot description and watching the trailer, that was the FUNNIEST fucking extra tidbit I've ever read on here. I had to say that. Kudos!
Dear Paul,

I rarely post on here and feel like a shithead because I wish I had time to do so a lot more. But after reading the plot description and watching the trailer, that was the FUNNIEST fucking extra tidbit I've ever read on here. I had to say that. Kudos!
 
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Mr. Majestyk
4:10PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
looks awesome,and kudos for the people who use practical effects and not as much cg
looks awesome,and kudos for the people who use practical effects and not as much cg
 
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goes_to_ricks
4:01PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sometimes some things need to seem so completely insane to be breaths of fresh air, and this seems like one of them. I am sold.
Sometimes some things need to seem so completely insane to be breaths of fresh air, and this seems like one of them. I am sold.
 
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Frosty_86
3:38PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Well it looks like they have stayed true to the book, which I loved. I was kind of worried the book was just too far out there for it be filmable. The looks awesome can't wait.
Well it looks like they have stayed true to the book, which I loved. I was kind of worried the book was just too far out there for it be filmable. The looks awesome can't wait.
 
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stabwest88
3:31PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I still have my fingers crossed for Phantasm V, but this looks pretty damn cool to me!

Good to see Angus Scrimm again.
I still have my fingers crossed for Phantasm V, but this looks pretty damn cool to me!

Good to see Angus Scrimm again.
 
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X DEADEYE X
2:43PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Wow, that looks really good. Hope the movie is as exciting as that trailer makes it look...
Wow, that looks really good. Hope the movie is as exciting as that trailer makes it look...
 
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Mut
12:44PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
And the newest entry on my "must see" list is ...
And the newest entry on my "must see" list is ...
 
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Chopstick Graffiti
12:43PM on 09/26/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Ehh
Trailer was bland to me.
Trailer was bland to me.