I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for comedy originating in the UK. From Monty Python and Father Ted, through to the IT Crowd and Men behaving badly, there’s some surprisingly good laughs hidden in some clever lines and situations, from TV show to full on movie.
I’m hoping some of that humour will emerge though, in the upcoming Grabbers, a movie set in a small Welsh town, which happens to be under attack from Japanese Nightmare Fuel.
The film has been finished for a while now, having premiered at Sundance last year, with Empire describing it as a “romantic but surprisingly scary monster movie that feels like a lost Amblin flick, shaken and stirred with a dash of The Guard.”
It’s finally been picked up for distribution though, although no exact date has been given, besides an August one for Wales. Set in a small Irish village, the film kicks off when police officers Ciaran O’Shea and new arrival Lisa Nolan have to put aside their differences in order to combat a menacing invasion of tentacled creatures, creatures who may be able to suck a human dry of blood, but are allergic to alcohol.
The cops and population will have to band together to survive the night at their favourite pub, as they fight back one pint at a time. It’s a small film, but the laughs look big, and I can’t wait for this potential gem of a film to arrive.
Last Updated: July 17, 2012
Erwin Kempff
July 17, 2012 at 15:34
I have GOT TO WATCH THIS!
Darryn_Bonthuys
July 17, 2012 at 16:37
I’m pretty certain that this is the film that Gavin would make if he was a movie director.
Erwin Kempff
July 17, 2012 at 20:12
And what would you make then?
Darryn_Bonthuys
July 17, 2012 at 20:34
The FP 2: Beat Beat Harder.
Erwin Kempff
July 17, 2012 at 15:36
You have redeemed some man-points for this post Mr Bonthuys
Kervyn Cloete
July 17, 2012 at 16:32
That actually looks like a crap load of fun! I need to get watch it!
Gavin
July 18, 2012 at 12:32
I hate to be a stickler, but this article first claims its set in a Welsh town, and then switches to an Irish village
Kervyn Cloete
July 18, 2012 at 13:09
Darryn failed Geography at school. Please forgive him.