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‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ Exclusive Clip Introduces the Absurdly Funny, Lethal Misadventures of Superheroes
John Waters raved that Smoking Causes Coughing is a “superhero movie for idiots,” and Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip that perfectly encapsulates the absurdist humor and violence that ensues when the Tobacco Force attempts to prepare for battle.
Written/Directed by Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Deerskin, Mandibles), the absurdist, gory French comedy releases On Demand on June 27 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the Magnet Label.
In the exclusive clip below, members of the plucky Tobacco Force team fumble their way through helmet removal to comically lethal results. It feels safe to assume that whoever this wacky superhero team goes up against might have the upper hand. With Dupieux behind it, we’d expect nothing less.
The “wildly inventive new comedy” follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force – Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra).
“After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.”
“What follows is Dupiex’s subversion of the normal superhero story, instead telling a tale full of friendship, heartbreak, and epiphany through various vignettes, some bloody and some hysterical. A brash film that could only be conjured up by the unique mind of Dupieux, Smoking Causes Coughing asks the audiences to imagine what it would be like to go camping with the Power Rangers amidst a fever dream.”
In his review for Bloody Disgusting, Alex DiVincenzo wrote that the obscene comedy “brings to mind Psycho Goreman in its blend of absurdist humor, buckets of gore, and rubber monsters. The latter — which range from the Gamera-esque Tortusse to a giant cockroach — are portrayed by special makeup effects artist Olivier Afonso (As Above So Below, Raw) in intentionally schlocky creature suits.”
Smoking Causes Coughing premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight section. It will be available On Demand via Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, FandangoNOW, and more on June 27.
In the wake of last year’s Vice Press Home Video release of Evil Dead II on fully functional VHS, Vice Press is back with a new release – Dario Argento’s 1977 classic, Suspiria!
Released under licence and in collaboration with Dario Argento and Atom Age Industries, Suspiria will come in two editions, both featuring art by Eisner Award winning illustrator John J Pearson, Bloody Disgusting has exclusively learned this afternoon.
The slipcase edition includes cover art by John J Pearson, with screen printed design on the tape taken from the design on the floor from the Volk dance scene, and is limited to 500 copies.
The Collector’s Edition comes in a plastic clamshell with reversible cover, featuring John’s art on one side and the original theatrical art on the other. This will come in an edition of 500.
Both versions will be available on PAL for UK and EU customers, and NTSC for North American customers, so they can be played anywhere.
To accompany the release, Vice Press are also re-releasing John J Pearson’s artwork as a limited edition, 24×36 inch variant poster, which will be limited to an edition of 160.
And that isn’t all! Vice Press will also be releasing a limited edition SCREEN PRINTED edition of the original Suspiria film poster. Limited to an edition of 200 and sized 24×36 inches.
- VHS are £27.99 / $35
- John Pearsons poster is £39.99 / $50
- OG poster is £49.99 / $60
Vice Press’ Suspiria collection will initially be available at the Vice Press Open House Poster Convention in Sheffield on June 8. Established by artist Matt Ferguson, Vice Press Open House is a convention and social dedicated to poster collecting, and includes some of the UK’s best artists, designers, makers & independent vendors selling movie posters, art prints, t-shirts, vinyl, Blu-ray & UHD & more! For more info, head to www.VicePressOpenHouse.co.uk.
Any remaining copies will then be available online on June 20 from Vice-Press.com.
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