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"Tusk" is a 2014 American independent body horror comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, based on a story from his SModcast podcast. The film stars Michael Parks, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, and Genesis Rodriguez. The film is the first in Smith's planned True North trilogy, followed by Yoga Hosers (2016).[2][3]
The film deals with an arrogant podcaster (Long) who travels to Canada for an interview, and in the process meets an eccentric retired sailor (Parks) with dark plans related to his obsession with a walrus named Mr. Tusk.
Tusk had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, before it was released on September 19, 2014, by A24 and it received mixed reviews, with praise given to its atmosphere and production values but criticism for its inconsistent tone. The film was Smith's first major wide release since Cop Out (2010). However, some sources note that the divide amongst viewers and critics lends to a sort of cult status among some circles online.
Tusk Ending Explained
Kevin Smith's 2014 film "Tusk" has a rather strange origin story. On a 2013 episode of his long-running podcast "SModcast" — the episode titled "The Walrus and the Carpenter" — Smith and his co-host Scott Mosier came across a real-life British want ad from a man seeking a roommate. The want ad described a strange scenario wherein the lodger would be allowed to stay with the man rent-free, provided the lodger dress and behave like a walrus. The man who posted the ad evidently recalled a wonderful time in his past when he had bonded with a real-life walrus and wanted to recreate the feeling.
Smith and Mosier spend 60 full minutes discussing the veracity of the ad and laughing as they imagine this walrus-like scenario as it might appear in a feature film. The two of them become so enamored by their conversation that, by the end of the hour, they resolve to make the walrus film. Their only stipulation was a Twitter hashtag campaign wherein listeners could vote on whether or not such an absurd film should be made. Those in favor could vote #WalrusYes, and those opposed could vote #WalrusNo. The ayes had it.
It was later revealed that the want ad in question was indeed a joke post put out by a notorious Brighton prankster named Chris Parkinson, but it didn't matter. Smith wanted to make his walrus movie. The resulting film is an aggressively terrible surgery horror movie more in line with "The Human Centipede" than any of Smith's previous comedy and romance films. Reactions were mixed. Some critics responded positively to its wild audacity. Some called it one of the worst films of the year. Either way, "Tusk" is certainly unique.
"Tusk" is, perhaps unsurprisingly, about a pair of podcasters who spend all day snarking at online videos. Justin Long is Wallace, the "leader" of the podcast which he has tackily named "The Not-See Party." His shtick is to travel around the world and talk to people he can potentially mock and embarrass on mic. He has become a minor celebrity with his "shock jock" language and attitudes, and is also a genuinely bad person. Wallace regularly cheats on his girlfriend Ally (Genesis Rodriguez) who is, in turn, having an affair with his co-host Teddy (Haley Joel Osment). Wallace, while investigating a potential story in Canada, finds a posted want ad very similar to the one Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier talked about on "The Walrus and the Carpenter."
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The article discusses Kevin Smith's 2014 film "Tusk", which originated from a joke post by a prankster seeking a roommate who would behave like a walrus. The film follows a pair of podcasters investigating a similar ad in Canada, with one of them being kidnapped, drugged, and surgically transformed into a walrus by a recluse named Howard Howe. Although the premise is absurd, the walrus monster is a great horror creation. The film seems to be offering audiences a karmic sacrifice for an entire generation of podcasters, misogynists, and other media-savvy bad actors who became celebrities online from the mid-2000s on. The film's ending finds the protagonist living in a pool behind a remote rest stop, with his sense of identity gone, being fed by his former girlfriend.
Tusk Plot
In the movie "Tusk", two best friends run a podcast and one of them travels to Canada to interview an internet celebrity, but finds out that the person has committed suicide. He then decides to interview a retired seaman, who tells him a story about being rescued by a walrus named "Mr. Tusk" after a shipwreck. However, the seaman drugs and mutilates the friend, turning him into a walrus by fitting him into a walrus costume made of human skin, complete with tusks made from his bones. The friend's girlfriend and the other friend fly to Canada to save him with the help of a former inspector. They find him in the seaman's mansion, fighting the seaman, who dies impaled on the tusks. The movie ends with the friend living in a wildlife sanctuary as a walrus, and his girlfriend and friend visit him, showing him love and affection. In a flashback, the girlfriend tells him that crying separates humans from animals, and the friend sheds tears, hinting that he still has some of his humanity left.
Tusk Ending Explained - FAQs
"Tusk" is a horror-comedy film about a podcast host who goes to Canada to interview an eccentric man and ends up being kidnapped and turned into a walrus.
"Tusk" was directed by Kevin Smith.
"Tusk" stars Justin Long as Wallace Bryton, Michael Parks as Howard Howe, Haley Joel Osment as Teddy Craft, and Genesis Rodriguez as Ally Leon.
"Tusk" was released in 2014.
No, "Tusk" is not based on a true story. It was inspired by an episode of Kevin Smith's podcast where he and co-host Scott Mosier discussed a Gumtree ad where a man offered free rent in exchange for someone dressing up as a walrus.