The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler had its Australian premiere at this year's Dark Mofo.

A recent series of unsolved murders have one greasy clue in common, and Brayden begins to think his father may be involved. 

Big Ronnie (Michael St Michaels) is an irascible father who runs a disco walking tour with his son and housemate Brayden (Sky Elobar) after the days of disco. When a woman named Janet (Elizabeth De Razzo) joins the tour and flirts with Brayden the two must choose between Janet and each other. In this tour de force of Freudian discomfort viewers who take offense easily are left behind.The tech, costume and directing are at a far more advanced level than it's support cast. Director Jim Hosking has done well in carving out a disturbing and at times absurd atmospheric film. Scenes have high calibre lighting whether stage lit or natural and the plot moves steadily through the disastrous household love triangle. 

Hosking, using the dark surrealism of discarded urban America, bathes his comedy in filth. It revels in its own gore, foul language, full frontal nudity and outrageous sex scenes indulging in a way that has rarely been done since Troma films. This unapologetic cult film will alienate many. However the depraved among us can expect an Australian launch later this year.