Kaboom

Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller · 2010Not Rated

The latest film from iconoclastic independent filmmaker Gregg Araki, KABOOM is a hyper-stylized ”Twin Peaks” for the Coachella Generation, featuring a gorgeous young cast. A wild, witty and sex-drenched horror-comedy thriller, KABOOM tells the story of Smith (Thomas Dekker), an ambisexual 18-year-old college freshman who stumbles upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic Southern California seaside town. KABOOM shares key touchstones of Araki’s early films, including scatological and absurd Valley-inflected dialogue, elements of campy gore and Araki’s troupe of arrestingly sexy guys and girls. With his sophisticated synthesis of various experiments in tone and cinematography, Araki has reached a new level of artistic maturity.

Starring

Thomas Dekker, Johanna Ray, Andrea Sperling, Haley Bennett, Pascal Caucheteux, Chris Zylka, Roxane Mesquida, Gregg Araki, Juno Temple, Gregg Araki

Director

Gregg Araki