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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dark Sky Films
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dark Sky Films
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary High School is Hell! Metal-thrashing Brodie is an outcast in a sea of jocks and cheerleaders until he meets a kindred spirit in fellow metalhead Zakk. After starting their own band, Brodie and Zakk’s resentment of the suburban wasteland leads them to a mysterious piece of sheet music said to grant Ultimate Power to whoever plays it. But ...

Directed By: Jason Howden

Written By: Jason Howden

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dark Sky Films
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Dark Sky Films
  • 1 h 26 m

Deathgasm

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
65
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
6.1
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Summary High School is Hell! Metal-thrashing Brodie is an outcast in a sea of jocks and cheerleaders until he meets a kindred spirit in fellow metalhead Zakk. After starting their own band, Brodie and Zakk’s resentment of the suburban wasteland leads them to a mysterious piece of sheet music said to grant Ultimate Power to whoever plays it. But ...

Directed By: Jason Howden

Written By: Jason Howden

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
65
80% Positive
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
65
80% Positive
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Sep 27, 2015
Jason Lei Howden's directorial debut is primed for unalloyed genre thrills, making you laugh until your sides hurt and subverting the rom-zom-com format.
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70
Oct 22, 2015
Deathgasm is a giddy avalanche of gore and heavy metal-drenched mayhem that takes itself not even a tiny bit seriously.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
6.1
41% Positive
15 Ratings
46% Mixed
17 Ratings
14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 37 User Ratings
6.1
41% Positive
15 Ratings
46% Mixed
17 Ratings
14% Negative
5 Ratings

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9
TimophersGames
Aug 29, 2020
cool movie, went into it blind and had enjoyed what it had to show and would watch it again watch for your self and judge for yourself
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7
Taipan_19
Jan 15, 2016
This movie was really cool, quite a low budget spectacle but cool. I cared about the general story and all of the characters which is a very valuable part of enjoying a film. Music is a great part of this movie and should be acknowledged greatly. Well done.
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70
Oct 1, 2015
In between the rampant four-letter words and the occasional partial nudity are likable attempts at humor — some sweet, some saucy.
By Anita Gates FULL REVIEW
67
Oct 7, 2015
Peppered with clever, self-referential one-liners that whip by almost too fast to catch them, Deathgasm is – like most metalheads/punks/Morrissey fans – a helluva lot smarter than one might at first suspect.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 2, 2015
Gorehounds need not worry that a movie called Deathgasm plays it safe. This is a defiantly, well, metal movie.
By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 1, 2015
A dopey splatterfest that features one-dimensional characters and a draggy first act that’s eventually won over by creatively immature gross-outs and absurd violence.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 27, 2015
This amiably dumb feature debut for New Zealand writer-director Jason Lei Howden could have used some additional polish on the scripting side to bump its bad-taste humor up from the routinely to the inspirationally silly.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
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LoletinAlexis
Dec 14, 2018
Deathgasm is a funny movie and if you are metalhead you will like it. However, this film has many flaws: a bad script, a practically non-existent development of characters, a horrible action with bad shots and some very basic and clichéd special effects.
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smiyamot
Nov 7, 2016
Bloody, gory movie meets teen death metal story meets typical awkward high school boy meets prettiest girl in school film. What a mash up! Guess if I was 50 years younger I would have given it a higher score.
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Zack2981
Sep 12, 2016
Listen, I am a horror fan, a metal fan, and a comedy fan. And this movie still didn't work for me. The comedy is pretty much all gross-out sex jokes (which is fine but this comes off just super immature and lame) and the characters aren't even really likable. I'm almost positive I didn't even laugh once. There are better stoner metal movies and better horror comedies out there. Don't waste your time.
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Production Company Metalheads, MPI Media Group, New Zealand Film Commission, Timpson Films
Release Date Oct 2, 2015
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Evil is coming...
Website https://darkskyfilms.com/film/deathgasm/
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Awards

Toronto After Dark Film Festival
• 8 Wins & 8 Nominations
New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Fright Meter Awards
• 3 Nominations

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