
Raymond has a prestigious MBA, but he can't find work. He can channel the paranormal, but chatting with a cute girl mystifies him. Kicked out of his big city apartment, Raymond returns home to his overbearing mother, ex-jock father, and beer-bellied classmates. But when a vengeful ghost terrorizes the small town, the city-boy recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening everyone's lives.... (Full plot summary below)
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Raymond has a prestigious MBA, but he can't find work. He can channel the paranormal, but chatting with a cute girl mystifies him. Kicked out of his big city apartment, Raymond returns home to his overbearing mother, ex-jock father, and beer-bellied classmates. But when a vengeful ghost terrorizes the small town, the city-boy recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening everyone's lives.
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| VarietyDennis HarveyWhile the results may be perilously slight, Suburban Gothic’s particular brand of low-key sarcasm and absurdity will tickle those looking for laughs more dry than slapstick (or splatstick) in nature. |
| Film ThrillsDeirdre CrimminsThe real joy of the film is the sharp dialogue and huge personalities in this satire of a suburban hell. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenBates and co-writer Mark Bruner seem to be going for a satirical tone that falls somewhere between David Lynch and Seth Rogen, but deliberately cheesy effects and a sluggish pace sink the early potential. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterRichard Bates Jr.'s second film, Suburban Gothic, is a bit rough around the edges at times, but none of that gets in the way of the high energy and generous laughs packed into a tight and very funny 90 minutes. |
| We Got This CoveredAnthony MarcusaSuburban Gothic is ultimately a hodgepodge of horror comedy, as too many components working against one another turn the film into something forgettable. |
| User ReviewAlexis GI will start out saying this film is not for everyone, there is major swearing and sexual natured content followed by crude humor that lots of people will not care for, so I highly suggest renting before buying and do not let young kids see this, it's rated R for a reason. After saying all that, the story is slow in progressing and adds humor to the suspense factor, the acting is very well done and you can tell the actors put in a huge part of themselves to the part. This film is for mature audiences and definetly delivers, the paranormal aspect comes into play combined with failed father/son relationship status and the fears of having to move to your old, mysterious town to once again live with your overbearing parents. I loved this movie and can't wait for it to come out on DVD :) lastly, if you can stand very dirty preferences, swearing and have a fondness for crude humor then this movie is a must see. |
| User ReviewLisa RHilariously funny! Breaks all the "social" norms!! Very Campy, but I LOved it!!! |
| User ReviewMelanie MI saw this film at LA Screamfest a couple months ago and enjoyed it immensely. Well acted, lots of laughs. I'm disappointed that critics don't seem to be taking to it the same as I did because I can't recall a film I've enjoyed this much in awhile, which is saying a lot since it's Oscar season. |
| User ReviewPeter LA pretty witty, hilarious, children's story for adults. It's not the production value, but the brilliance of the dialogue that attracts and keeps us hooked and snickering through out. Enjoyably different from Richard Bates Jr's first hard to take-in film. |
| User ReviewShantel DAccording to the director Richard Bates Jr. his sophomore film is best viewed at "a slumber party in your parents basement with all your best, weirdest friends." I agree with that statement. Richard Bates Jr. got the attention of many horror geeks with his debut Excision in 2012. Much deserving that, I'd say Excision may be my favorite modern horror movie. While Excision got as much critical acclaim as that type of movie could get, it wasn't really a hit and Bates was back in the square one again. Bates got frustrated & depressed. I don't want take too much space writing about it but I thought the making of & the story of how this movie got started is really interesting. Suburban Gothic started out as a super dark and bleak ghost story. Bates was just miserable and depressed while he wrote it but at some point he got the idea that maybe he should not do something miserable when he was so depressed himself. Suburban Gothic got rewritten as a comedy, Bates was not miserable anymore and now that I've seen the movie, I'm glad they made it a comedy. A big trend with horror comedy is often making fun of the genre tropes and being self aware. Doing that can either be really funny or really cheap and lazy. I'm honestly kinda sick of that so it's refreshing to see a horror comedy that isn't self aware. It's not making fun of ghosts or ghost related movies. It's just a fun horror comedy. What I most loved about it is how seemingly innocent it felt like. Even if there's lots of dirty jokes the movie is free from gore and doesn't have any tits. Weird, I'm saying that's a good thing? Apparently that was one of the reasons why Bates struggled to get funding for the movie. The studios wanted a movie with sex and gore. Suburban Gothic is clearly very low budget and it's really too bad that after doing Excision Bates actually had to work with even less money on his next movie. Studios should be throwing money at this guy. He works very well with the low budget and I've seen movies with bigger budget that look ten times worse. It's a very good looking movie, Bates already has a style of his own. Even the effects look very good, I was prepared for some really cheap stuff considering the budget. Anyway, it's Friday night.Why aren't you watching this movie right now? It's a very fun horror comedy that will make you smile and might make you feel like a kid watching Fright Night again. |