Swiss Army Man (2016) (original) (raw)

A hopeless man stranded in the wilderness befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.

A hopeless man stranded in the wilderness befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. (less)

Directors: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Writers: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Daniel Radcliffe, Timothy Eulich, Marika Casteel, Richard Gross

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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 1, 2016

6 / 10

What is it about the mysteries of the rectum that bewitch so many filmmakers? While watching �Swiss Army Man,� I was reminded of 2005�s �Me and You and Everyone We Know,� where writer/director Miranda July spent valuable screen time on the idea of two people passing fecal matter between their bottoms, using the (thankfully) imagined visual as a symbol for human connection. �Swiss Army Man� turns to flatulence as the ultimate communication of intimacy, and it uses it quite a bit. Sometimes for comedic effect, other times it�s frighteningly serious about farts, sustaining the passing of gas as a ...read more...

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