A literal bmovie about giant killer wasps that exudes passion in every frame. Turns out that stung is a hell of a lot more ambitious than that. With matt oleary, jessica cook, lance henriksen, clifton collins jr a fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators. Arthur kade sits down with jessica cook and matt oleary and director benni diez talk about their horror movie stung featured in the 2015 tribeca film festival. I knew if i was ever going to do a feature film, this was going to be my first, because its just perfect.
Jul 27, 2015 stung, directed by benni diez, written by adam aresty rat packxyz. Mar 05, 2015 director benni diez takes audiences on a thrilling, gory rollercoaster ride from campy to creepy, in this delightful and dreadful creaturefeature. Stung is a 2015 germanamerican independent romantic horror comedy film directed by benni diez, written by adam aresty, and starring matt oleary, jessica. Oct 11, 2015 stung is a comically bloody gem of a film by director benni diez and writer adam aresty. With matt oleary, jessica cook, lance henriksen, clifton collins jr a fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of. Stung stars giant wasps that attack the rich the new. Lastly, whats also amazing about stung is the fact that such a fantastic, well made bhorror story was made by people who dont have a whole lot of experience compared to others in the business. May 27, 2015 a delightfully gory horror comedy from firsttime directormad scientist benni diez, stung revels in its outlandish premise, never shying away from the opportunity to showcase the films gruesome. A nonetooserious creature feature, stung finds attendees at a garden party under. Aug 28, 2015 stung, 2015 directed by benni diez starring clifton collins jr. In a chrysalis, whilst diez plays a lot of the film by the book, taking cues.
In benni diezs horror comedy, a millionaires al fresco dinner turns ugly because her growthhormoneinfused plant fertilizer has created a. Benni diez celebrity profile check out the latest benni diez photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Stung official trailer 1 2015 horror comedy hd youtube. I dont know if it was the lateness of the hour or the special beverages that accompanied the film, but i really enjoyed the hell out of this flick. Stung, as mentioned before, was directed by benni diez who has done only a few other directing gigs and written by adam aresty who appears to have no previous works listed on. Director benni diez takes audiences on a thrilling, gory rollercoaster ride from campy to creepy, in this delightful and dreadful creaturefeature. Script stung, that lead to financing the feature film as a germanu. Tags 2015 adam aresty benni diez clifton collins jr.
Synopsis get inside, get away, just dont get stung. Stung is a comically bloody gem of a film by director benni diez and writer adam aresty. Jun 27, 2015 director benni diez and screenwriter adam aresty cut right to the chase, opening on a series of romantic stonerbuddy sketches that segue disconcertingly into a siege scenario thats deliberately reminiscent of night of the living dead and demons. The film keeps topping itself, for a long and consistent stretch, growing loonier and more free. Benni has 775 books on goodreads, and is currently reading cibola burn by james s.
The plot is straight forward overall but the writing shines in its handling of sarcastic dialogue and juxtaposing the. A delightfully gory creature feature, stung will make its bluray and dvd debut on november 3rd from scream factory, in partnership with ifc midnight. It came to the point where we had to cast the role of carruthers, diez said by phone from his. Stung features a swarm of bonus content, including audio commentary with director benni diez, producer benjamin munz, and writer adam aresty. In director benni diezs debut feature, its a colony of mutant wasps that bombard a shindig at a remote american country house. Commentary with director benni diez, producer benjamin munz, and writer adam aresty the making of stung. Stung, 2015 directed by benni diez starring clifton collins jr. Stung s central premise is nothing more than a pair of caterers that find themselves pinned down in a richy rich estate under siege by giant mutated wasps. The best thing about benni diez s feature length debut besides the practical effects iswell no on second thought, its just the practical effects. Benni diez s stung 2014 vfx test clip stars daniele rizzo. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use.
From the book of saw moves all the way to may 2021. It is their debut feature film but to watch it you wouldnt think so. Stung dvd lance henriksen actor, clifton collins jr. Stung has to be one of the best dystopian novels i have ever read. Aug 14, 2015 giant bugs attack humanity in the new scifi horror film, stung opening friday at the digital gym cinema and meet thenats curator of entomology at the 9 p. Wasps attack wasps in benni diezs thriller variety. Stung, you had me at giant wasps invade dinner party.
Commentary with director benni diez, producer benjamin munz, and writer adam aresty. A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Benni diez takes on the creature feature in his debut film stung, which, while set in the us, was actually shot in germany. With the snarky banter and willtheywontthey between paul and julia, theres an. Matt oleary, jessica cook, lance henriksen, clifton collins jr. Benni diez is known for his work on stung 2015, melancholia 2011 and kingz 2007. Stung pretty much falls into the same category as its a particularly playful. Stung, written by adam aresty and directed by benni diez, is a fun monster movie that has a cheese factor, but not as much as you may think. When benni diez read adam arrestys script for stung, it called to him, on a few very profound levels, mainly to my inner child that watched alien way too young and got messed up in the brain by it a little bit. The plot is straight forward overall but the writing shines in its handling of sarcastic dialogue and juxtaposing the bloody and disgusting with the humorous.
Benni diez directed stung and although he hasnt worked on many films, the few he has directed, like melancholia 2011, have been brilliant. Tribeca film festivals midnight titles include stung. In director benni diez s debut feature, its a colony of mutant wasps that bombard a shindig at a remote american country house. I was hypnotized from the first sentence to the last. The best thing about benni diezs feature length debut besides the practical effects iswell no on second thought, its just the practical effects. Ignatius behnam ii benni 18311897, a patriarch of the syriac catholic church. Stung, directed by benni diez, written by adam aresty rat packxyz. Stung follows two people paul matt oleary and julia jessica cook who are catering a fancy garden party. Director benni diez takes audiences on a thrilling, gory rollercoaster ride from. A delightfully gory horror comedy from firsttime directormad scientist benni diez, stung revels in its outlandish premise, never shying away from the opportunity to showcase the films gruesome. Director benni diez and screenwriter adam aresty cut right to the chase, opening on a series of romantic stonerbuddy sketches that segue disconcertingly into a siege scenario thats deliberately reminiscent of night of the living dead and demons. Antonio stefano benni 18801945, an italian fascist politician. Jan 01, 20 stung has to be one of the best dystopian novels i have ever read. Next year will be even better, lots of new videos coming very soon.
For catering staffers paul matt oleary and julia jessica cook, a garden party at mrs perchs remote country villa is nothing out of the ordinary. This is a horrorcomedy, directed by bennie diez his first featurelength film and written by adam aresty his first film ever. Benni diez hopes his audience will go home and make love after seeing stung. Jay manuel announces book inspired by americas next top model. Aliens is the favorite film of stung director benni diez and writer adam aresty. Giant bugs attack humanity in the new scifi horror film, stung opening friday at the digital gym cinema and meet thenats curator of entomology at the 9 p. Stung pretty much falls into the same category as its a particularly playful affair but, once we get past the saccharine sweet scenesetting raillery, director benni diez indulges in some particularly gruesome effects that arent all too common when it comes to bug flicks. Stung by benni diez benni diez, clifton collins jr. Little do they know that the hosts illegally imported plant fertilizer has mutated the local wasps, turning them into giant killer bugs who are intent on laying eggs in their human prey. Arthur benni 18391867, a polishborn english journalist and activist. A very gory slapstick mutantwasp picture with firstclass steals from the basement scenes in night of the living dead and the parasitic twin in the ventriloquists dummy episode of tales from the crypt plus, at the very end, the least expected version of the young.
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