The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011)
- Directed by
- Ari Aster
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 385 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A suburban family is torn apart when an adult son sexually abuses his father. The father hides the abuse while the son controls the household.
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What happens
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons is a 2011 American short psychological horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. The film stars Billy Mayo, Brandon Greenhouse, and Angela Bullock as members of a suburban family in which the father is trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son. The short was Aster's thesis film while studying at the AFI Conservatory, and later screened at film festivals in 2011, premiering at the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah on January 22, before it leaked online in November and went viral. Aster conceived the story while discussing taboos with his friends, including Greenhouse, before his first year at AFI. He worked on the production with fellow students from the school. The Strange Thing About the Johnsons received polarized reviews from critics and audiences. Many were divided on the film's controversial themes, although Mayo and Bullock received widespread acclaim for their performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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