The Starving Games (2013)

Directed by

Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg

Genre

comedy film, science fiction film, parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 702 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedic take on The Hunger Games where contestants compete in deadly challenges with over-the-top gags. The story follows a young woman who volunteers for a televised fight to the death that features wacky parodies of popular culture.

sillygoofyfast-pacedabsurdlightheartedexaggeratedcampyridiculous

What happens

The Starving Games is a 2013 American independent parody film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer and produced by Peter Safran, Friedberg & Seltzer. The film parodies The Hunger Games and it stars Maiara Walsh, Cody Christian, Brant Daugherty, Lauren Bowles and Diedrich Bader. It is the first film in Friedberg and Seltzer's long-running partnership to be distributed independently. It was released simultaneously in theaters and video on demand by distribution start-up Ketchup Entertainment. The film was released on November 8, 2013 to negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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