Underplayed Gems

Too Many Cooks (2014)

Too Many Cooks poster
Directed by
Casper Kelly
Genre
horror film, comedy television program
Country
United States
Runtime
11h 11m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

A sitcom opening sequence keeps starting over with new characters. The show descends into strange and disturbing events.

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What happens

Too Many Cooks is a 2014 American surreal comedy horror short film that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's Infomercials block on October 28, 2014, at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. After its original airing, the piece became a viral video online and was repeated each night at midnight Eastern Time during the week of November 11, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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