Blubberella
Blubberella | |
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Directed by | Uwe Boll |
Written by | Uwe Boll |
Produced by | Uwe Boll Sandra Basso Dan Clarke Jonathan Shore Lindsay Hollister[3] Willam Belli[4] |
Starring | Lindsay Hollister Michael Paré Brendan Fletcher Arved Birnbaum Willam Belli Uwe Boll |
Production companies | Boll KG Productions Event Film Productions |
Distributed by | Phase 4 Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Germany[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 Million[4] |
Blubberella is a 2011 comedy action film written and directed by Uwe Boll.[5][6] The plot revolves around an obese dhampir superhero, set in Nazi-occupied Europe. The entire film is a scene-for-scene spoof of BloodRayne: The Third Reich (directed by Boll himself the previous year) with most of the same cast and crew.[7]
Plot
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Blubberella is a plus-sized vampire/human hybrid with a hatred of Hitler, and a soft spot for candy. She's been fighting the forces of evil for centuries when she comes face to face with the dictator who has plunged all of Europe straight into a hellish war. However, in the midst of sending Hitler to meet his maker, she instead accidentally grants him the gift of immortality. Now, a super villain with an army of undead SS officers to do his evil bidding. Destroying him won't be easy, but if there's one hero big enough to defeat the fiercest army ever to walk the Earth - it's Blubberella.
Cast
- Lindsay Hollister as Blubberella
- Uwe Boll as Adolf Hitler
- Michael Paré as Commandart
- Brendan Fletcher as Nathaniel Gregor
- Arved Birnbaum as Director
- Willam Belli as Vadge
- Clint Howard as Dr. Mangler
- Steffen Mennekes as Lt. Caspar Jaegar
- Safiya Kaygin as Slutlana
Reception
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The film received strong negative reviews.[8][9][10] Once the trailer was released, it inspired an Internet brouhaha and an avalanche of negative commentary. "Honestly, I want the Nazis to win," declared one YouTube visitor.[4] It has not yet been rated by any critics on Rotten Tomatoes, however, the film was poorly received by audiences and has a rating of 13%. With audiences reviews saying things such as "I don't know why I watched this, I really don't know. It's one of the worst films ever made by Mr Boll.", "What could be an insane and potentially hilarious concept is obviously ruined in the hands of the worst writer/director in history", and “It's all one big fat mess".[11] The film currently holds a 2.5/10 rating on the Internet Movie Database, based on 1,878 votes.[12]
In an interview with Popzara's Brittany Vincent, Hollister said she took the role because of diminishing opportunity for overweight actresses to find work in Hollywood. "I've been doing this for ten years. While I've been extremely lucky to play some amazing characters, I’ve watched the roles dry up. And I’ve been shut out of even auditioning for many character roles because I'm too large." On taking on the title role of Blubberella, she states "This movie would have been done with or without me. It would have been a lot more offensive if I hadn’t done it. But I didn’t win the war about the title. I hate the title."[13] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Hollister discussed the film. Insisting that her decision to take the role wasn’t based on money alone. Saying, "I'm not ashamed of Blubberella," "Of course there's fat jokes in the film. If they had put another salami sandwich in my hand, I was going to start killing the crew. But I want people to know we weren’t setting out to hate fat people. It's important for me that people know the true story." "This movie was made with the best intentions," she said. "I truly wanted to make a movie about a fat girl who could kick ass."[4]
References
- ^ 2011 Sci-Fi-London Line Up Released
- ^ "Blubberella". Sci Fi London. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Collis, Clark (18 March 2011). "Lindsay Hollister How I Became Blubberella". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Collis, Clark (18 March 2011). "Lindsay Hollister How I Became Blubberella". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ News Splendid: Uwe Bolls "Blubberella" auf Blu-ray | BLU-RAY | Cinefacts.de
- ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Blubberella". Allmovie. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ News: Like A Caged Rhino That Hasn't Been Fed In Weeks, The Trailer For Uwe Boll's BLUBBERELLA Smashes Boundaries Of Good Taste
- ^ "Uwe Boll's new movie is called 'Blubberella': Yes, really". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Blubberella (2011)". Dead Central. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
"Uwe Boll's Blubberella is a holocaust of comedy. I witnessed six million jokes die right before my eyes."
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External links
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- 2010s action films
- 2010s comedy horror films
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- Eastern Front of World War II films
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- Films about Nazi Germany
- Films directed by Uwe Boll
- Films set in 1940
- Films shot in Croatia
- German action films
- German comedy films
- German film remakes
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