Yes, there is a substance called adrenochrome. It is a metabolite of adrenaline. No, it is not a psychedelic. The major effect of the substance seems to be severe headaches.
But ever since Hunter S. Thompson wrote a passage about it in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, people have had a weird fascination with this semi-non-existent drug.
So, suspending my disbelief of the premise of this film, how was it? It was... okay. Some good fight scenes and some hot girls occupy much of the screen time.
Let me just say that anyone who compared this to Easy Rider is full of it. Yeah, there's a guy on a motorcycle, and some 60s-ish sounding music, but that's about the only connection.
Hunter Thompson does make an appearance of sorts. His literary alter ego - Dr. Gonzo - appears in one of the main character's hallucinations.
They used a rotoscoping technique a la A Scanner Darkly for the drug sequences. I think it mostly works, adding a layer of irreality to them.
Overall, I found it entertaining, but I won't be surprised if, in a week or so, I don't remember much of it.
Adrenochrome
2017
Action / Fantasy / Horror / War
Adrenochrome
2017
Action / Fantasy / Horror / War
Plot summary
A young American Veteran gets involved with a gang of Venice Beach psychos who are killing people to extract a psychedelic compound from their victim's adrenal glands.
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Who knew Venice Beach was scarier than Iraq?
Adrenochrome
That at least is the title in Germany for whatever reason. Misirlou is a song (title) and one that has been used by Quenting Tarantino in Pulp Fiction. This little nugget of information aside, are there similarities between this filmmaker and QT? I haven't studied up on Simms and his vita, but when it comes to the movie itself they are quite different yet Simms also gives a lot of nods to different movies (from Clockwork Orange to war movies and a lot more).
So while this is going on, you also have the director front and center in front of the camera. And I think you can argue he is not half bad. Then again the nature of the movie makes it tough to judge certain things. If you are not into experimental stuff, you will have a lot of issues with this movie. Add to that violence and nudity and it can be a very weird cocktail for some (or even many). Not really a good movie overall, but the freakish nature of it all and the fact that it is all over the place might elevate this for some viewers
Totally Original
It was very original. I liked all the trippy effects and lucid plot line. Lewis Smith and Tom Sizemore were awesome it was great seeing them work together.
I visiting my parents and my mom watched it with me! I said mom you sure you want to watch this it has a lot of blood? and she was like yeah it's good, she had a theory that it was about the government sucking the life out of people. I was like yeah you might be right.
Anyways, we enjoyed it. Trevor has great potential, can't wait to see the next one!