True North trilogy
True North trilogy | |
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Directed by | Kevin Smith |
Produced by |
Tusk
Yoga Hosers
Moose Jaws
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Written by | Kevin Smith |
Starring | |
Music by | Christopher Drake |
Production company |
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Distributed by |
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Release date |
Tusk September 6, 2014 (TIFF) September 19, 2014 (United States) Yoga Hosers January 24, 2016 (Sundance Film Festival) September 2, 2016 (United States) Moose Jaws TBD |
Running time |
101 minutes (1) 88 minutes (2) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget |
$3 million (Tusk) $5 million (Yoga Hosers) |
Box office |
$1.8 million (Tusk) $38,784 (Yoga Hosers) |
The True North Trilogy is a series of horror comedy films written and directed by Kevin Smith. The trilogy consists of the films Tusk, Yoga Hosers, and Moose Jaws.
Tusk
Tusk is based on a story from Kevin Smith's SModcast podcast. It stars Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment and Genesis Rodriguez.[1] The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, before it was released on September 19, 2014, by A24.[2][3]
Yoga Hosers
Yoga Hosers is a spin-off of Tusk. It starred Johnny Depp alongside his daughter Lily-Rose Depp and Smith's daughter Harley Quinn Smith.[4] Production began in August 2014.[5]
The film premiered at a midnight screening during the Sundance Film Festival.[6][7] Invincible Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film, and released it on September 2, 2016.[8][9]
Moose Jaws
Moose Jaws is basically "Jaws with a moose".[10] In June 2015, Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time confirmed he will be the lead in the film, following an appearance in the other two offerings.[11] Also in June, Smith revealed that Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp will reprise their roles from Yoga Hosers.[12] In September 2015, Kevin Smith mentioned that his character Silent Bob will be eaten by the killer moose.[13]
In January 2016, Smith confirmed that Jay and Silent Bob will appear in Moose Jaws.[14] In February 2016, Smith stated filming on Moose Jaws would start in July 2016 in Saskatchewan, Canada.[15] Smith later said filming was slated to begin in May 2016.[16]
Recurring cast
Actor/actress | Film | ||
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Tusk | Yoga Hosers | Moose Jaws | |
Johnny Depp | Guy LaPointe | Inspector White | |
Lily-Rose Depp | Colleen Collette | ||
Ralph Garman | Detective Garmin | Andronicus Arcane | Big Bill |
Justin Long | Wallace Bryton | Yogi Bayer | |
Jason Mewes | Rogue Cop | Jay | |
Harley Morenstein | Border Agent | Toilet Paper Man | Peter Ash |
Haley Joel Osment | Teddy Craft | Adrien Arcand | |
Genesis Rodriguez | Ally Leon | Ms. Wicklund | Ally Leon |
Harley Quinn Smith | Colleen McKenzie | ||
Kevin Smith | Bratzi | Silent Bob | |
Reception
Critical response
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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Tusk | 41% (118 reviews)[17] | 55 (33 reviews)[18] |
Yoga Hosers | 20% (51 reviews)[19] | 23 (17 reviews)[20] |
References
- ↑ Truitt, Brian. "Kevin Smith begins a Canuck trilogy with 'Tusk'". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (July 29, 2014). "Toronto: Kevin Smith's 'Tusk' to Get World Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Kevin Smith's Tusk Gets September Release Date". ComingSoon.net. July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (August 19, 2014). "Kevin Smith and Johnny Depp Team for Action-Adventure 'Yoga Hosers' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "KevinSmith on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "SUNDANCE INSTITUTE COMPLETES FEATURE FILM LINEUP FOR 2016 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL". sundance.org. December 7, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Yoga Hoses". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (April 28, 2016). "Kevin Smith Sets ‘Yoga Hosers’ Theatrical Release, Tour". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Yoga Hosers". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ Joe Comicbook. "Kevin Smith To Make Moose Jaws Movie Where A Moose Eats A Little Kid". Comicbook.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Morenstein, Harley (June 17, 2015). "Couldn't really mention this before, but since it's now on IMDB I guess it's public knowledge. Kevin Smith asked me to be the lead in Moose Jaws. The conclusion to his Canadian Horror Trilogy.". Facebook. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Kevin. "I love this so much. This is from the end credits of #YogaHosers. Get ready to face a monster moose, @harleyquinnnn_ & @lilyrose_depp!". Facebook. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ↑ Hamman, Cody (September 18, 2015). "Kevin Smith's Moose Jaws may be the end of the Silent Bob saga". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Kevin (January 15, 2016). "235: January 15, 2016". Hollywood Babble-On. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Kevin (February 24, 2016). "We start in July with #Mallrats sequel to follow in the fall (I thought we'd be doing #mallrats2 now but moose money manifested first)!". Instagram. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Kevin (February 26, 2016). "239: February 26, 2016". Hollywood Babble-On. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tusk". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Tusk". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Yoga Hosers". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Yoga Hosers". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved February 21, 2017.