Useless Humans

2020 American independent film

Useless Humans

Film poster

Directed by| Stephen Ohl
Written by|

* Stephen Ohl
* George Caine
* Kevin Hamedani
* Travis Betz
* Ryan Scaringe

Produced by|

* Ryan Scaringe
* Jon Bloch

Starring|

* Josh Zuckerman
* Davida Williams
* Luke Youngblood
* Rushi Kota
* Edy Ganem
* Maya Kazan
* Joey Kern
* Iqbal Theba
* Tim DeZarn
* Kevin Michael Martin

Cinematography| Scott Summers
Edited by| Brian Denny
Music by| Matthew James

Production
company

Kinogo Pictures

Distributed by| Quiver Digital

Release date

* July 14, 2020 (2020-07-14)[1]

Country| United States
Language| English

Useless Humans is a 2020 American independent sci-fi horror comedy film directed by Stephen Ohl and starring Josh Zuckerman, Davida Williams, Luke Youngblood, Rushi Kota, Edy Ganem, Maya Kazan, Joey Kern, Iqbal Theba, Tim DeZarn and Kevin Michael Martin.

## Plot

[edit]

Brian (Josh Zuckerman) and his three degenerate friends (Davida Williams, Luke Youngblood, Rushi Kota) must save the world when a ruthless monstrous alien crashes his 30th birthday party.[2][3]

## Cast

[edit]

* Josh Zuckerman as Brian
* Davida Williams as Jess
* Luke Youngblood as Alex
* Rushi Kota as Louis
* Edy Ganem as Chum
* Maya Kazan as Wendy
* Joey Kern as Zachary
* Iqbal Theba as Kenneth
* Tim DeZarn as Tim DeZarn
* Kevin Michael Martin as Kevin Michael Martin

## Reception

[edit]

The film has received mixed reviews, holding a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews with an average score of 5.4/10.[4] Alex Saveliev of Film Threat said the film "is not devoid of merit, but neither is it good enough to recommend".[5] Russ Simmons of KKFI opined that "it's goofy midnight movie fodder that never quite delivers the laughs it had hoped for".[6]

On the other hand, Amanda Mazzillo of Film Inquiry gave a positive review, concluding that the "very aspect of Useless Humans aims to affectionately recall films of the past while maintaining a perfectly modern tone with its comedy, twists, and characters".[7]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Horror Comedy Useless Humans to release on July 14th". We Are Movie Geeks. June 11, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
2. ^ "That's No Babadook! "Real Alien" Emerges in Our Exclusive Clip from Horror Comedy Useless Humans". July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
3. ^ "'Binge This!' Actress Edy Ganem Dishes on New Sci-Fi Film 'Useless Humans'". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
4. ^ "Useless Humans (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
5. ^ "Useless Humans". Film Threat. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
6. ^ Simmons, Russ. "Fatal Affair (Not rated), Dirt Music (Not rated), Blessed Child (Not rated), Useless Humans (R)". Freeze Frame. KKFI. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
7. ^ Mazzillo, Amanda (July 1, 2020). "Useless Humans: Aliens! Farm Implements! And Fun!". Film Inquiry. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.

## External links

[edit]

* Useless Humans at IMDb
* Useless Humans at Rotten Tomatoes

This article related to an American film of the 2020s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template