Rubber

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  • Opened April 1, 2011 (Limited 4/1)
  • 1 hr 25 min
  • R | Some violent images and language
  • RUBBER is the story of Robert, an inanimate tire that has been abandoned in the desert, and suddenly and inexplicably comes to life. As Robert roams the bleak landscape, he discovers that he possesses terrifying telepathic powers that give him the ability to destroy anything he wishes without having to move. At first content to prey on small desert creatures and various discarded objects, his attention soon turns to humans, especially a beautiful and mysterious woman who crosses his path. Leaving a swath of destruction across the desert landscape, Robert becomes a chaotic force to be reckoned with, and truly a movie villain for the ages. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Thomas F. Duffy, Hayley Holmes, Roxane Mesquida
  • Director: Quentin Dupieux
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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Washington Post
| Michael O'Sullivan

Rolls straight over silly, smashing through stupid without stopping and then barreling into a kind of insane comic brilliance without so much as a speed bump to slow it down. Read full review

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New York Post
| Kyle Smith

Picture Monty Python writing an unusually odd "Twilight Zone" episode directed by surrealist Luis Buñuel. Or just empty your mind of all sense: This is Rubber. Read full review

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NPR
| Ian Buckwalter

What sets Dupieux's film apart is its unexpected secondary dimension: an absurdist meta-commentary on cinema itself that hilariously articulates the notion that the movies stop existing the moment we stop watching, like the sound of an unobserved tree falling in the forest. Read full review

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Arizona Republic
| Bill Goodykoontz

Maybe Rubber is an homage, maybe it's a statement on horror films and their audiences, maybe it's a total goof. Read full review

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A scene from "Rubber."