Tusk

Wallace Bryton, a young podcast host, travels into the Canadian backwoods after his best friend and co host vanishes. He teams up with Ally Leon, the missing friend's girlfriend, hoping to piece together what happened. What starts as a straightforward pursuit soon becomes a tense hunt through foggy woods and isolated towns, where every clue points to a deeper oddity. The trio confronts strange locals, unreliable alibis, and the creeping sense that something unseen is watching them. The tone swaps between awkward humor and creeping dread as the investigation stretches patience and presses them to question who is really in danger. The result is a darkly comic, unnerving road movie. What follows is a strange blend of comedy and dread.

Directed by Kevin Smith and released in 2014, Tusk draws on material from his SModcast podcast, transforming a strange web meme into a feature length horror comedy. The cast features familiar faces and a few surprising cameos for curious viewers.

The film spawned a notable online conversation around its outlandish premise and Johnny Depp cameo, turning Tusk into a cult talking point for fans of offbeat genre mash ups. Its surreal lumberjack vibes and quotable moments kept the chatter alive well beyond release. Unforgettable.

Critics were divided, praising the film for its audacious premise and bold tonal swings while others dismissed it as a misfire. Tusk toys with obsession and identity, mixing comedy with body horror to probe how far someone will go for fame. The film rewards patient viewers with a skewed tone.

Box office performance remains a minor footnote indeed, and the film is largely discussed for its unusual premise, its blend of humor and horror, and the surprise casting of Johnny Depp. It found a niche audience rather than commercial success.