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Elderly Couple | Horrified
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X is a slasher drama film that tells the story of the cast and crew of assemble to work on a pornographic film on a property of a homeless couple. Things go wrong when the couple attempts to capture and kill them. The movie's direction and cinematography are excellent, as the duo cook up a refreshing spin on the classic slasher film formula. Actors Mia Goth and Jenna Ortega put up a good show, making the horror film look realistic. The supporting case includes names like Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, and Scott Mescudi all of whom are great in their respective roles. Further, the themes of horror and suspense are present throughout the movie, as the film tries hard to present a sense of psychological thrill to excite the audiences. Overall, X is an interesting take on horror films and displays an experiment into what is possible in the genre.
Best Cinematography | 2022 | Eliot Rockett
Best Cinematography For | 2022 | Eliot Rockett
Best Newcomer | 2022 | Jenna Ortega
For and | 2023 | Jenna Ortega
Best Supporting Performance | 2023 | Brittany Snow
Best Director | 2023 | Ti West
Best Makeup FX | 2023 | Sarah Rubano
Best Cinematography | 2023 | Eliot Rockett
Best Supporting Actress | 2022 | Brittany Snow
Best Original Screenplay | 2022 | Ti West
Best Original Score | 2022 | Tyler Bates
Best Costume Design | 2022 | Malgosia Turzanska
Best Actress | 2022 | Mia Goth
Actor of the Year (for an exemplary body of work) | 2023 | Mia Goth
Actor of the Year for an exemplary body of work For | 2023 | Mia Goth
Most Frightened Performance | 2022 | Mia Goth
Best Actress | 2022 | Mia Goth
Best Actress For | 2022 | Mia Goth
Five Fire Directors | 2022 | Ti West
Five Fire Directors For | 2022 | Ti West
Best Lead Performance | 2022 | Mia Goth
Best Original Screenplay | 2022 | Ti West
Best Director | 2022 | Ti West
Midnighters | 2022 | Ti West
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | 2023 | Sarah Rubano
Best Makeup and Hairstyling | 2023 | Sarah Rubano
Budget 1,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 15,113,105 USD
The day after X (2022)'s South by Southwest premiere, writer/director Ti West revealed that during a mandatory two-week COVID-19 quarantine in his New Zealand hotel, before production could begin on this film, he wrote a prequel, Pearl (2022). A24 saw the script and greenlit the movie even before production on "X" had wrapped. He asked star Mia Goth if she wished to remain in New Zealand and film "Pearl," and she readily accepted. The prequel released later in 2022.
There's an adult film called The Farmer's Daughters (1976), which is infamous because it starred future acclaimed mainstream writer and actor Spalding Gray.
The title of the films refers to the X rating used by the MPAA from 1968 to 1990, which indicated that a film was only suitable for an audience aged 16 or older. The idea behind the rating was that, unlike the other certificates, X would not be trademarked, and would allow filmmakers to release their film in theaters without needing to submit it to the MPAA for an age certificate. Notable films that were originally released with an X rating include A Clockwork Orange (1971), Fritz the Cat (1972), Last Tango in Paris (1972), Midnight Cowboy (1969), and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971). In the '70s, the porn industry would end up exploiting the X rating's lack of a trademark by releasing pornos in theaters with that same rating. Eventually, X became more associated with porn, and more and more theaters started refusing to show films with an X rating, forcing non-pornographic films to be censored to receive an R rating. In 1990, the MPAA discontinued the X rating and replaced it with NC-17. Unlike X, NC-17 was trademarked and could not be self-applied, but it still meant that most theaters would not show films with the rating, resulting in censorship, once again.
In an interview, Brittany Snow talked about filming the nude scenes, "I think there was a lot of confidence in terms of our characters, and a part of the nudity came from that confidence that our characters exuded. It almost felt necessary, because not only were we filming a porn, but our characters would've been so comfortable with that." Snow said the film "was an exercise in me feeling confident about my body. I was pretty proud of myself."
The name of the gas station and mini-mart at the beginning of the film is a direct reference to Ti West's movie, The Inkeepers (2011), which was set at the Yankee Pedlar Inn.
"Maxine: [running over Pearl's head with the truck's wheels until she crushes Pearl to a pulp] Divine fucking intervention. [speeds off] Maxine: Praise the fucking Lord."
"Wayne: We're gonna be rich! Feel how hard my cock is!"
