With Fckin Nuts, writer/director Sam Fox channels the anxiety of introducing your partner to your parents into a short that is as quirky as it is grotesque. The film opens with Sandy (Maddie Nichols) on the phone tearfully trying to reach her boyfriend Dan (Vincent Stalba, The Blood of the Dinosaurs) who, much to her dismay shows, up at her front door. After professing his love for her, he insists on meeting her parents which she is adamantly opposed to and repeatedly states that they are nuts. However it isn’t long before he finally convinces her to let him in and that’s when things really get, well, fuckin’ nuts.

I really can’t reveal more than that, but suffice to say Fox does a great job establishing an ominous tone from the start that pays off in unexpectedly bizarre, horrifying, and just plain weird ways. The surreal style gives off Lynchian vibes with its slightly off-kilter suburban America setting which gets infused with body horror reminiscent of Todd Haynes’ controversial early 90s classic, Poison.

From top to bottom, every aspect of this odd little film feels highly polished and well realized, from the lighting, to the FX, right down to the meticulously detailed set dressing. Fox gives an excellent sense of movement with her stellar camera work that keeps the film from ever feeling stagnant in the single location and the acting from both leads brings the heightened reality of the world to life without overdoing it. There isn’t much more to say, especially as Fckin Nuts is something that really needs to be experienced rather than described.

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The film is currently making the rounds at festivals and does not have an official release date. Check out samfoxyfilms.com for more info.