Useless Humans

Useless Humans
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;
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

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

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

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

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "'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.
^ "Useless Humans (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "Useless Humans". Film Threat. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
^ 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.
^ 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

Useless Humans at IMDb
Useless Humans at Rotten Tomatoes

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[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.

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