14 DAY TRIAL // Starting from the premise that the engine that drives basically every movie ever made is that of “no reason,” director Quentin Dupieux set out to honor said concept in cinema by making a film about a killer tire named Robert.
Robert also has psychic powers and, from what the trailer below shows, he can also choose to blow things up if they happen to get into his way, whichever that may be.
The other day, the trailer came out and, in almost no time, it got people talking online, debating on whether it was only a hoax or a real movie. After all, who would watch an entire film about a killing tire, they asked.
As it turns out, “Rubber” is the real deal, in the sense that it’s an actual film, no hoax about it.
Shot entirely in Los Angeles on a very small budget and put together in a record time of just one year, it really does tell the story of a tire on a killing spree, with the ultimate aim of showing that art can be made out of nothing, from scratch.
“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,” reads a post on the movie’s official page.
“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,” the same post reads.
Robert goes on a rampage soon afterwards, proving that, while inanimate, he can still make for one of the greatest villains ever to grace the screen. Bodies will fall.
“Directed by legendary electro musician Quentin Dupieux (Steak, Nonfilm), aka Mr. Oizo, Rubber is a smart, funny and wholly original tribute to the cinematic concept of ‘no reason’,” it is further being said.
Indeed, while people remain torn about whether seeing all 85 minutes of film would be boring or not, the consensus right now is that “Rubber” is at least a very original and refreshing idea.
Judging by how the trailer looks, it is also excellently executed.
“Rubber” was in the official selection at the 2010 Cannes International Film Festival, the 2010 Fantastic Fest and the 2010 AFI Film Festival. It will be out in theatres on April 1 (this is no joke) and on demand on February 25.
Check out the trailer for “Rubber” below. Enjoy.