A lot has been said about German film titles – but sometimes they just hit the nail on the head! The Argentinian horror bash “Emesis” (i.e.: “vomiting”) was given the much more meaningful (and attractive) title “PussyCake – Monster, Musik und Gore!” on the German market. You can do it with a movie where a band called PussyCake wants to save their music career but instead trudge into a brutal and gross adventure full of monsters and blood!
The horror comedy peppered with numerous film references and banging music “PussyCake” celebrates its German home cinema premiere this week (October 14, 2022).. In addition to a limited media book with the film on DVD and Blu-ray, the film is also available as a regular DVD and Blu-ray edition:
» “PussyCake” at Amazon: media book* / Blu ray* / DVD*
No matter which edition you choose: The film is completely uncut. Due to their bonus material (including three short films!), the home cinema releases come with an FSK rating from 18, but the main film is from 16.
The heyday of the rock band PussyCake (Flor Moreno, Anahí Politi, Sofia Rossi and Aldana Ruberto) is long gone. In order to revive their career, they go on tour again – only to find that tragedy is at their heels. The fans have forgotten her. A storm washes away the stage during a provincial festival. And the worst thing is that the beer is gone! Oh, and their band wagon breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Oh, and aliens are out to get them. Oh, and let’s not forget the zombies puking a poisonous substance! Okay, maybe the worst thing isn’t that the beer is gone…
It goes without saying: when aliens and zombie puke wipe out humanity, there won’t be an audience left to cheer for a burned-out band to come back. Therefore, the rockers of PussyCake must save the world in order to save their music career. Director Pablo Parés turns expectations of indie splatter horror fun and a film about a rock band inside out by letting the escalating battle “PussyCake versus grotesque monsters” take place largely in bright sunlight.
That means: The rockers are outside their comfort zone – and the camera can do everything Drops of puke, spatters of blood and all kinds of disgusting chunks capture in all detail. No way to cheat the budget, the effects have to be right! It also means more amusing nastiness for PussyCake audiences to discover. It is precisely that which has to be prepared for a quickly rocking horror party, but it can also look forward to a big “Find the reference” party.
“PussyCake” has numerous Throwback to the ‘Terminator’ series, ‘Predator’ and the trashy cult horror comedy ‘Ghoulies’ to offer. As well as, of course, on music festival subcultures. The clearest homage, however, is given to “Tanz der Teufel” (Tanz der Teufel), which is why “Moshpit der Teufel” could have been a suitable German film title for “PussyCake”.
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