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Impaled: Painfully Blunt! (2009)
The Curious Case of Jonathon Sharkey!
The vampire myth has been with us for ages. We have the legendary icons like Dracula, Nosferatu, and Lastat who contribute to the legend of the vampire persona. Vampires can be either scary or sexy and even at times both.
Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey is the parody of what a vampire is supposed to be.
The starts off with Jonathon showing off at a costume shop. He is so arrogant and cocky until a boom mic lands on his head and the tone of the film is set. This vamp isn't as iconic as he thinks he is.
The director Richard Mullenax pulls one of the most unique and innovative pranks I've ever seen and he isn't doing it by himself. He assembles a cast of unknowns to help push Sharkey over the edge. Just when you think the overcook vampire is at his wit's end, he comes back for more "laugh out loud" punishment.
Not everyone in the cast is an actor. There's one scene where Sharkey gets into a boxing ring and spars with an actual pro-boxer. This happens after Sharkey does an interview claiming that he could knock out Mike Tyson. The filmmaker shows a montage of Sharkey training. Although you can tell he has a limited yet knowledgeable skill set, you can still tell he doesn't know what he's really doing. He gets in the ring, gets humiliate by this pro, and is yet too stupid to know he was had. It makes for great comedy.
Perhaps my favorite scene was when Sharkey found out that his love interest was actually a transsexual. I couldn't stop laughing at his reaction which was subtle yet priceless. Even after discovering that, he still went on with the filming like the naive solider that he is.
This film is low budget and you're not gonna find it at your local Wal- Mart, but it's worth seeking out. It's one of those treasures you seek out at two in the morning and tell your friends about at work or at a party.
Impaled is an underground classic for the 4chan crowd.