But this is no ordinary horror film. It's a parody, a satire, a spoof of the horror film genre applied to the unique concurrence of Thanksgiving and Hanukkah this year.
The mock movie trailer is a product of the zany comedic minds of Yisrael Campbell, the Catholic convert who became a Hasidic comedian and Gary Rudoren, director of the Jerusalem-based improv comedy group Hahafuch.
As Renee Ghert-Zand reported Sunday in the Times of Israel,
“The Sullivans’ Thanksgiving Day is about to become eight days of hell,” the voiceover announcer says as Campbell, his wife and many children show up at the door.
So enjoy, and remember...it's a parody.“Are you ghosts?” asks the teenage daughter of the non-Jewish family. “No, we’re the Rosenblums,” answers the Jewish mother in a sinister nasally voice.“We were going for an energetic take on this whole Thanksgivukkah thing, and we were looking to be a bit edgy and to do something outside of what others have been doing,” Rudoren explained. “We came up with the idea of a horror movie. It’s actually a parody of what a hack Hollywood writer would actually pitch.”
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As covert as it is, this is anti-semetic. Attempting to parody something is one thing, but attempting to
ReplyDeletepoint out how we are STILL resented and despised by some groups, is another......This is a sad example of "talent" gone wrong. At it's CORE, only a self-hating Jew would consider actually portraying us as being hated by Christians------Haven't we "been there and done that??".......What is needed commercially are situations that uplift and respect our heritage,customs and various lifestyles as Jews---NOT portray us as a BOTHER and or THREAT.. And we wonder WHY there is so much disloyalty,denial and intermarriage these days....it's because of subtle and not so subtle scenerios like this! I do NOT recommend supporting such a CONFUSED production company as these people are---- As an aside, I happen to have a wickedly sharp sense of humor and I appreciate kibbitzing around daily....but I know EXACTLY where the line of taste and responsibility begins and ends......Now more than ever, we cannot afford to present an ambiguous and obviously confused message.......This "bit" doesn't come from a good place.........just sayin.......M.A.
NOT FUNNY....AWFUL....TALENT GONE TO WASTE.
ReplyDeleteNot funny, embarrassing, disgusting.
ReplyDeleteNot funny, embarrassing, disgusting. Please, no more like this.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely disgusting. There are no redeeming features to this so called PARODY, more like an attack.
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