Kaboom

Plot

A sci-fi story centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 5.9/10 (4,545 voted)

Critic's Score: 64/100

Director:
Gregg Araki

Stars: Thomas Dekker, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka

Storyline
Smith's everyday life in the dorm – hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor – all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.

Cast:

Thomas Dekker
–

Smith

Haley Bennett
–

Stella

Chris Zylka
–

Thor

Roxane Mesquida
–

Lorelei

Juno Temple
–

London

Andy Fischer-Price
–

Rex

Nicole LaLiberte
–

Red-Haired Girl

Jason Olive
–

Hunter

James Duval
–

The Messiah

Brennan Mejia
–

Oliver

Kelly Lynch
–

Smith's Mom Nicole

Carlo Mendez
–

Milo

Christine Nguyen
–

Freshman Bimbo

Details

Official Website:
Official site [France] |

Release Date: 6 October 2010

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Opening Weekend: $13,714
(USA)
(30 January 2011)
(1 Screen)

Gross: $116,478
(USA)
(10 April 2011)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

France: 86 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

The first Gregg Araki film shot in 2.35:1 format.

Quotes:

Stella:
Next to putting a dick in your mouth with Lady Gaga playing in the background, that's about as gay as it gets.

User Review

Very cool

Rating: 7/10


I needed to leave a review since the only one up so far was a super
negative gay-bashing.

Kaboom is the best Gregg Araki movie I have seen to date. Smiley Face
was charming, and Mysterious Skins was just perverted (Mino from
Romania should watch that one, he'd love it). It is super stylized in
the coolest way, and the presentation is very clean. This movie just
has a glossy feel to it that is very impressive. Aside from the color
and glitter, the story is very engaging and holds on to you. It is a
funny movie, there are scenes that will make you laugh, and some scenes
that will give you goosebumps. It is also very eerie at times, the
stylistic devices implemented to be chilling are indeed so, and at
times it is chilling in a sort of deeper X-Filesy kind of way.
Unfortunately, my criticism is that the conclusion of the film is all
rushed exposition and not very rewarding at that after the fantastic
build up beforehand.

The film deals with sexuality in a very lighthearted way. I find
Araki's treatment of sexual taboo's to be refreshing and comical. Not
for the ultra-conservative or homophobic crowd.