Short film

Too Many Cooks

2014 · 11 min

A gleefully deranged sitcom parody that keeps escalating into surreal horror, rewarding close attention with escalating absurdity and dark laughs.

Tagline: It takes a lot to make a stew, A pinch of salt and laughter too, A scoop of kids to add the spice, A dash of love to make it nice, And you've got... TOO MANY COOKS!
Overview: "Too Many Cooks" is a humorous parody of US sitcoms of the 1970s and the 1980s, meanwhile what seems like an interminable opening theme, a mysterious killer makes his way and kills (preparing a lunch with their limbs) various members of the Cook Family.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, dark and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Media, death, identity, madness
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
death
identity
madness
obsession
Places: suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild