Ginormo (2023)★ 8.2/10
- Action
- Comedy
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Stephen Leeds, Ken Mok
Written by: Steven He, Stephen Leeds, Ken Mok
A satirical homage to 1960s-70s Japanese monster shows, parodying rubber suits, miniatures and campy writing. Presented as a never-aired 1972 series, it lovingly embraces that era's craftsmanship through meta-comedy before CGI.
- Original title
- Ginormo
- Storyline
- Ginormo is a sci-fi comedy series satirizing Japanese monster movies and TV shows of the 1960s and 1970s. Using only effects from that time period - bad rubber monster suits, spaceships on strings, miniatures and hokey scripts and dialogue - Ginormo pays homage to a period of craftsmanship before CGI came onto the scene. Presented as a lost science fiction series from 1972 that was never aired because it was so bad, Ginormo lovingly and humorously pays tribute to a by-gone era in the form of a ridiculous meta comedy that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. Created by two AAPI writer/producer/directors - Ken Mok (Joy, Invincible, America's Next Top Model) and Youtube star Steven He, Ginormo also showcases a primarily AAPI cast - a talent base that's historically been under-represented in film and television.
- Rating
- 8.2 / 10 · 278
- Companies
- 10 by 10 Entertainment, Fonco Studios
- Release dates
- US May 12, 2023
- AU May 13, 2023