Rapture-Palooza
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Rapture-Palooza (also known as Ecstasy) is a 2013 American
.Plot
Lindsey Lewis and her boyfriend Ben House are left on Earth after the
Lindsey's mother, a fervent Christian, was raptured but becomes the only person sent back after starting a fight in heaven. Her father is killed by one of the falling meteorites, and her brother Clark begins selling
Lindsey consults a Bible and together with Ben hatches a plan to imprison The Beast. They are warned not to kill The Beast as he will just return as
Outside, Lindsey begins yelling for Ben who arrives and challenges The Beast to a fight. After mocking Ben, The Beast pulls a gun and attempts to shoot him before Lindsey intervenes. The Beast knocks Ben out with a champagne bottle before being shot by Lindsey. As Ben comes back around, The Beast begins to recover. Lindsey begins shooting him again as Ben brings her more guns. Out of ammunition, they resort to bludgeoning him with a shovel before Ben decides to try and shoot him with a giant poolside laser that The Beast had installed. As Lindsey and Ben try to aim the laser they are blinded by a light coming from the sky. Ben is startled to see a man in white riding a winged horse and shoots him in panic, killing him and the horse.
Ben and Lindsey slowly realize that they've accidentally shot
The Beast's guards drive up and see the two bodies. Ben's dad arrives and the men begin arguing over who will take The Beast's place as ruler of the world. Lindsey interrupts to point out with God and Satan dead, everyone is now in charge of themselves. Lindsey and Ben kiss as the men decide what to do now that they are free.
Ben and Lindsey finally open their own sandwich shop (which turns into a thriving lunch destination) and Lindsey is shown visibly pregnant with their child. Little Beast is now happily working with them. Lindsey's mother has made friends with some of the wraiths that are still around and is shown smoking pot with them. Ben's father moves into the mansion and throws a huge party with many other people including Morgan, the Beast's former right-hand man and leader of the now-disbanded Beastly Guards, as they celebrate their freedom with barbeque and salsa loaded with PCP.
Cast
- The Beast"
- Anna Kendrick as Lindsey Lewis
- John Francis Daley as Ben House
- Ken Jeong as God
- Rob Corddry as Mr. Walt House
- Thomas Lennonas Mr. Murphy
- Tyler Labine as Shorter Wraith
- Paul Scheer as Security Wraith
- Calum Worthy as Clark Lewis
- John Michael Higgins as Mr. Lyle Lewis
- Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Lora Lewis
- Rob Huebel as Morgan
- Stephanie Paul as Kimberly
- Jesse Camacho as Fry
- Andrew Fiscella as Beastley
- Jason Gale as Guard Wraith
- Ritchie Singer as Reverend Rick Forrest/"Preacher"
- Adrianna Costa as Liz/"Interviewer"
Reception
Rapture-Palooza received mixed to negative reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 25% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 4.18/10.[1] Metacritic gives the film a score of 44 out of 100 based on reviews from nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2]
See also
- This Is the End (2013) – another apocalypse-themed comedy which also featured Craig Robinson
- The World's End – another 2013 apocalyptic comedy film
- It's a Disaster – a 2012 black comedy in which couples at a brunch realize that the world is ending
References
- ^ "Rapture-Palooza (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Rapture-Palooza". Metacritic. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
External links
- Rapture-Palooza at IMDb
- Rapture-Palooza at Metacritic