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Aimy in a Cage
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Wikipedia article
'Aimy in a Cage' is a 2015 American fantasy film written, directed, and produced by Hooroo Jackson. The film was released on January 8, 2016, and stars Allisyn Ashley Arm as Aimy. Terry Moore, Crispin Glover, and Paz de la Huerta co-star.
Premise
Aimy is a young teenager living in a world where a plague is slowly spreading throughout the world. Any teenagers that rebel against the system are given Wolworth Surgery, which changes them into controllable model citizens. The film takes place entirely within the family's apartment, while they attempt to civilize Aimy in an escalating cat and mouse battle, and the world ends around them.
Cast
*Allisyn Ashley Arm as Aimy Micry
*Crispin Glover as Claude Bohringer
*Paz de la Huerta as Caroline
*Terry Moore as Grandma Micry
*Michael William Hunter as Steve
*Theodore Bouloukos as Gruzzlebird Micry
*Sara Murphy as Kelly Moss
*Frank Mosley as News Anchor
*Rick Montgomery Jr. as Commander Lopchocks
*Gabby Tary as Grandma Moss
*Maria Deasy as Jackie Moss
*Sam Quartin as Dr. Issie
*Nicholas Goroff as HAZMAT Tech
*David Croley Broyles as HAZMAT Tech
Production
The film is adapted from a graphic novel by Jackson. To finance it, Jackson sold off most of his possessions in 2012 and invested in Bitcoin, making it the first Bitcoin financed feature film in history, at the total budget of $500,000. Shooting took place in Boston, Massachusetts.
Release
'Aimy in a Cage' premiered at the Portland Film Festival in September 2015 where it was awarded the Director's Prize winner. It was released to video on demand and on DVD on January 8, 2016.
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 50% of six surveyed critics gave the film a positive review. Andrew L. Urban of 'Urban Cinefile]' wrote, "It is an idiosyncratic, unique and brave film; while Jackson may draw inspiration from Terry Gilliam, Ken Russell, and David Lynch, he copies none of them." On 'Irish Film Critic', Alex Saveliev speculated that it was possibly meant as an allegory, a parable, or a "statement on the collapse of the nuclear family", but wrote that it "fail[ed] to elicit much more than a pounding headache". John Noonan of 'Filmink' rated it 15/20 and called it "a Lynchian neon fairy-tale" about sexism and mental health. Courney Button of 'Starburst' rated it 1/10 stars and wrote, "'Aimy in a Cage' is an annoying frenzy of a film that will push your patience further than any film should."
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