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Glorious is a 2022 American horror thriller film directed by Rebekah McKendry and starring Ryan Kwanten and J. K. Simmons.[1] The film involves a heartbroken man who encounters a primordial deity in a nearby bathroom stall, that requires him to satisfy it through the stall's gloryhole.

Glorious
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Directed by	Rebekah McKendry
Screenplay by	Joshua Hull David Ian McKendry
Story by	Todd Rigney
Produced by	Bob Portal Inderpal Singh Joe Wicker Morgan Peter Brown Jason Scott Goldberg Christian Armogida
Starring	Ryan Kwanten J. K. Simmons
Cinematography	David Matthews
Edited by	Joseph Shahood
Music by	Jake Hull
Production companies	Fallback Plan Productions Eyevox Entertainment Alliance Media Partners Citizen Skull Productions
Distributed by	Shudder
Release dates	July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) (Fantasia Festival) August 18, 2022 (2022-08-18)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A man, Wes, is driving along the highway, upset at how things recently ended with his girlfriend Brenda. He stops at a rest stop, reminiscing about her before getting blackout drunk. The next morning, hungover, he stumbles into the empty restroom to throw up. As he vomits, the man in the stall next to him starts up a conversation. Wes introduces himself to the unseen man, who becomes excited when Wes asks his name, Ghatanothoa. As the conversation becomes uncomfortable, Wes attempts to leave, only to realize that the door is sealed shut. The unseen man in the stall explains that he is not a man at all, but a demigod created by primordial god who accidentally created the universe, including humanity. Incredulous, Wes attempts to peek through the stall's gloryhole and over the stall door to see the stranger, despite Ghatanothoa's warnings not to, as glimpsing its true form would destroy Wes. Exerting its power, Ghatanothoa punishes Wes by giving him visions of Brenda. Wes attempts to escape, but even crawling through the air vents leads back to the restroom.

Ghatanothoa explains that its father created Ghatanothoa as a tool to destroy humanity. However, Ghatanothoa's older siblings sealed their father away to stop him. But now, the god is free and Ghatanothoa, having developed affection for humanity, has hidden itself away from its father to avoid being used to destroy the universe. Ghatanothoa tells Wes that in order to permanently hide, it must transcend into the ethereal plane, but can only do so if its physical form is satisfied by a mortal, which must be done through the gloryhole. While corporeal, Ghatanothoa's powers are weakened, further exposing its location to its father. Ghatanothoa is apologetic for what must be done and pleads with Wes to help it, arguing that humanity is precious. Wes counters with his own experiences of his abusive father and how he never felt anything for anyone, except for Brenda.

The stress eventually causes Wes to have a breakdown and he screams for Ghatanothoa's father to find them. He does, and the rest stop begins to crumble away as the god tears through reality. Desperate, Ghatanothoa removes Wes's memories of Brenda to show him what universal annihilation will mean. Wes relents and begs to see Brenda one more time in exchange for doing the deed. Ghatanothoa restores his memories, and Wes inserts his penis into the gloryhole, only for Ghatanothoa to be shocked and repulsed. Ghatanothoa clarifies that "satisfaction" means it needs Wes to offer it a piece of his liver, not sex, and passes him a shard of broken glass. With the Ghatanothoa's father in sight, Wes cuts a hole in his abdomen, and allows Ghatanothoa to pull his liver out. In excruciating pain, Wes's thoughts reveal that Brenda eventually found a box containing photos of women Wes had murdered, forcing him to reluctantly kill her and flee in his car.

With Wes's offering, Ghatanothoa is able to transcend into the ether, foiling its father. Reality is restored and Wes weakly asks if this makes him a hero. Ghatanothoa departs, stating that he is no hero, and that as entities of destruction, both of them deserve to be forgotten. Wes desperately stumbles out of the restroom and dies.

Cast

• Ryan Kwanten as Wes,[2] a man distraught over the end of his relationship with his girlfriend
• J. K. Simmons[3] as the voice of Ghatanothoa, a primordial demigod created by its godly father to destroy the universe
• Sylvia Grace Crim as Brenda, Wes's girlfriend
• Andre' Lamar as Gary C, a rest stop worker who attempts to help Wes, but is devoured by Ghatanothoa
• Tordy Clark as Sharon, a trucker
• Sarah Clark as Blonde Woman at Party
• Katie Bacque as The Bear

Production

In February 2022, it was announced that the film was "quietly nearing completion."[4]

Release

In May 2022, it was announced that Shudder acquired distribution rights to the film in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.[5] The film premiered at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival[6][7] and was released on Shudder on August 18, 2022.[8]

Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 87% with an average rating of 7.1 out of 10, based on 54 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "With thought-provoking themes lurking beneath its absurd premise, Glorious is a brightly blood-spattered genre treat from director Rebekah McKendry."[9]

Matt Donato of Slash Film rated the film a 7 out of 10.[10]

J. Hurtado of Screen Anarchy gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...McKendry’s Glorious is a fun, gooey, occasionally mean-spirited, but very creative cosmic horror that brings a new level of grossness to a location already thought of as super gross by most who are forced to use it."[11]

References

External links

• Glorious at IMDb

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