Garbanzo Gas

Two guys with bad(ass) haircuts are stuck in a lavish motel room and are broke, desperate, and slowly going insane. In fact, after watching a kangaroo fight on TV, they make a pact to kill themselves at checkout time. Meanwhile, a menopausal cow gets a slaughterhouse reprieve and a vacation to the same lavish motel. Elsewhere, a geriatric killer is on the loose and getting his instructions from an orthopedic shoe. Are you following? Don’t worry, because in the hands of gonzo indie filmmaker Giuseppe Andrews, this crazy scenario is a hilarious, disturbing, homemade soap opera laced with weird and filthy songs.

You may know Giuseppe from Cabin Fever and Detroit Rock City, but it’s his own oeuvre that sets him apart: He lives, unironically, in a trailer park in Ventura, Calif., where he casts neighbors like lead actor Walt Dongo and regular player Vietnam Ron (the menopausal cow) to act out his gutter art on a handheld camera. His “discovery” in GARBANZO GAS is Miles Dougal, the deep-voiced, writhing snake-human who sings, dances and stuns!

Did we mention that the movie is a surreal statement against animal abuse and is dedicated to PETA? You may find other filmmakers who are just as indie as Andrews, but you’d be hard-pressed to find any as truly DIY and madly original.