Seeing this at an SXSW screening captured the kind of festival-themed, unpredictable energy that audiences love. Directed by Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, the film plunges viewers straight into chaos and hardly pauses to explain itself. From my point of view, it’s one of those comedies where you either go along for the ride or get left behind, because logic isn’t guiding anything here—pure absurdity is. What begins as a simple plan to get pizza quickly turns into a surreal, reality-bending adventure, and while that premise is genuinely clever, the execution sometimes feels like it’s trying to outdo itself at every turn.
This wild stoner comedy, which screened at SXSW 2026, follows college roommates Jack (Gaten Matarazzo) and Montgomery (Sean Giambrone) who take a mysterious homemade drug expecting a mellow night. However, their simple mission to grab a delivered pizza—just two flights of stairs away—turns into a wildly hallucinogenic, chaotic adventure filled with parties, crushes, body-swap gags, gross-out humor, and rising absurdity as they race to eat the pizza and snap out of the bad trip. It’s pure midnight-movie energy, heavily riffing on Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Superbad, with strong buddy chemistry driving the over-the-top antics. While it doesn’t quite match the heart or sharp wit of its inspirations and sometimes leans more vulgar than clever, the right vibe, gonzo silliness, and relentless pizza obsession make it a fun, low-stakes escape that’s a laugh riot most of the time.
The cast is what keeps it watchable and, at times, genuinely funny. Matarazzo delivers a jittery, anxious energy that matches the film’s spiraling tone, while Giambrone provides a grounding yet increasingly neurotic presence amid the chaos. Lulu Wilson (as Lizzy) cuts through the madness with a sharp, confident, and witty edge, and Jack Martin (as nemesis Blake) fully commits to the offbeat humor. Their chemistry makes the increasingly bizarre obstacles—both real and imagined—feel at least somewhat rooted in recognizable college-life dynamics, even as things go wildly out of control.
What stood out most to me is how unapologetically weird the film is. It piles one obstacle on top of another—social anxiety, a hostile campus reputation, and then full-on surreal elements that defy any normal sense of reality. Not every joke hits, and there are moments where it seems to rely too much on randomness instead of sharp writing, but when it works, it really hits home. It feels very intentionally aimed at high school and college audiences, especially those who enjoy fast-paced, chaotic humor and don’t mind a story that’s more about the journey than the destination.
Overall, I didn’t love every moment, but I appreciated how committed it was to its quirky, anything-goes premise. Notably, I’m not the target audience. It’s chaotic, loud, and sometimes over-the-top, but in the right mood—and with the right audience—it’s an entertaining, popcorn kind of film that fits perfectly in the SXSW environment.