Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs

Name: Eli Roth Presents: Jimmy and Stiggs
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 3.5

1hr 26m

1hr 26m
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3.0/5 (2.8K)
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A shitstorm of bad news sends out of work filmmaker Jimmy Lang (Joe Begos) spiraling into an out of control bender, during which he claims to have been abducted by aliens. Fearing they’ll come back, he contacts his old friend Stiggs (Matt Mercer) to help him gear up for war. When the sun sets, the duo are thrown into a hallucinatory explosion of aliens, drugs, booze, and all out carnage.

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Director:

Joe Begos

Producer:

Josh Ethier, Matt Mercer, Josh Russell

Release Date:

Aug 15, 2025

Runtime:

1hr 26m

Synopsis

A shitstorm of bad news sends out of work filmmaker Jimmy spiraling into an out of control bender in which he claims to have been abducted by aliens. Fearing they'll come back, he contacts his old friend Stiggs to help him gear up for war.

Cast

Joe Begos
Matt Mercer
Riley Dandy

Moviegoers are saying

This neon-soaked alien invasion splatter fest divides audiences between those who embrace its sweaty DIY energy and tactile practical effects, and those exhausted by its self-indulgent cult movie chasing. Shot in director Begos' own apartment with friends, it's either a lovingly crafted labor of love with genuine heart beneath the alien intestines, or an overstretched premise that peaks too early and never recovers.

Top Mentions

Neon-Nightmare

DIY-Splatter

Apartment-Siege

Practical-Gore

Cult-Ready

Grindhouse-Vibes

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RATINGS 9 FANS

3.0

Aug 14, 2025

When I walked into the AMC theater in Times Square some guy pointed at me and said “I THINK THAT GUY IS IN THE MOVIE!” Needless to say it was a great time. (I’m not in the movie.)

102 Likes

BenDavid Grabinski

Jul 15, 2026

An in-your-face, hyper aggressive, hilariously profane, heavy metal, blood and paint soaked drug trip gone bad of a movie…

25 Likes

alex1997

Mar 24, 2025

Hand-made neon splatter gonzo filmmaking is Begos at his most playful and personal. A true indie labor of love and the strained friendship at the center of the film has a real heart that helps balance all the alien intestines.

94 Likes

Elric Kane
this guys moviea are pretty corny but have a sweaty energy i dig & this FEEDERS riff is no exception

74 Likes

pd187

Aug 4, 2025

The best movie I’ve ever seen that was shot in an apartment where I’ve watched SPAWN (1997) a dozen times at 2am.

72 Likes

BenDavid Grabinski

Jul 7, 2025

An alien abduction, home invasion, splatter fest on hard drugs. I’ve never seen anything like it, and I love it for that. It’s soaked in neon colors and black lights. The practical effects are incredibly impressive. It’s like going through an alien-themed haunted house on…

70 Likes

Jeff Rauseo
Dec 27, 2025

Look, I like neon colored gel (black)lighting, scratchy 16mm, practical gore, and grey alien puppets as much as the next guy, and I really wanted to give this some DIY charm points for clearly being shot in his own apartment with his friends. But I can't help that I've…

64 Likes

Josh Lewis

Aug 22, 2025

as lovingly tactile as it is irrefutably gross, which is the highest compliment I can pay a DIY genre film in 2025

62 Likes

Justin LaLiberty

Aug 15, 2025

35mm at the Vista. Handmade Indie inspiration!!!

57 Likes

Elric Kane

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Jen liked

Jimmy and Stiggs

This is a really weird film, but I enjoyed it. It is very bloody yet not bloody at all. The movie is only 80 minutes, but it did feel like it dragged on a little too long at times. My favorite part of this movie are the two fake trailers at the beginning. I was cracking up and would absolutely…

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AJ Zeppenfeld liked

Jimmy and Stiggs

Stay for the short xtra feature after the credits and you'll really appreciate how much went into this low budget indy film. I had a blast!

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