Joji & Jackson Wang ft. Swae Lee & Major Lazer 'Walking' by Eoin Glaister
David Knight - 1st Nov 2019
We've been here before, most memorably with Beastie Boys' Intergalactic. But Eoin Glaister puts a whole new spin on a classic Japanese monster movie trope for Joji and Jackson Wang.
So Giant Lobster (or Crayfish?) - played by Joji - is causing terror by smashing through the city. It must be saved by Jackson, stoically operating his Giant Robot. Battle ensues amid the cardboard skyscrapers, to the unseemly delight of Jackson's girlfriend.
But just when we think that Giant Lobster is vanquished, having been summarily poleaxed by Robot, there's a twist in the tale. It's very sweet - a kind of 'snowflake' revisionism that will enrage neo-conservative lovers of Godzilla films. So that makes it great.
What's more, there's also room for an enjoyable epilogue of Joji and Jackson having great fun, mock-fighting on set - until Joji's magnificent lobster/crayfish outfit starts falling apart...
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David Knight - 1st Nov 2019
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Eoin Glaister
- Producer
- Ryland Burns
- Production Company
- SF
- Executive Producer
- Katie Lambert
- 1st AD
- Tasha Petty
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Isaac Bauman
- Focus Puller
- Erick Aguilar
- 2nd AC
- Brian Austin
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Ryan Oppedisano
Art
- Art Director
- Miranda Lorenz
Wardrobe
Editorial
- Editor
- Charlie Rotberg
Grading
- Colourist
- Jacob Mckee
Other credits
Legend
Martha McGuirk
Automotive Consultant
Nicholas Bell
2nd AD — Brianna Ingemi
Production Coordinator — Christo Arsenio
Film Loader — Natalie Abraham
BBE — Jeffrey Taylor
Electric — Chris Waldorf
Rigging Electric — Drew Moe
Rigging Electric — Adam Schaffer
Key Grip — Henry Martinez
BBG — Annie Dean-Gannek
BBG — Channing Thompson
Grip — John Portillo
Grip — Zach Keinitz
Rigging Grip — Derick Holub
Set Decorator — Natalia Brito
Leadman — Steven Cirocco
Set Dresser — Jocelyn Rivera
Set Dresser — TJ
Fabricator — Joel Rock
Fabricator — Kai Smiythe
SFX Supervisor — Tom Spera
Costume Designer — Elise Velasco
Costumer — Tess O’Melia
Prawn Fabricator — Dragon Dronte
Robot Fabricator — Alex In Wonderland
Truck PA — Chris Sinclair
PA — Henry Levine PA — Jackson Birnbaum
PA — Eric Smolen
PA — Alexander Clague
PA — Laphale Black
PA — Jose Ramos
Catering — Bruce Schaefer
Craft Service — Hannah Engle
Graphic Design
Tim Brockbank
Sound Design
Aaron Taffel
Stage Manager — Chris Taube
Location Rep — Paula Montondo
Motorhome Driver — Elvis Diaz
PRINCIPLE CAST
Riley Madincea
Natasha Liu Bordizzo
SUPPORTING / EXTRAS
Young Jackson — Hudson Chen
Bully — Oleta Tucker
Bully — Ethan Ma
Bully — Evander Goodman
Civilian — Timothy Warneke
Civilian — Michael Wolfe
Civilian — Kenny Apel
Civilian — Vinni Ratcliff
Civilian — Ruth Banks
Civilian — Aprilann Dais
Civilian — Tattoo Betty
Civilian — Ken Li
Civilian — Cortland Wetzstein
Civilian — Jarrod Sims
Civilian — Ego
Civilian — Lyssa Samuel
Civilian — Kassidy Lynn
Civilian — Duane Wallace
Civilian — Timothy Warneke
Civilian — De De Troit
Civilian — Kyle Colton
POST PRODUCTION
Edit Producer — Alice Clarke
VFX Artist And Compositor — Felix Geen
Color Producer — Gosia Herman
David Knight - 1st Nov 2019