What Is It? (2005): Cast
What Is It? is a 2005 fantasy drama starring Crispin Glover as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, Fairuza Balk and Tom Carroll. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Volcanic Eruptions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is What Is It? About?
The premise of What Is It? without spoilers.
A young man obsessed with snails, salt, a pipe and the quest to return home embarks on a surreal journey through a nightmarish landscape. He is plagued by a domineering, racist inner voice while navigating a world populated by mentally disabled inhabitants, demons and countless snails, confronting his own doubts and fears.
What Is It? Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- actual animal killed
- sex with an intellectually disabled person
- intellectually disabled man
- intellectually disabled woman
- actor with a disability
- person with a disability
- intellectual disability
- sex with a disabled person
- sex with a disabled man
- sex with a disabled woman
- sex with an intellectually disabled woman
- sex with an intellectually disabled man
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- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- female full frontal nudity
- young
- man
- folk horror
- question mark in title
- three word title
- punctuation in title
- question in title
- written and directed by cast member
- unsimulated sex
- hand job
- swastika
- penis
- nazi
- murder
- masturbation
- male nudity
- female nudity
- female topless nudity
- wheelchair
- vengeance
- underground film
- shock humor
- sadism
- praying mantis
- low budget film
- handicapped
- cult director
- controversy
- avant garde
- animal abuse
- absurdism
- surrealism
- snail
- down syndrome
- independent film
What Is It? Cast & Characters
Crispin Glover leads the cast as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, with Fairuza Balk as Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl (voice) and Tom Carroll as Grave Digger / Mocking Tormentor.
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Crispin Glover as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id -
Fairuza Balk as Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl (voice) - Tom Carroll as Grave Digger / Mocking Tormentor
- Eric Yates as Inner Sanctum Puppet Show Audience Member / Outer Sanctum Victim / Inner Sanctum Victim
Also Starring in What Is It?
· 15 more- Adam Parfrey The Minstrel
- Lynn Conley The Minstrel's Concubine / Mocking Tormentor / Ultimate Outer Sanctum Victor
- Steven C. Stewart Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Uber Ego
- Kiva Monkey Woman
- Muffy Monkey Woman
- Carlos Richardson The Young Man's Alter Ego
- Lisa Fusco The Young Man's Fantasy Girl
- Michael Bleviss The Young Man
- John Insinna The Young Man's Outer Sanctum Friend / Inner Sanctum's Choked Victim
- Kelly Swiderski Inner Sanctum Concubine / Outer Sanctum Snail Collector
- Robin Adams Inner Sanctum Concubine / Outer Sanctum Girl Who Recognizes Burning
- Rickey Wittman The Minstrel's Nemesis
- Cheryl Brown Outer Sanctum Mocking Tormentor / Walkie-Talkie Grabbing Woman That Cries Later
- Karin Odell Monkey Woman
- Zoreena Dreams Monkey Woman
Seen What Is It??
Movies Like What Is It?
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine., I Love Snuff and Nekromantik.
What Is It? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of What Is It?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is What Is It??
What Is It? runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was What Is It? released?
What Is It? was released on January 27, 2005.
Who is in the cast of What Is It??
What Is It? stars Crispin Glover as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id, Fairuza Balk as Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl (voice) and Tom Carroll as Grave Digger / Mocking Tormentor, among 19 credited actors.
Does What Is It? have a post-credit scene?
No. What Is It? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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