Swiss Army Man trailer previews the Dano/Radcliffe Sundance oddball
Swiss Army Man looks like a mix of Where the Wild Things Are, Robinson Crusoe, and Weekend at Bernie’s, and the first trailer for the strange movie paints a pretty ridiculous picture. Sundance buzz for Swiss Army Man was mostly positive, if not perplexed. After watching the trailer a few times, I’m honestly looking forward to watching the Paul Dano/Daniel Radcliffe pairing pal around in the woods in their peculiar state. Looks like Dano uses the farting dead alive body of Radcliffe as a grappling hook launcher, a water spout, a motor boat, an axe, and possibly a jetpack. I’m on board!
Watch the trailer and read a plot synopsis for Swiss Army Man after the jump.
From the brief glimpse we get in the trailer, Swiss Army Man appears to hinge on its quirks, but underneath I feel a lot of heart and the somber notions of depression and life after death. It always shakes me up a bit to think about leaving behind loved ones and dying unfulfilled, and the movie looks like it might dive into that territory a bit. I’m curious, to say the least.
Here’s an official plot synopsis for Swiss Army man from A24 to fill us in on the details:
There are 7 billion people on the planet. You might be lucky enough to bump into the one person you want to spend the rest of your life with.
Hank (Dano) is stranded on a deserted island, having given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a corpse named Manny (Radcliffe) washes up on shore; the two become fast friends, and ultimately go on an epic adventure that will bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.
Swiss Army Man stars Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Timothy Eulich, and Richard Gross. The movie his theaters June 17, 2016.
