Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks (2014)

It takes a lot to make a stew, A pinch of salt and laughter too, A scoop of kids to add the spice, A dash of love to make it nice, And you've got... TOO MANY COOKS!

"Too Many Cooks" is a humorous parody of US sitcoms of the 1970s and the 1980s, meanwhile what seems like an interminable opening theme, a mysterious killer makes his way and kills (preparing a lunch with their limbs) various members of the Cook Family.

Date of release
2014-10-28
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (149)
Runtime
11m
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime
Director
Casper Kelly

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Atlanta

Too Many Cooks is a 2014 American surreal comedy horror short film that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's Infomercials block on October 28, 2014, at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. After its original airing, the piece became a viral video online and was repeated each night at midnight Eastern Time during the week of November 11, 2014.

Development and production

According to Kelly, he conveyed the concept of the short to his Squidbillies writer-producer friend Jim Fortier, who in turn described it to Adult Swim executive Mike Lazzo, who loved the idea. The footage was filmed over a period of three days in October 2013 with a cast completely composed of extras from the Atlanta area. Post-production took a year, with Kelly recruiting friends and co-workers to help with the process.

While the video depicts the opening credits of a fictional television show, most of the cast members' real names were used. According to Katie Adkins, actors were not presented with a clearly explained script, but rather coached on the go, in a somewhat nonchalant manner.

Among the series openings parodied are those of Full House, Wonder Woman, The Brady Bunch, Dallas, Dynasty, Battlestar Galactica, Falcon Crest, ALF, G.I. Joe, Roseanne, Family Matters, T. J. Hooker, Seinfeld, and the Law & Order franchise. The short briefly mentions Danish avant-garde film director Lars von Trier.

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