A film sub-genre in which the characters are picked off one by one, often by a masked killer or malignant force. Salient examples: Friday the 13th (Jason); Final Destination (Death); Sunshine (the Sun).
Coined by Tasha Robinson of the AV Club to describe Danny Boyle's film "Sunshine"(2007).
Coined by Tasha Robinson of the AV Club to describe Danny Boyle's film "Sunshine"(2007).
Originating quote, from the review of "Sunshine"(2007) -
In many ways, Sunshine is a been-there-done-that cast-attrition thriller: Alien with an exterior monster instead of an interior one, Event Horizon with better effects and less gore, Pitch Black with the contrast turned way up. The cast members make wry jokes about getting eliminated one at a time, horror-movie style, but they still follow all the horror-movie procedures, even duly splitting up in a dangerous, unknown situation. It's like they've gracefully accepted that they're just hitting a series of predestined, genre-mandated marks. - Tasha Robinson, Onion A.V. Club
In many ways, Sunshine is a been-there-done-that cast-attrition thriller: Alien with an exterior monster instead of an interior one, Event Horizon with better effects and less gore, Pitch Black with the contrast turned way up. The cast members make wry jokes about getting eliminated one at a time, horror-movie style, but they still follow all the horror-movie procedures, even duly splitting up in a dangerous, unknown situation. It's like they've gracefully accepted that they're just hitting a series of predestined, genre-mandated marks. - Tasha Robinson, Onion A.V. Club
by PhD (Pretentious hipster Douchebag) August 28, 2007
When a good actor is forced to star in a bad movie due to needing a lot of money fast, ie. sudden big tax bill.
How the hell did the Oogieloves movie get so many great actors?
Looks like the IRS Casting Agency had a hand.
Looks like the IRS Casting Agency had a hand.
by Alex Stockwell September 09, 2012
opposite of an "all star cast" production
a show where the cast is all shit, both not famous and dreadful in their roles
a show where the cast is all shit, both not famous and dreadful in their roles
by jamie smith November 19, 2004
1.) An older, creepy, weird fucking overweight kid that hits on girls at a minimum of 4 years younger than him. He sells drugs to little girls to get them attracted to him, he then makes them fuck him if they want to go to his shit parties.
2.) A complete douchebag, also overweight.
2.) A complete douchebag, also overweight.
Guy 1: Hey dude did you just see that girl that walked by? You think she's wanna buy some product from me?
Guy 2: Dude... She's like 5 years younger than you and you're overweight...
Guy 1: So? I'm gonna go work some magic on her
Guy 2: Alright dude... You're pullin a major B Cast asshole.
Guy 2: Dude... She's like 5 years younger than you and you're overweight...
Guy 1: So? I'm gonna go work some magic on her
Guy 2: Alright dude... You're pullin a major B Cast asshole.
by Fuck Fat People July 28, 2010
There's a sofa, a desk and a guy called Rick. Talented young women go to the couch for job interviews.
Kim had a job interview with a guy called Rick today. He said that she could earn a thousand to five thousand dollars a day and all she had to do was act on command and follow directions. She said the interview took place on a Backroom Casting Couch.
by Lynx for her February 05, 2012
Sending the same generic sexually suggestive text message to multiple women at once. Aforementioned women are generally of questionable morals.
Drunk Male by way of text: "Yoo, whats up sexy?"
Female Reponder by way of text "Casting a wide net are we? how many other women were copied on this text?"
Female Reponder by way of text "Casting a wide net are we? how many other women were copied on this text?"
by ThurSluttyWayz April 25, 2010
An extremely viscous load of semen rich in ferrous iron that is attained by abstaining from sex for a long period of time and using a tantric stop and go technique to achieve maximum projectile velocity.
by Tommy Durdevic January 20, 2008