Mad God
A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.
Critics Sentiment
Assassin travels through underworld encountering tortured creatures and death machines
Monster attacks and drags away the Assassin before bomb completion
The film drops significantly during the Assassin's capture as narrative momentum stalls, then gradually recovers through the alchemical sequences to peak again at the cosmic ending.
Mad God receives consistent praise for its technical mastery and visual artistry throughout, with the strongest reception for creature design and the philosophical ending. However, sentiment dips in the middle sections where the lack of conventional narrative structure and dialogue tests viewer patience, despite the continued visual spectacle.
Full cast
Alex Cox
Last Man
Niketa Roman
Nurse / Witch
Satish Ratakonda
Surgeon
Arne Hain
Surgeon / Alchemist / Witch
Jake Freytag
Assassin
David Lauer
Assassin / Alchemist / Zombie
Hans Brekke
Assassin
Tom Gibbons
Alchemist
Harper Taylor
Anarchist
Brynn Taylor
Anarchist
Brett Foxwell
Victim
Harper Gibbons
Caged Monkey
Tucker Gibbons
Caged Monkey
Chris Morley
Gnome (voice)
Alexandre Poncet
Gnome (voice)
Anthony Ruivivar
Witch
Talal Selhami
Gnome (voice)
Crew
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