Crust

“Crust” (Japanese title is “Ebi Boxer”) is a movie in the comedy genre. The film was directed by Mark Rock with Kevin R. McNally in the leading role. The movie was released in 2002.

Bill, a former boxer who is 43 years old man and who becomes an alcoholic is the owner of a pub on the outskirts of town now. He continued living a bad life. One day, He  was approached with a strange business plan using Mantis shrimp by a friend. The plan is about trying to make money in who human versus shrimp boxing. Moreover, they had found a huge shrimp more than 2m. Kevin who dreams of getting rich quick, jumps at his friend’s plan. He names the shrimp Mr.C and teaches him boxing.

 
This movie is very cheap. The shrimp is not CG. It’s a full-body suit. The shrimp is bounded to string, but the strength of the shrimp is real. The shrimp knocked out other boxers in a moment. It is very strong. But I think this is not a shrimp, but a squilla.

This movie is  a comedy and a ridiculous story, but  the movie is surprisingly able to impress. Opening this movie, he used shrimp as a tool for making money, but as the story progresses, a friendship sprouts between him and  the shrimp. Its appearance is quite surreal.

This is my first time to see a shrimp movie, and I think I will never see shrimp movie again.