The Starving Games

PARODY FILMMAKING DUO Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (Date Movie, Meet the Spartans) make an unwelcome return with The Starving Games, hoping to make a quick buck by riffing off the enormous success of The Hunger Games franchise.

Maiara Walsh plays Kantmiss Evershot, an expert archer in a dystopian future who is sent to risk her life in the annual ‘Starving Games’ contest – which offers prizes such as a discount sandwich coupon and a half-eaten pickle. Among those spoofed in the movie are Taylor Swift, Chuck Norris and Psy.

“Really, a movie as lame as this one doesn’t merit the expenditure of snark,” said Joe Leydon of Variety.

“The Starving Games has the look and feel of a talent show put on by a high school whose imminent closing has not inspired any noticeable public outcry,” said Peter Sobczynski of Rogerebert.com.

The Starving Games currently has a 0% rating on rottentomatoes.com and a 3.2/10 rating on imdb.com.

trivia

• The Starving Games is Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer’s seventh film together as directors. Combined, those seven movies have amassed just 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.