The elevator doors close on a bad decision and a bleeding head. One careless word turns a dorm hallway into a crime scene, and the boys realize the drug’s reset has strings attached. I watched the exclusive clip so you don’t have to learn that splatter lesson the hard way.
Watch this exclusive NSFW clip from Pizza Movie, a new Hulu sci-fi horror comedy that pairs Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone as college roommates whose late-night quest for pizza goes catastrophically wrong.
(Heads-up: the clip is NSFW. Don’t blast this on a work call if you care about HR.)
A college hallway feels ordinary before it becomes the scene of everything wrong with reckless experimentation
That ordinary hallway is where the movie compresses its tone: goofy stoner comedy bleeding into sharpened horror. You watch two roommates trade insults and pizza maps, then watch those insults ricochet through a drug-induced reset mechanic that changes the rules of cause and effect.
The clip frames the rule plainly: say the wrong thing and your skull becomes a Jackson Pollock. The reset button is a loaded spring; funny one minute, lethal the next. I stayed with it because the humor keeps you invested even as the stakes ratchet up.
When does Pizza Movie come out on Hulu?
The film lands on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on April 3. Put your snacks on standby and treat your streaming queue like a calendar invite you actually accept.
Seeing two young actors trade rapid-fire chemistry in public spaces reminds you how casting can steer an entire film
Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone bring a weirdly tender center to chaos. You know Matarazzo from Stranger Things and Giambrone from The Goldbergs and Solar Opposites, so there’s instant trust—then the filmmakers pull the rug out.
The rest of the cast—Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner and others—fills out encounters that range from silly to grotesque. Director-writers Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher (the minds behind this singular tone) steer a script that balances punchlines and pain with confident rhythm.
Who stars in Pizza Movie?
Lead roles: Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone. Supporting: Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner, Caleb Hearon, Sarah Sherman, Justin Cooley, Kevin Matthew Reyes, Adam Herschman, and Lucas Zelnick. Producers include Jeremy Garelick and Will Phelps from American High, plus Billy Rosenberg from All Things Comedy; Matarazzo also serves as an executive producer.
A single clip shows how tone, practical effects, and editing decide whether a gag lands or becomes grotesque
You can read a logline, but the editing is where the premise proves itself. Quick cuts, timing, and practical splatter effects create a rhythm that keeps you laughing even while you squirm.
The movie is a pressure cooker of laughs and gore. If you’re the sort of viewer who tracks filmmakers’ social channels—Hulu’s announcements, cast TikToks, or interviews with McElhaney and Kocher—you’ll see how the promotional arc teases both the comedy and the stakes without giving away the night’s worst accidents.
Is Pizza Movie violent?
Short answer: yes, it’s violent in a comedic, exaggerated way and carries an NSFW tag for language and gore. If you’re sensitive to graphic effects, treat this as a hard-R, horror-comedy hybrid rather than a straight sitcom.
If you want the official synopsis: “A shy college student and his reckless roommate set out on a simple mission to grab pizza; but after a strange dose of a mind-bending experimental drug, they’re thrust into a chaotic night of absurd encounters, wild hallucinations, and unexpected revelations that could change their lives forever.”
Production notes: the film is written and directed by Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher; produced by Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps, Billy Rosenberg, Jason Zaro, Molle DeBartolo, and Max Butler. It streams April 3 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
I’m telling you this because you’ll want to know whether to watch for the comedy, the practical effects, or the inventive rule-setting that turns a simple mission for pizza into a survival puzzle. Which choice will you make when your next movie night asks whether a laugh is worth the splatter?