Pizza Movie Trailer: A Chaotic Slice of Zoomer Stoner Comedy

What do you get when you mix the late-night quest energy of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, the over-the-top nostalgic chaos of The Goldbergs, and the nerdy charm of Stranger Things, then sprinkle in a generous dash of “dude, what just happened?” from Dude, Where’s My Car?? You get a comedy that feels like someone tossed a pizza, a questionable science experiment, and two very confused college guys into a blender and hit puree. The result is a hyperactive, toppings-loaded adventure where a simple snack run spirals into a night so bizarre it makes the average college story sound like a quiet study session at the library.

Pizza Movie, in the end, is the cinematic equivalent of ordering one basic pizza and somehow ending up with twenty toppings, three unexpected side quests, and absolutely no idea how the night got this weird.

What starts as a simple late-night pizza run quickly turns into a full-blown slice of chaos. A shy college student and his reckless, zero-filter roommate head out on a mission that should be easy as pie: grab a pizza and head home. But after a strange encounter with a mind-bending experimental drug, their night goes completely off the deep end. Suddenly they’re tumbling through a toppings-heavy adventure packed with absurd encounters, surreal hallucinations, and a string of bizarre revelations that leave their reality looking more scrambled than a pizza after a dorm-room food fight.

The film is produced by Jeremy Garelick and Will Phelps of American High, along with Billy Rosenberg from All Things Comedy. Producers Jason Zaro, Molle DeBartolo, and Max Butler also help deliver this cinematic pizza, while Gaten Matarazzo steps in as executive producer. The film is written and directed by comedy duo Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, who pile on the jokes like extra cheese.

The cast is stacked like a fully loaded supreme: Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, Lulu Wilson, Jack Martin, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Marcus Scribner, Caleb Hearon, Sarah Sherman, Justin Cooley, Kevin Matthew Reyes, Adam Herschman, and Lucas Zelnick.

The movie has been described as a frenetic “chaotic stoner comedy,” basically the Zoomer-era cousin of Dude, Where’s My Car?, but with more brain-melting randomness and less concern for narrative crust. Some have even called its style “cinematic ADHD,” thanks to its hyperactive pace, fragmented storytelling, and constant barrage of weirdness.

Clocking in at a speedy 92 minutes, Pizza Movie goes everywhere you could imagine and a few places that feel like they came straight out of a late-night dorm-room hallucination. Once the mysterious drugs kick in, Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone serve up some of the film’s funniest moments as they struggle to cope with increasingly ridiculous visions. Their trip includes encounters with a bizarre pink octopus, a Venezuelan version of James Bond, a deeply unsettling Pinocchio-like figure, and a rapid-fire barrage of exploding heads that pile up faster than toppings during five minutes of pure madness.

Pizza Movie may not be the most gourmet slice in the comedy oven. It’s a little too goofy to be great, but also far too entertaining to be considered bad. Instead, it lands comfortably in that greasy-but-delicious middle ground, the kind of film destined to become a dorm-room favorite. This is the sort of movie you throw on with friends, a hot pizza on the table, and whatever mind-altering topping you prefer for your evening. In other words, it’s less about fine cinema and more about having a good time while the laughs keep coming, slice after ridiculous slice.