Wyrm is a 2019 American surrealist dark comedy science fiction film written and directed by Christopher Winterbauer in his feature-length directorial debut. It is based on Winterbauer's short film of the same name and stars Theo Taplitz as the titular Wyrm, an awkward teenager who attends a dystopian school where students wear electronic collars that can only be detached once they have experienced their first kiss.
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Cast
Theo Taplitz as Wyrm
Lulu Wilson as Izzy
Cece Abbey as Becky
Lukas Gage as Dylan
Azure Brandi as Myrcella
Sosie Bacon as Lindsey
Rosemarie DeWitt as Margie
Tommy Dewey as Uncle Chet
Natasha Rothwell as V.P. Lister
Dan Bakkedahl as Allen
Jenna Ortega as Suzie
Release
Wyrm premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2019. It was shown at the 2020 Florida Film Festival, where it won Best Narrative Feature, and the 2021 Seattle International Film Festival. It was given a limited theatrical release by Vertical Entertainment in the U.S. on June 10, 2022.
Reception
The film has an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. Reuben Baron of Comic Book Resources wrote that "the worldbuilding in Wyrm, expanded from a short film of the same name, is brilliant".