Hobo with a Shotgun
dir. Jason Eisener · 2011
Plot
A vigilante homeless man pulls into a new city and finds himself trapped in urban chaos, a city where crime rules and where the city's crime boss reigns. Seeing an urban landscape filled with armed robbers, corrupt cops, abused prostitutes, and even a pedophile Santa, the Hobo (Rutger Hauer) goes about bringing justice to the city the best way he knows how - with a 20-gauge shotgun. Mayhem ensues when he tries to make things better for the future generation. Street justice will indeed prevail.
Why watch
A homeless man arrives in a city overrun by crime, where he quickly becomes a vigilante armed with a shotgun. As he battles the grotesque figures of urban decay, including corrupt cops and a pedophile Santa, the film oscillates between dark humor and brutal violence. Watching it feels like a wild ride through a twisted carnival of chaos, where every frame is drenched in a vibrant, almost cartoonish aesthetic that amplifies the absurdity of the world.