That’s essentially a description of Septic Man’s lead character, Jack. However, when a water contamination threatens his community and forces an evacuation, he’s presented with an offer that he can’t refuse from a mysterious man, Phil Prosser (Julian Richings). That offer includes $20,000 upfront and $180,000 later, but it also requires Jack to stay behind in the contaminated community to solve and fix the water crisis.

Why Jack? Well, first of all he’s the community’s septic man and has been a silent hero on more than one occasion. Second, considering his job and his exposure to certain vile liquid conditions, it’s remarkable that he hasn’t become infected and ill himself.

As a man wanting a better life for his family, Jack accepts the offer — even if it pisses off his wife to no end. The question then becomes, is Septic Man a cautionary tale about greed? Or is it a comment on the shitty lengths the government will go to cover up and flush the pipes clean in order to avoid the greater responsibility? You can decide for yourself which it is.

Septic Man opens with a grotesque scene in which a woman is in the most vile bathroom you’ve ever seen; the filthiest roadside service station restroom in America could never compare. What’s the woman doing in there? Let’s just say that she’s having a hell of a time as her body voids itself from wherever it can. As staged as the scene is — because this is a movie — the look and the effects are absolutely believable. It’s a great way to open the movie, and it’s a great way to show the severity of the contamination the community is facing.

From there we meet Jack, see him accept the offer to stay behind during the evacuation, and then his ultimate entrapment in the sewer system. As Jack muddles around in near darkness to find a way out he finds the source of the contamination, and it all gets pretty disgusting. And even though it was hinted at that Jack was possibly immune to whatever is plaguing the town, he eventually succumbs to the infection and undergoes a terrible transformation.

Even though Jack isn’t exactly alone down in bowels of the town, and even if his physical transformation is grotesque, the most compelling thing to see is his psychological breakdown as Jack’s mind does whatever it can to survive. So, yes, Septic Man is ultimately a character study.

Want more scenes like this? If, yes, clearly Septic Man is a movie for you and you should check it out in theaters on August 15. The horror movie will also be available On Demand and for digital download on August 12, including a DVD release on August 19.

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About Septic Man

Septic Man follows Jack, a sewage worker who is determined to uncover the cause of the town’s water contamination crisis. During his investigation, he becomes trapped underground in a septic tank and undergoes a hideous transformation. He must team up with a docile Giant and confront a murdering madman in order to escape.

Septic Man is the newest form of grossness directed by a Canadian filmmaker named Jesse Thomas Cook (Monster Brawl), I have a feeling his movie is going to have the same damn effect on me as Street Trash. If not worse. The name of the movie alone should be enough to gross you out, but once you see the images in the trailer, I guarantee you’ll vomit twice in your mouth. Ok, maybe not to that extent, but have a vomit bag ready just in case.

If you like this sort of the thing, then get ready for Septic Man on August 12 via digital download and On Demand. You can also catch it in theaters on August 15, however, it’s on a limited run.

About Septic Man

From the Writer of Pontypool and the Creators of Monster Brawl and Exit Humanity, comes a shocking new horror film. An erstwhile plumber undergoes a hideous transformation when trapped inside a septic tank and tormented by the bizarre residents of his town’s sewage treatment plant.