Paul is an average guy. He likes movies, and pizza, and average guy things. He does not like... musicals. But Paul's small world is about to come crashing down under the weight of unspeakable terror! Now he must run, run for his life, as something sinister spreads, and grows, and sings, and dances! The town of Hatchetfield is plunged into a musical hell in... 'The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals!'
This movie contains 37 potentially triggering events.
in one scene in the first act, we see Paul and Emma try to hide next to some trash cans before Bill, Charlotte, and Ted all make a loud sound as each of them exit the trash cans
A musical number where a band of possessed cops attempt to apprehend the protagonists. They spout contradictory demands and resort to violence when said demands are not met, though it's all rather goofy in tone. Later, Paul is knocked out and taken into custody by the military.
Sort of? A character has a very emotionally estranged relationship with her husband, and while I’m not quite sure I should call it abuse, she does repeatedly try and forgive him.
A character is emotionally abused/neglected by her husband, but not physically abused. Said husband does try to shoot her, but only because he is possessed.
Two characters are held hostage and tied to chairs during the climax, however the ropes aren't physically there and the actors are simply miming being tied up
No one is assaulted, but one song has one character vividly describing his choking kink to another character who is visibly uncomfortable. It's played for laughs.
A character’s brain is exposed, and another has her intestines hanging out of her stomach. Neither are super graphic, as they are colored blue, but it is still rather disturbing.
No one has limbs amputated, but be aware that there's scene where a character's leg is broken, and there's a (simulated) piece of shrapnel piercing her leg.
A character accidentally spits blood into another character's face. There are also discussions of spitting into other people's food, and sometimes the actors get a little carried away with their lines + visibly spit during delivery.
The ending scene takes place in a hospital, though the only indication is that there is a nurse present, and a hospital monitor beeps in the background.
1:11:46- A character attempts suicide, but is stopped almost immediately.
Another character's death can be considered a suicide, as he plans his own murder. This is drawn out for a while, and is hard to give an exact time stamp.
There are some strobe affects, particularly at the end of “Let It Out”, when they’re used to simulate an explosion, as the main character Paul has just pulled the pin from a grenade.
as well as the previously mentioned distressed shouting for help, there is a much more comedic breaking of the fourth wall where two actors walk through the audience, asking why there are so many “f***ing shrubs” there