The Battle Between the Burps and Farts

The Battle Between the Burps and Farts is a 31-minute long^[2] short film directed, written and produced by Aiden Dillard and distributed by Troma Entertainment.^[1] It was made as an expansion of a student film he made in his junior year^[3] which was, according to Dillard, he made the film in the wake of 9/11, calling it "his attempt to show the terrorists that they will never destroy the rotten, smelly core of the Big Apple".^[2]

Screening

The Battle Between the Burps and Farts was first screened in New York City and upon its première, was responsible for inciting many a fist fight amongst audience members.^[2] After it was submitted to the TromaDance festival, it became the first and so far only film to be booed by everybody in attendance.^[1] Despite this, Troma Entertainment executive Lloyd Kaufman remained optimistic about it, calling it a "high point of TromaDance 2004"^[4] and on the back of this film's screening, Troma released Meat Weed Madness which included this film as an extra on the DVD.^[1]

Plot

The film tells the story of a girl, Princess Martha Stew-Burp,^[2] who is able to channel flatulence at will.^[1] After she is kidnapped by a wizard, she is taught to channel her wind orally, but after being raped by the leader of the Burps, regains her ability to channel her wind anally.^[1]

Critical reception

Bill Gibron of DVD Talk called its universal condemnation "not hard to see why"^[1] and called it "excruciating to sit through. It's loud, abrasive and more or less pointless. Still, it does offer a window into Dillard's designs as a filmmaker".^[1]

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