History WebVideo / ChrisStuckmann

Stuckmann first got into film criticism in his teenage years, but has been a lover of film his entire life. He has cited Creator/RogerEbert as his chief influence for pursuing the former, and credits the experience of watching ''Film/{{Signs}}''[[note]]alongside ''Film/MinorityReport'' and ''Film/SpiderMan1''[[/note]] in theaters as a teenager for igniting his passion for filmmaking. In his twenties, he unearthed the community of film critics on [=YouTube=], and the rest is history.

* KubrickStare: [[https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/ALRZTA9LwAA/maxresdefault.jpg As seen in this thumbnail]] for his ''Film/NeedForSpeed'' review.

* LGBTCreator: Chris came out as pansexual in 2021. He also has stated that his wife also fits this trope being demi-pan.

He has accounts on [[https://twitter.com/Chris_Stuckmann Twitter]] and [[https://instagram.com/chrisstuckmann Instagram]].

* SeriousBusiness: “Look, I will sit here and defend ''Film/{{Signs}}'' all freaking night!”

In July 2021, it was announced that Stuckmann had signed with production company Paper Street Pictures to write and direct his debut feature film, a horror film titled ''Shelby Oaks'' based on the Paranormal Paranoids, a fictional mid-2000s U.S. paranormal investigative team. The film was slated to enter production in 2021, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4nC8GcuYc&ab_channel=ChrisStuckmann as Stuckmann explained in February 2022]], plans were postponed as a result of the since-averted IATSE strike. [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abkoontz/shelby-oaks-a-horror-feature-film-from-chris-stuckmann A Kickstarter campaign]] started in March of that year to secure additional funding ultimately raised a historic $1,390,845 -- over a million dollars more than its initial $250,000 goal. The film was shot in 28 days between May and June 2022 and is currently in post-production, slated for release in fall 2023.

* ''Film/TheRoom''

-->'''Chris:''' ''[while doing bicep curls]'' When I’m in the gym, I like to wear ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' shoes. It gets all the ladies talking. ''cracks up''

-->'''Chris:''' ''[while doing bicep curls]'' When I’m in the gym, I like to wear ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' shoes. It gets all the ladies talking. ''cracks up''

* ClicheStorm: [[invoked]]Chris often calls attention to ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''-esque films marketed towards girls and adapted from YoungAdultLiterature, which seem to have a common group of Creator/StephenieMeyer tropes that must be incorporated, including a LoveTriangle, [[StarCrossedLovers forbidden romances]], and [[IJustWantToBeSpecial wanting to become another species or creature]].

-->'''Chris:''' I mean, at least ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is about]] the VideoGame/DeadOrAlive tournament. ''Film/HouseOfTheDead''... there’s a house on this island, and there’s zombies, so VideoGame/{{house of the dead}}, I guess. ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'' has [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros super Mario brothers]], despite the fact that [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo one of them is Puerto Rican]] and [[Creator/BobHoskins the other one’s English]] [[{{Dissimile}} and they should never be brothers, but]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks they’re not Italian in the movie]] [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and that’s really dumb]] and that’s my rant on ''Super Mario Bros.''

* LGBTCreator: In 2021, Chris came out as pansexual. His wife, Sam, is demi-pan.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpMjgarN7VQ ''How I Left the Jehovah's Witnesses to Pursue Filmmaking'']] in which he finally admits his life living in a Jehovah's Witness family and the severe toll it had on his mental health and how it stood in the way from working towards his dreams and goals.

Stuckmann also announced in July 2021 that he would be retiring regular movie reviews with graded scores, instead shifting towards giving unscored reviews for movies he wants to draw attention and support to, as well as videos tailored toward people seeking information on making films. However, he eventually began giving unscored reviews of new releases as well.

In November 2021, Stuckmann announced that his wife Sam had given birth to twin boys. They were born the day after Chris made his announcement video about directing Shelby Oaks.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Many of his videos are entitled "[Name of Movie] - [Medium] Review." He briefly tried to drop the format in July 2021 around the same time he dropped his rating scale, but ended up bringing it back by October the same year once he realized he took for granted having an established formula for naming his videos.

Stuckmann first got into film criticism in his teenage years, but has been a lover of film his entire life. He has cited Creator/RogerEbert as his chief influence for pursuing the former, and credits the experience of watching ''Film/{{Signs}}'' in theaters as a teenager for igniting his passion for filmmaking. In his twenties, he unearthed the community of film critics on [=YouTube=], and the rest is history.

In July 2021, it was announced that Stuckmann had signed with production company Paper Street Pictures to write and direct his debut feature film, a horror film titled ''Shelby Oaks'' based on the Paranormal Paranoids, a fictional mid-2000s U.S. paranormal investigative team. The film was slated to enter production in 2021, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4nC8GcuYc&ab_channel=ChrisStuckmann as Stuckmann explained in February 2022]], plans were postponed as a result of the since-averted IATSE strike. [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abkoontz/shelby-oaks-a-horror-feature-film-from-chris-stuckmann A Kickstarter campaign]] started in March of that year to secure additional funding ultimately raised a historic $1,390,845 -- over a million dollars more than its initial $250,000 goal. The film was shot in 28 days between May and June 2022 and is currently in post-production, slated for release in July 2023.

In July 2021, it was announced that Stuckmann had signed with production company Paper Street Pictures to write and direct his debut feature film, a horror film titled ''Shelby Oaks'' based on the Paranormal Paranoids, a fictional mid-2000s U.S. paranormal investigative team. The film was slated to enter production in 2021, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4nC8GcuYc&ab_channel=ChrisStuckmann as Stuckmann explained in February 2022]], plans were postponed as a result of the since-averted IATSE strike. [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abkoontz/shelby-oaks-a-horror-feature-film-from-chris-stuckmann A Kickstarter campaign]] started in March of that year to secure additional budgeting ultimately raised a historic $1,390,845 -- over a million dollars more than its initial $250,000 goal. The film was shot in 28 days between May and June 2022 and is currently in post-production, slated for release in July 2023.

* SigningOffCatchPhrase: “And if you like this, you can click right here and get [[PersonAsVerb Stuckmannized]],” which is often preceded by something along the lines of “You guys are the best” or “Thank you so much for watching.”

* VideoGameMoviesSuck:[[invoked]] He had some fun with this trope in a series of Hilariocities he did in late 2016 targeting bad video game films (''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'', ''Film/HouseOfTheDead'', ''Film/{{Doom}}'') in anticipation for the ''Film/AssassinsCreed2016'' film. Tragically, it was just as bad as those, leading him to declare full faith in this trope.
** [[https://youtu.be/S1e0q5Dwh18 In 2023]], he talked about this trope and the "curse" surrounding video game movies, which was brought up repeatedly when ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 TV series]] premiered and news outlets talked about how it "broke the curse", and that he longer believes this trope to be accurate with all video game movies, listing off several good to even great video game movies, such as the two ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic]]'' [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 films]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}}'' and ''Film/SilentHill''.

** In 2023, he talked about this trope and the "curse" surrounding video game movies, and that he longer believes this trope to be accurate with all video game movies, listing off several good to even great video game movies, such as the two ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Sonic]]'' [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 films]] and ''Film/SilentHill''.

** In 2023, he talked about this trope and the "curse" surrounding video game movies, and that he longer believes this trope to be accurate with all video game movies, listing off several good to even great video game movies, such as the two [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 ''Sonic'']] [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 films]] and ''Film/SilentHill''.

-->'''Chris:''' I mean, at least ''Film/DOADeadOrAlive'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is about]] the VideoGame/DeadOrAlive tournament. ''Film/HouseOfTheDead''... there’s a house on this island, and there’s zombies, so VideoGame/{{house of the dead}}, I guess. ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' has [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros super Mario brothers]], despite the fact that [[Creator/JohnLeguizamo one of them is Puerto Rican]] and [[Creator/BobHoskins the other one’s English]] [[{{Dissimile}} and they should never be brothers, but]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks they’re not Italian in the movie]] [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and that’s really dumb]] and that’s my rant on ''Super Mario Bros.''

** He utters the phrases “worst hero ever” and “worst villain ever” frequently in his Hilariocity review of ''Film/BattlefieldEarth'', as he notes [[IdiotPlot just how many]] dumb decisions the protagonist and antagonist make.

* UnEntendre: In his reaction to the 2012 Oscar nominations, he absent-mindedly says of Creator/JenniferLawrence, "I'd like to [[UnusualEuphemism nominate]] ''her''."