Impalement

Impalement is a 2010 American-Canadian adult animated black comedy horror film directed by Robert Thomas and Ryan Nicholson from a screenplay by John Stukabov and Nicholson. Produced by Plotdigger Films and ArtStar Animation, it featured the voices of Nathan Dashwood, Wade Gibb, Dan Ellis, and Ronald Patrick Thompson.

Impalement was released in the United States on February 2, 2010 by Unearthed Films and was unanimously lambasted by critics with reviewers criticizing its gritty animation, characters, plot, voice acting, humor, tone and violence, with many regarding it as one of the worst animated films ever made. Aditionally, the film was banned in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and New Zealand for violence.

Plot
A back-alley terrorist group named 'The Impalers' seeks out to derive pleasure from killing and torturing people and animals.

Cast
Nathan Dashwood Wade Gibb Dan Ellis Ronald Patrick Thompson Alastair Gamble Candice Lewald Nadia Grey Stephanie Walker Randy Jones Rochelle Lynn-Jones Susan Arum Wayne Phillips Michelle Grady Ryan Nicholson Patrick Coble Robert Thomas Trevor Wells John Stukabov

Home media
Impalement was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on February 2, 2010 by Unearthed Films. The film was banned in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand for its violence.

Critical response
Impalement was universally lambasted by critics with reviewers criticizing its gritty animation, characters, plot, voice acting, humor, tone and violence, with many regarding it as one of the worst animated films ever made. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 3% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 1.70/10. On Metacritic, the film received a score of 13 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "overwhelming dislike", being the lowest-rated traditionally animated film on the site.