IMDb 0 2024 HD

A Look at Video Nasty

A Look at Video Nasty

2024
Documentary
2 min
10 / 10
0 IMDB

Video Nasty; once a term referring to films that were criticised for their violent content in the early 80s, now the name of an up-and-coming film production company…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Myles Cunningham
Starring
Lachlan Wylie

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

intriguing earnest promising curious authentic direct brief functional personal new provocative emerging

Reviews

I
Imogen Davies
Mar 15, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This two-minute documentary, 'A Look at Video Nasty', presents a Sydney production company and its founder, Lachlan Wylie, who chose a name loaded with 1980s cinematic notoriety. Wylie, a university student, speaks candidly about his experiences since establishing…

D
David Sterling
Mar 15, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

‘A Look at Video Nasty’ succeeds in its concise mission: introducing a Sydney-based production company and its founder, Lachlan Wylie. The film cleverly uses the historical weight of the 'Video Nasty' label to frame the ambitions of this…

S
Sophia Chen
Mar 15, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

The titular 'Video Nasty' moniker for a Sydney production company is undoubtedly a talking point, and this short documentary attempts to unpack its origins through founder Lachlan Wylie. Wylie's account, as a university student launching the venture, is…

M
Marcus Bellweather
Mar 15, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

An intriguing concept is presented in 'A Look at Video Nasty', a two-minute exploration of a Sydney production company cheekily named after a controversial historical film classification. University student Lachlan Wylie, the company's architect, offers a personal account…

E
Eleanor Vance
Mar 15, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

This brief documentary, 'A Look at Video Nasty', offers a curious premise: a Sydney production company appropriating a moniker steeped in 1980s censorship controversies. Lachlan Wylie, the student founder, shares his nascent journey. The tone is earnest, if…

FAQs

The documentary acknowledges the historical context of the term 'Video Nasty' as a label for films criticised for violent content in the 1980s. However, its primary focus shifts to the present day, introducing the Sydney-based production company that has adopted this name. While the historical significance is mentioned to frame the company's identity, the two-minute format suggests the exploration will be brief, with the bulk of the content dedicated to Lachlan Wylie's experiences as the company's founder.