The Death of Dick Long

The Death of Dick Long is a 2019 American black comedy-drama film directed and produced by Daniel Scheinert and written by Billy Chew.

The film stars Michael Abbott Jr., Virginia Newcomb, Andre Hyland, Sarah Baker, Jess Weixler, Roy Wood Jr., and Sunita Mani.

Earl returns home and tells his girlfriend Lake that he has to leave town for a family emergency, but he attends a shift at his warehouse job.

As the two men begin their day, an ER MD named Richter calls the police to report severe rectal hemorrhaging as the cause of Dick's death.

Earl takes Cynthia to school in his truck where he speaks to Dick's widow Jane, who still knows nothing about the previous night's events.

The next morning Zeke tells Lydia their car was stolen the night before, She calls the police; Dudley and Spenser arrive to question her.

The next morning, Dudley and Spenser walk to the site of the ditched car and the sheriff explains that Zeke has been released.

The site's critics consensus reads: "The Death of Dick Long mixes dark humor with provocative ideas to produce a sharp blend that's admittedly uneven but uniquely satisfying.

Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky gave the film a B−, favorably comparing it to the absurdity and grotesqueness of Swiss Army Man, saying the tone "falls somewhere between irony and sincere fondness".