Anyone who was over the age of ten in 1999 certainly remembers the panic of Y2K. We all knew that the world was going to go through an apocalyptic technological crash because computers wouldn’t register the “00” at the end of 2000. I was 13 that year and my mom made us all stay at home in the living room, surrounded by flashlights and other survival items just in case we were heading for disaster. Thankfully, that did not happen… but sometimes I wonder about what would’ve happened if Y2K actually went down. Well, A24 has a humorous and rather disturbing answer to that question in the trailers for Y2K, a film that takes us from partying like it’s 1999 to destruction.
In the clips, we meet two high school dudes who sneak their way into a popular kids’ party on New Year’s Eve in 1999. The objective is simple: one of them wants to kiss a pretty girl named Laura at midnight. This soon becomes the least of his problems when the room goes dark and Y2K actually happens. The tech goes wild and death begins to ensue, including a Tamagotchi drilling through a girl’s head. Oof. The tech issue brings down society as the kids try to survive. I personally love this. There aren’t enough movies that celebrate early 2000s culture, much less ones that depict a dial-up disaster.
And what better song to have in the Y2K trailer than “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba? You literally could not escape that tune in the late 1990s, just like they cannot escape murderous tech.
What Is the Release Date for the Y2K Movie?
Y2K is written and directed by Kyle Mooney. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid Laroi, and Fred Durst. It will hit theaters on December 6.
Originally published August 20, 2024.
