In a roadside diner , an aging former packer ( Seinfeld ’s Brian George ) tells a well-disposed server ( The School for Good and Evil ’s Rachel Bloom ) a magical story from his scrap past times — involve a very special catch between a monster made ofradioactiveoatmeal and a steam - poweredrobot . No admiration he gets misty when he learn the bill of fare item that gives this film its title : Steel Cut Oats .
io9 has feature the work of filmmaker Harry Chaskin before — check out his pandemic creation , black - and - white submarine tale Down Here — but Steel Cut Oats is much more challenging ; the filmmaker , who enjoin io9 it took six years to complete this “ labor of love , ” describe it as “ a easy retelling of the Golem folktale from Eastern Europe … it ’s also a love letter to the films of Ray Harryhausen , employing every old school practical effect you may think of . ” Payam Banifaz plays the boxer in the flashback scenes .
Plus : ruthless gangster , uncanny science , sport nostalgia — and a astonishingly touching human relationship between a down - on - his - luck athlete ( in live - action ) and one very expressive radioactive oatmeal monster ( in stop - motion ) .
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