Summary
- Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” music video is filled with iconic cinematic references to movies like
Psychopath
and
Gingerbread cookies
. - The video pays homage to cult classics such as
Death suits him well
and
Jennifer’s Body
recreating memorable scenes in a dark and humorous way. - Starring Rohan Campbell and Jenna Ortega, “Taste” weaves together a dark story with nods to Sabrina Carpenter’s past music videos.
Though short and poignant, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” music video is packed with references to iconic films. This summer, the former Disney Channel actress and The girl meets the world The star became a household name thanks to her hit song “Espresso,” an undeniably catchy and immensely catchy song of the summer. This catchy tune is now certified platinum, and despite being released just a few months ago, it’s Carpenter’s signature tune. While “Espresso” was accompanied by its own music video, there’s no denying that the visuals for “Taste” take things to the next level, especially given the video’s Easter eggs and cinematic references.
Between “Espresso” and “Taste,” Sabrina Carpenter released her hit “Please Please Please,” produced by Jack Antonoff. The music video for that song, which co-stars Carpenter’s real-life then-boyfriend Barry Keoghan (Salt burn), serves as a sequel to “Espresso,” focusing on Carpenter’s romance with a criminal (Keoghan) who could ruin his reputation. While “Please Please Please” director Bardia Zeinali was inspired by films like Natural Born Killers and Thelma and Louise (via Yahoo), “Taste” is much more direct with its nods to movies. Directed by Dave Meyers, “Taste” stars Carpenter alongside Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, unknown) and Rohan Campbell (The Hardy Boys).
8 gingerbread cookies
Sabrina Carpenter remakes the most iconic scene from the cult classic
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Although Sabrina Carpenter does not make a cameo in Deadpool and WolverineThe “Taste” music video allows the pop star to reference several cult classic films, including Gingerbread cookiesDirected by John Fawcett (Black Orphan), the supernatural horror film stars Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle as Brigitte and Ginger Fitzgerald. The morbid sisters see their relationship hit the breaking point after Ginger is bitten by an unknown animal, resulting in her transformation into a werewolf. One of the most memorable scenes in the cult classic involves a character being impaled by a white picket fence.
Ortega fires a shotgun at Carpenter, causing the singer to fall from a balcony onto the white picket fence below.
In the “Taste” music video, Sabrina Carpenter breaks into Jenna Ortega’s house to kill her while she sleeps, apparently hoping to regain Campbell’s “spot.”beloved boyfriend“Ortega wakes up just in time, leading to a fight between the two. Eventually, Ortega fires a shotgun at Carpenter, causing the singer to fall off a balcony and onto the white picket fence below. As Ortega smiles at Carpenter, the pop star makes an obscene sign to his would-be killer, making for a perfect scene. Gingerbread cookies tribute.
7 Death suits him well
Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn’s classic serves as a roadmap for the history of taste
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Without a doubt, the classic cult black comedy starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn. Death suits him well It serves as a roadmap for the story of the “Taste” music video. Directed by Robert Zemeckis (Back to the future), Death suits him well The film centers on two women, Madeline Ashton (Streep) and Helen Sharp (Hawn), who vie for the affections of Dr. Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis). Lisle Von Rhuman (Isabella Rossellini) plays a mysterious socialite who, despite being in her 70s, looks decades younger. It becomes clear that Lisle has told Helen her secret to rejuvenating herself.
Carpenter has a bloody hole in his torso, much like Hawn’s character…
Eager to restore her own faded beauty, Madeline asks Lisle for the same potion that grants eternal life. Endowed with their supernatural gifts, the two women wage a vengeful and violent war against one another. The music video for “Taste” may not focus on the entire immortality plot, but it does pit Carpenter and Ortega against one another in darkly funny ways. In one scene, Carpenter sports a bloody hole in her torso, much like Hawn’s character, and, at the end of the video, the two stars replicate Streep and Hawn’s all-black looks from an iconic moment in Death suits him well.
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Jenna Ortega dresses as the iconic Kill Bill character played by Daryl Hannah
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In Quentin Tarantino’s film Kill Bill In the films, Daryl Hannah plays Elle Driver, a member of the deadly Viper assassination squad. Notably, the deadly Elle is missing her right eye, leading the character to sport the iconic eye patch. Although Hannah’s Elle is one of the most Kill Bill Among the films’ most memorable performances, there’s an Elle Driver costume (and sequence) that is a particular reference point in “Taste.” At one point, Elle wears a nurse’s outfit and attempts to poison The Bride (Uma Thurman) with a syringe. In “Taste,” Ortega wears the same costume, including the eye patch, and attacks Carpenter with defibrillator paddles.
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Taste of Sabrina Carpenter recreates Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic shower scene
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One of the most obvious film references included in “Taste” is a nod to Alfred Hitchcock’s film. PsychopathOne of Hitchcock’s most influential films, Psychopath tells the story of a chance meeting between Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a woman on the run, and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a motel owner with a dark secret. In one of the horror film’s most memorable scenes, Marion is attacked while in the shower, leading to the bloodiest moment. “Taste” recreates this sequence, with a knife-wielding Carpenter sneaking up on Ortega and Campbell, the video’s scream queen, while they’re in the shower.
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Joan Cusack gets a visual shout-out in Sabrina Carpenter’s Taste music video
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The Addams Family Values The nod in the music video for “Taste” is more of an Easter egg than a complete reference or recreation. In the film, which is the sequel to the 1991 film The Addams FamilyIn the film, the parents of the titular brood hire a nanny, Debbie Jellinsky (Joan Cusack). A secret serial killer, Debbie is a bit eccentric. She even convinces Morticia (Anjelica Huston) and Gomez (Raul Julia) to send a suspect Wednesday (Christina Ricci) to summer camp. In one scene, Debbie sports a white party dress and boa, which Carpenter pays homage to in his video.
The homage to Wednesday Addams’ nemesis has extra meaning since Jenna Ortega plays the character in the Netflix series.
Wednesday
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3 Jennifer’s Body
Taste references: The cult classic by Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried
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Written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody (Juno) and directed by Karyn Kusama (Yellow wasps), Jennifer’s Body is the definition of a cult classic film. In the film, Jennifer (Megan Fox) goes on a killing spree, devouring the flesh of her classmates after becoming possessed by a demon. Jennifer’s best friend, Anita “Needy” Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried), attempts to thwart the succubus’ efforts. In one scene, Jennifer and Needy unexpectedly kiss, cementing Jennifer’s Body as a queer cult classic. Similarly, Carpenter and Ortega briefly kiss in “Taste,” leading to Ortega using a chainsaw to push Carpenter into a swimming pool.
An abandoned swimming pool is the scene of
Jennifer’s Body
The climactic ending of
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Rohan Campbell plays the boyfriend in Sabrina Carpenter’s Taste music video
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Another Easter egg is the decision to cast Rohan Campbell in this dark, gory comic. Aside from his role in The Hardy Boys, Campbell is best known for playing Corey Cunningham in Halloween endsthe third film in the series starring Jamie Lee Curtis Hallowe’en Sequel Trilogy. Unlike Campbell’s use in the iconic horror film franchise, Carpenter’s music video casts the actor as a victim caught in the violent cat-and-mouse game that plays out between Carpenter and Ortega’s characters.
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Taste presents an Easter egg from Sabrina Carpenter’s music video with Barry Keoghan
Finally, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” references another of the singer’s music videos: “Please Please Please.” As mentioned, “Please Please Please” includes its own list of film references, and most notably co-stars actor Barry Keoghan, who plays a criminal that Carpenter’s character falls in love with. At one point, Keoghan is wearing tape with lipstick marks over his mouth. The same element can be seen in the opening shot of “Taste,” but instead of covering Keoghan’s mouth, the tape covers the face of a teddy bear.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” is now available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms.