The most frustrating thing about David Farrier and Dylan Reeve’s 2016 documentary Tickled is that it has no real resolution. Although the pair of New Zealand filmmakers ultimately made contact with David D’Amato, the strange, reclusive man responsible for publishing hundreds of “competitive endurance tickling” videos online, he never admitted to any wrongdoing, or agreed to have a real conversation unless it was about legal threats.
That’s where HBO’s new 20-minute special comes in. The Tickle King, which premiered February 27th, documents the aftermath of Tickled’s first screenings at film festivals and in theaters, when private detectives and D’Amato himself show up and cause disruptions. Basically, it asks one question: what happens...
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