heavily criticized the film with particular criticism given to the characters who the reviewer calls "an onslaught of college douchebags" and for taking place largely in a singular location. The review also argues that the vernacular used by the stoners of the film would be considered "total narc lingo" by "any true High Times subscriber". Franchise It was followed by several sequels: Evil Bong 2: King Bong (2009) - July 7, 2009 Evil Bong 2: King Bong was first teased during the end credits of the first film. Though it did not release until three years later. The movie picks off a couple years after the original, and follows the same main cast of the first, with everyone but Alister retaining their actors. Evil Bong 3D: The Wrath of Bong (2011) - April 8, 2011 The third installment was teased in 2010 by Charles Band, the film was promoted through fan trailers and was finally released theatrically at the Historic Portage Theater Film Festival. Making it the first Full Moon film to be released in theaters. The movie grossed 91,260 at the Box office. The movie once again brings back the cast of the original two films, and retaining the same actors, but Alister's actor is replaced once again. Gingerdead Man vs. Evil Bong. (2013) - October 29, 2013 On Charles Band's Vid Cast, he teased a crossover with the Gingerdead Man series and the Evil Bong series. The film was released direct to video in October 2013 on DVD. The film brings back the characters Larnell, Rabbit, Velicity and Luann, though Alister, Bachmann and Bret remain absent. The film also reintroduces Sarah Leigh from the original Gingerdead Man film and becomes a reoccurring character later on. Evil Bong 420 (2015) - April 20, 2015 The fifth installment Evil Bong 420 was released across multiple streaming platforms, including Full Moon Features, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play and Hulu. The film is the shortest of the series in a run time of 53 minutes. The movie follows Larnell and Rabbit. Larnell has relationship problems with Sarah Leigh and Velicity, while Rabbit runs a stripping bowling alley, though Eebee and Gingerdead Man have sinister plans against them. Evil Bong High-5! (2016) - April 20, 2016 Full Moon launched an IndieGoGo page to fund both Evil Bong 5 and Killjoy 5, both of which released the same year. High-5! was released on April