Relaxer is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Joel Potrykus. It stars Joshua Burge, David Dastmalchian, Andre Hyland, Amari Cheatom, and Adina Howard. Set in 1999, it tells the story of a man playing Pac-Man in a living room. The film premiered at the South by Southwest on March 9, 2018, and Burge won the Best Actor award at the 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on March 22, 2019.

Plot

In 1999, Cam (David Dastmalchian) gives his younger brother Abbie (Joshua Burge) an ultimate challenge. Abbie is not allowed to leave the couch until he goes beyond level 256 of Pac-Man. Along his journey to beat the game before Y2K hits, many people come in. After he finally beats the level, his 3D sunglasses glow and a bright version of the level flashes behind him on the wall [later said in the movie by Abbie that it reminded him of a family memory about their father saying a bright light shining through a car window was a smaller version of a nuclear bomb] and Y2K finally hits but, he's stuck on the couch due to being frozen on and being on it for months. Possible years pass as Abbie just sleeps. He's woken up by Cam's friend, and, after Cam screams at him, Abbie slowly rips himself from the couch and uses telekinesis to blow up his head before grabbing a knife while giggling and saying "Take it."