Starring Zoey Deutch, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, …...World Premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film...
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WorldPremiereatthe2017TribecaFilmFestivalintheU.S.NarrativeCompetition
Starring:ZoeyDeutch,KathrynHahn,AdamScott,TimHeidecker,
DylanGelula,JoeyMorgan,MayaEshet
Directedby:MaxWinkler
Writtenby:AlexMcAulay,MaxWinkler,MattSpicer
RT:87MinutesInstagram:@flowerthemovieFacebook:@flowermovie
PublicScreeningSchedule:
Thursday,April20that5:45PMatSVA1-Silas(WorldPremiere)Saturday,April22ndat9:00PMatREGAL-05
Sunday,April23rdat6:30PMatCIN-08Monday,April24that5:3PMatREGAL-04
Press/IndustryScreeningSchedule:Friday,April21stat9:00AMatCIN-07
Wednesday,April26that11:45AMatCIN-04PRContact:FalcoInk,[email protected]
SYNOPSISRebelliousandquick-witted,17-year-oldfirecrackerEricaVandross(ZoeyDeutch)killstimewithherfriendsgawkingatoldermeninbowlingalleysandsexuallyschemingguysoutoftheirmoney.However,herbiggestschemeisstilltocomewhenhermotherasksherboyfriendandhistroubled,fresh-out-of-rehabsontomoveinwiththeminthisbitingdarkcomedy.WithKathrynHahn,AdamScott,TimHeidecker,JoeyMorgan,DylanGelula.
Q&AWITHDIRECTORMAXWINKLERQ:HowdidyoufirstbecomeinvolvedinFLOWER?Whatdrewyoutotheproject?A:TheoriginalscriptforFLOWERwassenttomebyRoughHouse,whohasmadesomeofmyfavoritemoviesandtelevisionshowsovertheyears,soIwasimmediatelyexcited.Evenbetter,ithadcometomewithadisclaimerofsortsfrommyagent.Hesaid,“Look,thiswasascripteveryonereallylovesbutdon’tgettooattachedbecauseit’sanimpossiblemovietomake…”Ofcourse,thatonlymademewanttosayyesbeforeIevenreadthething.ThefirsttimeIsatdowntoreadFLOWER,Iwaskindofflooredbyit.Itfeltlikesomethingfromthe80s’—likeRIVER’SEDGEorOVERTHEEDGE—somethingyouroldersiblingwouldsneaktoyouonVHSandtellyounottoshowanyone.Butthethingis,thosemovieswerereallyalwayscenteredaroundmaleprotagonists.YouhadTomCruiseinRISKYBUSINESSorPatrickDempseyinLOVERBOY.WhatIlovedimmediatelyaboutFLOWERisthatEricaVandrossisacharacterthatyoudon’tgettoseethatoften,apartwrittenforafemalethatweusuallyseewrittenformalecharacter.Shejustfeltsohonestandmessytomeandreallysodifferentfromthiscommontropewehavecometoseeasthe“manicpixiedreamgirl.”ShewaslikeonepartTravisBicklefromTAXIDRIVERandonepartMiafromFISHTANK.Aseventeen-year-oldgirlwhoisdoingeverythinginherpowertofeelsomesemblanceofcontrolinherlife,becauseshefeelsshehasnone.Beyondthat,Erica’semotionaljourneytappedintoallthethemesthatIloveinmoviesaboutadolescence:therecklessnessofyouth.Wehavenoideawhoweareyet,andwe’resoscaredofshowinganyonerealvulnerability,sowegotothesegreatlengthsinordertomaskourpain,andanxiety,andsadness,andwedon’tletanyonein.Q:TellusabitabouttheconceptandstorybehindFLOWER.A:Wealwayssawtheuniverseofthemovieas:whatwouldamovielooklikestarringthekidsthatwerejusttoofuckedup,orweird,ortooscreweduptobeinaJohnHughesmovie,theonesyouwouldn’tevenseeunderthebleachers.Or,whatit’slikeforthekids,theR-ratedkids,intheAmblinuniverse—theunseenkidsinthemoviesthatIgrewupwithandobsessedoverlikeE.T.orTHEBREAKFASTCLUB.Andthesekidsaredealingwithsimilarissuesofalienationandfeelingdisconnectedwiththeirparents—issuesthataren’tdifferentfromtheotherkidsatschool—buttheyjustwearitalittle…differently.InFLOWER,allofErica’sbravadocruisingaroundtheSanFernandoValleyasaself-appointedvigilantetothewrongedisherwaytofendofftheintensefeelingsofabandonmentandfeelsomecontrolinherlife.It’swhatwedoaskids,wesortofmaskwhat’sreallygoingonbyaccentuatingquirksorrelyingonpersonalitytraitsinsteadoftacklingtheinfiniteproblemsofbeinghuman.There’ssomethingsortofbeautifulaboutthemovie.It’saboutthislossofinnocence,butinaway,it’salsoaboutthegainingofinnocence.Inthebeginningofthestory,Erica’ssoconfidentwithideathatsheiscapableofdealingwiththeseverybig,veryadultthings,butwelearn,asthemoviegoeson,thatshe’sinnowayequippedtodealwithalotofthisstuff.Ericaparadesaround,takingonotherpeople’scauses,butshe’sunabletoconfrontherownissuesthatshekeepsburieddeep,deepdown.
Q:WhatwasyourexperienceshootingthisfilmandworkingwiththecastandcrewtobringFLOWERtolife?A:Ourfirstorderofbusinesswhenwestartedassemblingtheteam—andthiswasreallyimperativebecausethisisafemaledrivenstorydealingwithsomeverysensitivesubjectmatter,andI’mthis32-year-oldguydirectingthis—wastosurroundmyselfwithasmanygreatwomenandasmuchpowerfulfemaleenergyaspossible.ThelastthingIwantedwastobeshootingtheseintimatescenesandhavelikeabunchofmeninjeanshortsonset.Thatwasaveryimportantpartoftheprocessforallofusearlyon.Intheend,wehadalmostallfemaledepartmentheads.Frommycinematographer,CarolinaCosta,whowasreallymypartnerinthis,tomyfirsteditor,SarahBethShapiro,productiondesignerTriciaRobertson,MichelleThompson,ourwardrobedesigner,andMartyGo,thelineproducer.ThefinalpersonwehiredtobeonsetwasCarolineGoldfarbwhoisajustbrilliantwriter(@theofficialseanpennonInstagram)andartist,andIwantedherenergyonsetforwritinganddesign.Then,itwasreallyaboutfindingErica.RichDeliawasourcastingagentandhadcastoneofmyfavoritemoviesofthepastfewyears,SHORTTERM12.Inthatfilm,hecastpeoplewhodidn’tlooklikeactors,butweresuchtalentedyoungkidsthatfelttotallyauthenticandtruthful.ForEricaandFLOWER,wewerelookingforsomethingsimilarandmust’vereadahundredactressesuntil,oneday,withoutanywarning,ZoeyDeutchsentinaself-tape.Iwasworkingwithmyco-writerMattSpiceronthescriptatthetime,writinginarestaurant,soIputinmyheadphonesandwatchedthisperformance.Iremembershewaseatingchipsonthetape(she’salwayseatingwhenshe’sactinglikeWarrenBeattyorsomething),anditbecameimmediatelycleartobothSpicerandmyself:Zoeyisthepersonwho’sgoingtobeplayingthispart.ShewasbetterthanthebestversionEricaIhadinmymind.Then,wefoundDylanGelulaandfellinlovewithher,andMayaEshet,whowehadneverseenbeforeandwhokindofblewusallawayaswell.Thethreegirlsreadtogetherandgotalongsowell.Overall,productionwasreally,reallyquick,onlyaboutsixteendays.Everyonereallyhadtobepreparedsowecouldmovequickly,butwithouteverfeelingthepressureofbeingrushed.Becauseofthenatureofthismovieandthescript,Iwantedeveryonetohavealotoffreedomovertheirdialogueandwhattheycouldsayandwhattheycoulddo.Iwantedeveryonetoputthingsintotheirownwordsandreallyfeelownershipoverit.Therewasalotofimprovisationonthesetandfreedomtotrythingsout,makemistakesandseewhathappens.Q:Howdidyoucapturethelocationofthefilm?Didyouuseanyspecialtechniqueswhenshooting?A:Thoughthescriptoriginallywasn’tsetwithaspecificplaceinmind,IknewthatmypersonalconnectiontothismoviewasthesuburbsofLosAngeles.IhadgrownupintheSanFernandoValleyandlovedtheroleit’splayedincountlessmoviesovertheyearsaboutteenswithalittletoomuchtimeontheirhands.Infact,alotoftheplacesweshotinwereplaceswheremyfriendsandIhadriddenourBMXbikes.Therewerenosets.Itwasallshotonreallocations,neighborhoodsfromResedatoPorterRanchtoSunValleystillfilledwiththesametrackhousesfromthe1970’s.Itjusthasaproductionvalueandcharacterandemotionthatcan’treallybematched.Fromthere,itwasimportanttomycinematographer,Carolina,andIthateverysinglethingwedidwithcamerawouldonlybetohelpcharacterorstory.That’sit.Therewasaruleaboutnoshowingoff,
nothingtoofancy.Weneverwantedthecameratobedistractingwhichreallyhelpedwiththesimplicityofthestory.AnytimeeitherofuswouldstarttoflyoffthehandleandpitchoutourGOODFELLASshot,theotheronewouldstepinandremindusaboutourrulesforthefilm.ItshouldalwaysbeinErica’sperspective,becauseit’sherstory,andwealwaysreallywantedtobejustastruthfultothataspossible.Forthelook,thewarmthyougetfromshootinginahundreddegreeplussummerheatintheValleyendsupinformingyourframewhetheryouwantittoornot,sowefullyembracedthat.AvailableandnaturallightwerealwaysthingsCarolinaandIweretryingtorelyon.Theentiremovie,apartfromonesequence,wasshothandheldtocapturetheenergyofthefilm.TheenergythatZoeybringstoErica,forexample,issopalpable.Wedidn’twanttoeverconfinehertospecificblockingorveryfancycamerawork,aswefeltlikeitwouldbecuttingoffherperformanceatthelegs.Instead,ratherthanlightingforaspecificmark,wewouldlightrooms360degrees,sotheactorscouldmovearoundandhavefreedom.Q:Werethereanyspecificfilmsorbooksthatinfluencedthiswork?A:Yes,everythingfromE.T.to400BLOWS.ThemovieswewerereallylookingatwerethingslikeFISHTANK,RATCATCHER,andallofAndreaArnoldandLynneRamsay’sstuff.KIDWITHABIKEwasanotherreallyimportantone.OtherthingswewerewatchingwerePICNICATHANGINGROCK,KennethLonergan’sMARGARET,KLUTE,andthere’sthisgreatDeSicamoviecalledTHECHILDRENAREWATCHING.ThesetandwardrobedesignteamswerewatchingalotofE.T.,PARIS,TEXAS,andOVERTHEEDGEforourpalette.There’salsoalotofreadingthatwentintoit.Researchwasreally,reallyimportant—becauseI’mnotinhighschoolanymoreandI’mobviouslynotawoman—soeveryoneonsetgotcopiesofbookslikeGoAskAlicetoPornography:MenPossessingWomenbyAndreaDworkinandPlayingTheWhorebyMelissaGiraGrant.Iwantedeveryonetobeaseducatedaspossibleinthatregard.EvenreadingAmberRoseinterviewswerekindofamazingbecauseshejusthadsomereallycool,andum,empoweringthoughtsonthetopicsweweretackling.Q:Didanydifficultiesorchallengesarisewhenshooting?A:IfIhadtodothingsoveragain,Ithinkdoingahigh-speedchaseina1993stickshiftSaabthatyoubuyonCraigslistthreedaysbeforewasprobablynottheanswer.EspeciallybecauseJoeyMorgan,whodrivestheSaabinthemovie,hadnoexperiencedrivingstick,sohehadtolearnthreedaysbeforeproduction.That,andthecarchasewasactuallyduringthefirstweekshootinginLancasterinaninsane110degreeheat,andJoeywasreallydoingalotofthedrivingstuntshimself,whichwasamazing.Nexttimearound,I’llhavethemtakeoutanAstrovanoutorsomethingwithslightlymoretrunkspacebecauseitwasourtwoleads,ZoeyandJoey,inthefrontwithnoairconditioning,andthenitwasmeandourcameraoperator,Shadi,whoisagorgeousLebanesemanwithflowinghair,bothshirtlessinthebackoftheSaabforhoursinintenseheat,liketouchingshoulderstogether.Itwasaninterestingwaytobondinthatfirstweek.Q:Whatdoyouhopetheaudiencetakesawayfromthefilm?
A:Wheneverything’sallsaidanddone…it’sreallyalovestory.It’sreallyaboutaseventeen-year-oldgirllearningtoacceptlove.
ABOUTTHECASTZOEYDEUTCH(Erica)Avibrant,diverselytalented,andcharmingactress,ZoeyDeutchissteadilybuildingonherbodyofworkwithdynamicrolesalongsidenotableactorsandfilmmakers.DeutchcancurrentlybeseeninBEFOREIFALL,theadaptationofthe2010YAnovelofthesamenamewhichwasproducedbyAwesomenessFilmsandpremieredatthe2017SundanceFilmFestivalandwasreleasedtheatricallyonMarch3byOpenRoadFilms.Themoviecenterson“SamanthaKingston”(Deutch),ahighschoolseniorwhofindsthatshemaybelivingthelastdayofherlifeoverandoveruntilshegetsitright.Laterthisyear,DeutchwillalsobeseeninREBELINTHERYEoppositeNicholasHoultandKevinSpacey.Basedonatruestory,thefilmfollowsauthorJ.D.Salinger(Hoult)ashepreparestowritehisclassicnovelCATCHERINTHERYE.Deutchplays‘OonaO’Neill,’thedaughteroflegendaryplaywrightEugeneO’Neill,whohasarelationshipwithSalinger.Thefilmpremieredatthe2017SundanceFilmFestivalandwillbereleasedthisfallbyIFC.DeutchhasalsowrappedproductiononTHEYEAROFSPECTACULARMENstarringoppositehersisterMadelynDeutch,whoalsowrotethescript,anddirectedbytheirmotherLeaThompson,inherfeaturefilmdebut.Thefilm,whichfollowsayoungwoman(MadelynDeutch)freshoutofcollegeasshestrikesupandtorchesrelationshipswithseveralmen,showsDeutchinacontrastingroleasthemoviestarsisterwithalovingboyfriend(AvanJogia).DeutchwaslastseeninWHYHIM?oppositeJamesFrancoandBryanCranston.DirectedbyJohnHamburg(ILOVEYOUMAN),thefilmisaboutanoverprotectivebutlovingdad(Cranston)whovisitshisdaughter(Deutch)atStanfordandmeetshisbiggestnightmare:herwell-meaningbutsociallyawkwardSiliconValleybillionaireboyfriend,‘Laird’(Franco).Alsolastyear,DeutchwasseeninEVERYBODYWANTSSOME!!,thelatestfilmfromwriter/directorRichardLinklater.Thefilm,whichpremieredtoravereviewsattheSouthbySouthwestFilmFestival,followsagroupofcollegebaseballplayersnavigatingtheirwaythroughthefreedomsandresponsibilitiesofunsupervisedadulthood.Priortothis,sheco-starredinthecomedyDIRTYGRANDPAoppositeRobertDeNiroandZacEfron.DirectedbyDanMazer,thefilmcentersonawackyroad-tripthatunfoldsasanuptightman(Efron)istrickedintodrivinghisinappropriategrandfather(DeNiro)toFloridaforspringbreak.DeutchalsostarsinVINCENTNROXXYoppositeEmileHirsch,ZoeKravitzandEmoryCohen.Thefilmfollowsasmall-townlonerandarebelliouspunkrockerastheyunexpectedlyfallinloveandareforcedontherun.ThefilmpremieredatTribecaFilmFestivalinApril.ThisyearshealsostarredinGOODKIDSoppositeJuliaGarner,NicholasBraun,andDayoOkeniyiaboutfouroverachievinghigh-schoolstudentslivinginCapeCodwhodecidetoreinventthemselvesfollowinggraduation.Thescript,writtenbyChrisMcCoy,madethe2011BlackList.
In2014,DeutchplayedthefemaleleadroleinTheWeinsteinCompany’sVAMPIREACADEMY.Starringas‘RoseHathaway,’theactress’performanceasa‘Dhampir,’halfhuman-halfvampire,garneredheraTeenChoiceAwardnominationforChoiceMovieActress:Comedy.Additionally,shewasfeaturedalongsideAldenEhrenreichandEmmaThompsoninthefilmadaptationofthebest-sellingnovelBEAUTIFULCREATURES.Deutchfirstbecameknownforherroleas‘Maya’onDisneychannel’sTHESUITELIFEONDECK,whichearnedherfurtherrolesasarisingstarinHollywood.Shealsostarredas‘JulietMartin’,SarahMichelleGellar’stroubledstepdaughter,intheCW’sRINGER.Committedtoseveralcharitablecauses,DeutchisastrongsupporteroftheCorazonDeVidaOrphanageinTijuana,andhasperformedforTheAlzheimer'sAssociation,WhatAPair,andRacetoEraseMSbenefits.ShealsoworkswithWater.orgfortheirGive.Water.orgcampaign.TheactresscurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles.KATHRYNHAHN(Laurie)KathrynHahn’sversatilityinbothcomedyanddramahasmadeheroneofHollywood’smostsoughtafteractressesandhasshapedacareerfullofmemorableroles.Upcoming,HahnwillbeseeninJillSoloway’snewcomedypilot“ILoveDick”settopremiereonMay12.Sheplaystheroleofawife(Chris)who’srelationshipisputtothetestwhentheybothfallforthesameprofessor.HahnalsorecentlyhascompletedproductionstarringintheMaxWrinklerindiecoming-of-agefilm,“Flower,”oppositeAdamScott,ZoeyDeutchandTimHeidecker.ThefilmwillreleaseattheTribecaFilmFestivalthisyear.HahncanmostrecentlybeseenonSeason3oftheEmmyNominatedAmazonoriginalseries“Transparent”createdbyJillSoloway.Theshowrecentlyreceiveda2016Emmynominationfor‘BestComedy’aswellaswonthe2015GoldenGlobeawardfor‘BestComedy.’HahnwasalsorecentlycastintheNetflixdrama“PrivateLife”.Thestoryfollowsthewriter/directorTamaraJenkins(Hahn)whowroteanddirected2007’sSavagesstarringLauraLinneyandPhilipSeymourHoffmanandthesemi-autobiographicalSlumsOfBeverlyHillsbeforethat.ThefilmwillbeproducedbyAnthonyBregmanandStefanieAzpiazu.ShewasmostrecentlybeseenstarringintheJonLucascomedy“BadMoms,”oppositeMilaKunisandKirstinBell.Sheplaysanover-worked,overcommittedandexhaustedmomwhojoinsforceswithtwootherover-stressedmomswhoallgoonaquesttoliberatethemselvesfromconventionalresponsibilities.ThefilmrecentlywonaPeople’sChoiceAwardfor“FavoriteComedicMovie.”Upcoming,shewillstarintheSTXholiday-themed"BadMomsChristmas"sequelastheirownmothersvisitfortheholidays.ThefilmissettoreleaseonNovember3,2017.HahnwasalsorecentlyseeninMattRoss’“CaptainFantastic”oppositeViggoMortensen,whichfollowsafatherlivingintheforestsofthePacificNorthwestwithhissixyoungkidstryingtoassimilatebackintosociety.ShewasalsorecentlyseenintheNetflixfilm,“TheDo-Over”starringalongsideAdamSandlerandDavidSpade.RecentpastfilmsincludePeterBogdanovich’s“She’sFunnyThatWay,”alongsideImogenPoots,OwenWilsonandJenniferAniston.Additionally,shestarredinM.NightShyamalan’shorrorcomedy“TheVisit,”aswellasIFC’s“TheDTrain”andBradBird’ssci-fimystery“Tomorrowland”oppositeGeorgeClooney.Hahnalso
starredintheWarnerBros.familydramedy“ThisisWhereILeaveYou,”directedbyShawnLevyandbasedonthenovelbyJonathanTropper.Previously,shewasseenstarringoppositeJasonBatemaninhisdirectorialdebut,“BadWords,”whichwasreleasedbyFocusfeatures,“TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,”starringanddirectedbyBenStillerandthehitcomedy“We’retheMillers,”withJenniferAnistonandJasonSudeikis.HahnalsostarredinJillSoloway’s“AfternoonDelight,”whichpremieredatthe2013SundanceFilmFestivalandgarneredhera2013“BreakthroughActor”GothamAwardnomination.Otherfeaturefilmcreditsincludestand-outrolesin“StepBrothers,”playingJohnC.Reilly’soutrageousandfunnyloveinterestand“RevolutionaryRoad”playingKateWinsletandLeonardoDiCaprio'sneighbor.Heradditionalfilmcreditsinclude“Wanderlust,”“OurIdiotBrother,”“HowDoYouKnow,”“TheGoods:LiveHard,SellHard,”“TheLastMimzy,”“TheHoliday,”“AroundtheBend,”and“Anchorman:TheLegendofRonBurgundy.”RecentpastTVcreditsincludethefirstseasonofShowtime’sdarkcomedy“Happyish”asthefemaleleadoppositeSteveCoogan.HahnplayedthewifetoCoogan’scharacter,amanfacinghisownobsolescenceafterhisadvertisingagencyistakenover.Hahnalsohadaguest-starringarcontheNBChitshow“Parks&Recreation,”andHBO’s“Newsroom”and“Girl.”HerpreviousrolesincludeNBC’s“CrossingJordan,”“FourKings,”“Hung”and“FreeAgents.”ShealsohaslenthervoicetotheFXanimatedseries“Chozen,”andFox’s“Bob’sBurgers”and“AmericanDad!”HahnmadeherBroadwaydebutintheTony-winningplay“Boeing-Boeing,”alongsideBradleyWhitford,GinaGershon,MaryMcCormack,ChristineBaranskiandMarkRylance.“Boeing-Boeing”wonthe2008TonyinthecategoryofBestRevivalofaPlay.Nostrangertothestage,hertheatrecreditsalsoinclude“DeadEnd,”attheAhmansonTheaterandHuntingtonTheaterCompany;“TenUnknowns,”atHuntingtonTheaterCompany;“AMidsummerNight’sDream,”“ChaucerinRome”and“CaminoReal,”atWilliamstownMainstage;and“HeddaGabler,”atWilliamstown/Baystreet.HahnreceivedherBachelor’sdegreefromNorthwesternUniversityandherMastersinFineArtsfromtheYaleSchoolofDrama,wheresheappearedonstagein“Othello”and“TheBirds.”ADAMSCOTT(Will)AdamScottisanaward-winningactor,directorandproducer.Heisbestknownforhisroleas‘BenWyatt’intheNBCsitcomPARKSANDRECREATION.Healsostarredas‘Derek’inthefilmSTEPBROTHERSand‘HenryPollard’intheStarzsitcomPARTYDOWN.AdamcancurrentlybeseenintheHBOlimitedseriesBIGLITTLELIES,starringoppositeReeseWitherspoon.Hisnextfilm,FUNMOMDINNER,whichhebothstarsinandproducedthroughhisownGettin’RadProductions,premieredattheSundanceFilmFestivalandwaspurchasedbyNetflix.
AdamiscurrentlyinproductionfortheNetflixhorror-comedy,LITTLEEVIL,starringoppositeEvangelineLilly,andwillsoonbemakinghisreturntobroadcasttelevision,starringoppositeCraigRobinsoninthe20thCenturyFoxTVcomedyseries,GHOSTED.Additionally,Gettin’RadProductionsrecentlysoldanunnamedprojecttoHBOandNBCstarringJJTotah,alongwiththesaleofahalf-hourtelevisioncomedytitledIT’SNOTYOUtoFreeform. Adamwasrecentlynominatedforthe“BestFirstFeature”IndependentSpiritAwardin2017asaproduceronOTHERPEOPLE,andwasalsonominatedfor“BestActor”forhisperformanceinTHEVICIOUSKINDin2009.AdamstarredinandproducedtheindependentfeatureTHEOVERNIGHT,whichpremieredatSundancein2015andwasthefirstfeaturefilmproducedbyGettin’RadProductions.THEGREATESTEVENTINTELEVISIONHISTORYwasGettin’RadProductions’firstprojectin2012andwascreated,directed,produced,writtenandstarredinbyAdam. AdamhasappearedinBLACKMASSoppositeJohnnyDeppandJoelEdgerton,andMYBLINDBROTHERoppositeNickKrollandJennySlate.Hisotherfilmcreditsinclude:KRAMPUS,OURIDIOTBROTHER,FRIENDSWITHKIDS,A.C.O.D.,HOTTUBTIMEMACHINE2,SLEEPINGWITHOTHERPEOPLE,THEGUILTTRIP,BACHELORETTE,LEAPYEAR,KNOCKEDUP,MONSTER-IN-LAWandTHEAVIATOR. TIMHEIDECKER(Bob)TimHeideckerwasbornandraisedinAllentown,PA.AsafreshmanfilmstudentatTempleUniversity,hemetEricWareheim.Aftergraduation,theycontinuedtoworktogetheronshortfilmsandstrangebitsofcomedicnonsense.TimandEricwentontocreatemanyshowsincludingtheTimandEricAwesomeShow,GreatJob,andthespinoffseriesCheckItOut!withDr.SteveBrule–bothforAdultSwim.Theirlatestshowtogether,TimandEric’sBedtimesStories,wascreatedasananthologyandiscurrentlyinproductiononitssecondseason.Theduoco-wroteandco-starredinthefeaturefilmTimandEric’sBillionDollarMovie,whichwasproducedbyWillFerrellandAdamMcKayanddirectedbyJonathanKrisel.TimcreatedandstarsintheAdultSwimseriesDecker:Unclassified,whichiscurrentlyinitsfourthseason.InadditiontoTim’sworkintelevision,hehasappearedinFantasticFourfor20thCenturyFoxandVacationforNewLine.Healsostarredinthecriticallyacclaimedindependentfeature,TheComedy,writtenanddirectedbyRickAlverson.TimappearedintheindependentfilmFirstGirlILoved,andwillnextbeseenintheRoughHouseindiefeature,Flower,directedbyMaxWinkler.JOEYMORGAN(Luke)ChicagolocalJOEYMORGANgothisHollywoodbreakstarringasAugieFosterinParamountPicture’sactioncomedy, ScoutsGuidetotheZombieApocalypse .Fromthereheseguedintoanotherstarringroleintheinternationalfeature Compadres fromLionsgateandPantelionFilms.JoeythenmadearunattelevisioninapilotforFOXandinaguestroleontheNBCseriesChicagoMed.UpnexthecanbeseenintheindiecomedyCampManna,BlackLabelMedia’sSierraBurgessIsALoserandinFlowerwhichispremieringatthe2017TribecaFilmFestival.JoeyisrepresentedbyDonBuchwald&Associates,BigMouthTalent,andManagementByMorgan.
DYLANGELULA(Kala)DylanGelulaemergedasaSundancedarlingin2016afterreceivingravereviewsforherbreakoutperformanceinFIRSTGIRLILOVED,whichwontheNEXTAudienceAwardattheSundanceFilmFestival.Dylancancurrentlybeseeninthecritically-acclaimedUNBREAKABLEKIMMYSCHMIDT,wheresheplaysJaneKrakowski’shilariousrebelliousdaughter‘Xanthippe,’andinarecurringroleinthesecondseasonofHulu’sGoldenGlobe-nominatedshowCASUAL,executiveproducedbyJasonReitman.ShealsostarsinPaulScheer’snewcomedyseriesFILTHYPREPPYTEEN$,whichdebutedonFullscreen.DylanwillnextshootaleadingroleinAndrewBujalski’sSUPPORTTHEGIRLSinApril.MAYAESHET(Claudine)Mayawasborntoafamilyofartists;herfatheratheaterproducerandhermotheranactressandadramateacher,inJerusalem,Israel.Mayastartedworkingasanactorattheearlyageofnine,recordingvoiceoversforcartoons.Heronscreendebutwasinthefilm,SlavesOfTheLordattheageof12playingadisturbedreligiousJewishgirlwhoobsessesoverherownimpurity.Recentcreditsincludearecurringroleontheshow,TeenWolf,onMTVandasupportingroleinthefeaturefilm,ToTheBone,whichpremieredatSundance.MayaisalsooneofthefoundersoftheJustATheaterCompany.
ABOUTTHEFILMMAKERSMAXWINKLER(Director/Writer)Asayoungfilmmaker,MaxWinklerpossessesanoriginalanddistinctivecinematicvoice,astutelyportrayingthestrugglesandrecklessnessofyouth.Mostrecently,MaxdirectedthefeaturefilmFLOWER,starringZoeyDeutch,AdamScott,andKathrynHahn.AdarklovelettertohisteenageyearsintheValley,FLOWERisacomingofagestorythattrackstheunorthodoxbondbetweenasexuallycuriousteen(Deutch)andhermentallyunstablestepbrother.Thefilmwillpremiereatthe2017TribecaFilmFestival.Previously,Winklermadehisfeaturedirectorialdebut,CEREMONY,throughMagnoliaPicturesin2011.Thefilmoriginallypremieredatthe2010TorontoInternationalFilmFestival.CEREMONY,whichWinklerdirectedandwrote,starsUmaThurman,MichaelAngarano,andLeePace.Angaranoplaysanidealisticyoungmanwhodecidestocrashtheweddingofawoman(Thurman)he'sbecomeinfatuatedwithandwinherback.JasonReitman,AcademyAwardnominatedfilmmaker,producedthefilm.WinklerhasalsorecentlydirectedseveralepisodesofFox’shitcomedies“NewGirl”and“BrooklynNine-Nine”aswellasNetflix’s“LadyDynamite,”andHulu’s“Casual.”In2013,WinklerstartedproductioncompanyTheWalcottCompanyat20thCenturyFoxTValongsideNewGirl’sJakeJohnson,developingprojectsforbothfilmandtelevision.Additionally,withwritingpartnerMattSpicer,WinkleradaptedandisattachedtodirectMickConefrey'sTHEADVENTURER'SHANDBOOK,withJonahHill.Thepairwillalsoexecutiveproducethefilm,alongsideHill,forUniversal.TogetherthepairhasalsowrittenTHEORNATEANATOMYOFLIVINGTHINGSforFoxSearchlight,WHISPERSINBEDLAM,andiswritingtherebootofTHEROCKETEERforDisney.AgraduateofUSCfilmschool,afilmmakers’grantallowedWinklerandhisschoolmatestomaketheirshortfilm,THEKINGOFCENTRALPARK.Winklerfirstdrewindustryattentionwhenthefilmwasselectedforseveralfilmfestivals,whichestablishedhimasafilmmakertowatch.Winklerdirectedandproduced“ClarkandMichael,”the10-episodewebseries,producedbyCBS,starredMichaelCeraandClarkDuke.Themockumentaryseriesfocusedontwooverly-confidentaspiringproducerswhobelievetheirownhyperegardingtheir'amazing'ideaforatelevisionshow,butinactuality,doverylittletohavetheirideabecomeareality.ALEXMCAULAY(Writer)AlexMcAulayhashadthreelives.First,asacultindie-rockmusicianwhomadealbumswithmembersofthePixiesandTheVelvetUnderground.Second,astheauthorofthebestsellingYAnovelBadGirls,amongotherbooks.Andthird,asascreenwriterwhohaswrittenfortheHBOseriesEastbound&Down,workedwithJackBlackandJimParsons,andiscurrentlydevelopinganewseriesforMTV.Alexhopestohavesixmoreliveslikeacat,butisverysadthathewillneverhaveatail.
AlexgrewupoutsideDallas,buthisparentsarefromLondon.HehadtheblissfulexperienceofbeingapaleskinnyteenagegeekinruralTexas…whichmadehimthehyper-confidentalphamalethatheistoday.Whenhe'snotwatchingfootballanddrinking,hecanbefoundhuffinggluefromapaperbagandcrying.AlexcurrentlylivesinSantaMonica,havingclawedhiswayslowlytowardtheoceanlikeadyingsandcrab.HebasedFloweronhisfamilymembersandclosechildhoodfriends…sotheydon'tspeaktohimanymore.AlexhopesthateveryonelovesthemovieanditbecomesaBroadwaymusical.MATTSPICER(Writer/Producer)AgraduateoftheUSCSchoolofCinema/Television,MattSpicer'sshortfilmIT’SNOTYOU,IT’SME,starringGillianJacobs,premieredatthe2013SXSWFilmFestival.Hisfirstfeature,INGRIDGOESWEST,starringAubreyPlazaandElizabethOlsen,premieredincompetitionatthe2017SundanceFilmFestivalwhereitwasawardedtheWaldoSaltScreenwritingAward.UpcomingprojectsincludeDisney'ssequeltoTHEROCKETEERwhichhewillco-writewithMaxWinkler.ROUGHHOUSEPICTURESROUGHHOUSEPICTURESwascreatedasajointventurebetweenDavidGordonGreen,JodyHillandDannyMcBride.FollowingitssuccesswiththehitcomedyseriesEASTBOUNDANDDOWN,whichranforfourseasonsonHBO,RoughHousehasgoneontoestablishitselfasahubforboldvoicesinbothcomedyanddrama.RoughHousehasproducedfilmslikeCAMPX-RAY,MANGLEHORN,andJOE,aswellastelevisionshowslikeFX’sCHOZEN,HBO’sVICEPRINCIPALS,andTBS’supcominganimatedseries,TARANTULA.DIABLOENTERTAINMENTDIABLOENTERTAINMENTwasformedin2014withthesolepurposeofdeveloping,financing,andproducingcharacter-driven,highconceptgenrefilms.Nostrangertogreenlightingfirst-timefilmmakers,DiablohasbuiltareputationforgoingagainstthenorminHollywoodbychoosingprojectsthatencompassabold,stylisticandtrulyoriginalconceptthatchallengesnotonlyhowstoriesaretold,buthowfilmsareproduced.WithakeeneyefocusedonusheringinthenewwaveofyoungHollywoodtalentbothinfrontofandbehindthecamera,Diablo'smissionistochangethewaytheentertainmentindustryviewsindependentproductionsbycouplingcommerciallyviableideaswithunconventionalbudgetstoallowforgreaterprofitsandqualityfilms.Diabloisrunbyits'twoproducers/founders:EricB.FleischmanandSeanTabibian.
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Cast
ZoeyDeutch
KathrynHahn
TimHeidecker
AndAdamScott
JoeyMorgan
DylanGelula
MayaEshet
EricEdelstein
RomyByrne
RoughHousePictures
DiabloEntertainment
InAssociationwithMetalWorksPicturesAFilmByMaxWinkler
Directedby
MaxWinkler
Writtenby
AlexMcAulayMaxWinklerMattSpicer
Producedby
EricB.FleischmanSeanTabibian
Producedby
BrandonJames
Producedby
MattSpicer
ExecutiveProducers
DannyMcBride
DavidGordonGreenJodyHill
ExecutiveProducers
ShaulDina
DustinDlouhyShawnEbra
JustinFarajzadeh
ExecutiveProducers
GadyGabrielzadehDavidHakimfar
DavidTahourCyrusIlanaZahabian
ExecutiveProducer
AndrewLevitas
Co-Producer
AlexMcAulay
DirectorofPhotography
CarolinaCosta
ProductionDesigner
TriciaRobertson
Editedby
JeffSeibenick
SarahBethShapiro
CostumeDesigner
MichelleThompson
MakeupandHair
PrellCharusantiKTChandler
Musicby
JosephStephens
VisualEffectsSupervisor
MarcusAlexander
PostProducer
GrahamHigh
MusicSupervisor
DeVoeYates
JacobJeremyNathan
Castingby
RichDelia,C.S.A.
CASTWaitress#1........LizMohun
Waitress#2........KeeBroussardClaudine’sMom........AlisonWhiteCop........AlexMarshallBrown
HighwayPatrol........JoelHebner
Guard........RickieMontaldoPeeteReceptionist........EarnestinePhillips
PRODUCTION
LineProducer........MaritteGoProductionCoordinator........JoshuaTateOnSetCoordinator........LaurenGabreeAssociateProducer........AlyssaMurphy
ConsultingProducer........CarolineGoldfarbInsuranceContact........GiovanniCuarez
1stAD........BryanGoeres2ndAD........MikeTsucalas
2nd2ndAD........JasonSuhrke
ProductionAccountant........WilliamBarker
ScriptSupervisor........JoshuaGannon
CameraOperator........ShadiChaaban1stAC........NaciaSchreiner1stAC........MichelleDiaz2ndAC........KateJohnson2ndAC........SelinaRuthe
Gaffer........EdwardSalernoJr.BBE........ChadHarrellBBE........AriDavidson
KeyGrip........CraigBoydstonBestBoyGrip........IanHotujac
Grip........KyleKlebe
SpecialFXandStunt........JoelHebnerStuntDriver........RussellPrior
ProductionSoundMixer........MichaelHolcomb
BoomOp........IanClarkDaugherty
Makeup........PrellCharusantiMakeup/Hair........KTChandler
Wardrobe........MichelleThompsonWardrobeAsst.........FrancescaRothWardrobeIntern........ArianaCoyle
ProductionDesign........TriciaRobertsonSetDecorator........ElliedelCampo
Buyer........SamanthaCoronaLeadman........IonutPopescu
AssistanttoMr.Winkler........MorganWhite
FEATUREDARTISTS
MikeGigliottiCaraMullinaryDaveMcPetersGraceMiceliDanaVeraldiFayeOrlove
POST-PRODUCTION
AssistantEditor........RomeoRubioAssistantEditor........MikeLucas
DIT........ChaseParsons
DigitalImaging........JasonKnutzen PostSound AudioPostProduction.........Subtractive,Inc.SupervisingSoundEditor..........KyleSchember
SoundDesigner,Re-RecordingMixer,DialogueEditor......JClarkAudioPostCoordinator.............MichaelBove
POSTVFX
CleanPlateInc.
BTSPhotosTonyRenoj
PRODUCTIONASSISTANTS
JasonKonopisosJamesPippiTalKissos
GenevieveGormanDeaneJonaRosenbaum
BenPinaireClaytonRowley
MitchelJosephGabyMaloneLumarda
PICTURECARPADominicLee
INTERNS
KatyHughesMaggiePhilipsDavidWoon
MichaelOronaEmilyHalaka
SkylarBryon-NelsonShannonMcdonoughPatriciaFigueroa
EthanLee
POLICESouthwestPatrol
SETMEDICRobertHill
MatthewBarrett
HONEYWAGONDRIVERSSteveCorreasBruceChildressDavidRovsekJimWhitworth
LICENSEDMUSICCREDITS
SPECIALTHANKSRachelAntonoffGarryShandlingMaggieJamesOliveBeeJames
PenelopePriceJamesHenryWinklerStaceyWinkler
LeaThompsonDeutchHowardDeutchAnneAtkinsonAlexUhlmann
AnthonyCabreraMitchHurwitzRashidaJonesJakeJohnsonJonahHillDavidGelb
JackAntonoffZacharyMigdalOliviaMilchTriciaBrock
SashaSpielbergJordanBahat
HarleyWerthheimerJasonBlum
Paul&StacyFleischmanJoshGlick
ZacFrognowskiWillDouglas
JessicaC.VarleyAdamPaulsen
NickOgionyWillEisenbergDaniBernfeldJasonE.SquireMaryWynn
ChrisMukleviczandtheMukleviczFamilyMicahGreenJoeDellaRosaAdamPaulsenLauraLewis
JackWhighamJoeMann
JohnCampisiErynBrown
DarinFriedmanDanRabinow
CharlieJenningsTracyBrennan
GordonGilbertsonChristieSmithWarrenZavalaLindsayPorterScottWexler
AleenKeshishianChelseaMckinnies
JayGassnerMarshaMcManus
ZachKaplanTimWeissmanDanMorescoKrisBaucomBarrySonders
MatthewVaughanEricFox
JoelHebnerDannyFujikawa
Mr.GreenJeffJernigan
JustinThompson7Eleven
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