Don't Talk to Irene

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Don't Talk to Irene
Don't Talk to Irene poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPat Mills
Written byPat Mills
Produced by
  • Alyson Richards
  • Mike MacMillan
Starring
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byTiffany Beaudin
Music byErica Procunier
Production
companies
  • Alyson Richards Productions
  • Lithium Studios
Distributed bySearch Engine Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11) (Toronto)
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (Canada)
Running time
82 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Don't Talk to Irene is a 2017 Canadian comedy film[2] written and directed by Pat Mills. It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film centres on Irene (Michelle McLeod), an overweight and unpopular high school student who wishes to be a cheerleader. After being suspended from school, Irene is sent to a retirement home as punishment. She decides to indulge her passion for cheerleading by enrolling a group of senior citizens for a dance competition.[2] The film's cast also includes Bruce Gray, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson, and Geena Davis.[2]

Cast[]

  • Michelle McLeod as Irene
  • Bruce Gray as Charles
  • Anastasia Phillips as Lydia
  • Scott Thompson as Barrett
  • Geena Davis as Herself (voice-over and brief cameo)
  • Deborah Grover as Ruth
  • Joan Gregson as Millie
  • Andy Reid as Tesh
  • Aviva Mongillo as Sarah
  • Romeo Carere as Robbie
  • James Fry as Tony
  • Kyla Kane as Kelly
  • Jacob Switzer as Jacques
  • Alexa Rose Steele as Rachel (credited as Alex Steele)
  • Darrell Faria as Top Talent Showdown Host
  • Tracey Hoyt as Principal Firestone

Production and accolades[]

Mills won the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Pitch This! competition for emerging film directors in 2008 for the film's original pitch,[4] and the film's screenplay won the award for Best Comedy Screenplay at the 2013 Austin Film Festival.[5] However, Mills made Guidance (2015) as his feature film debut before proceeding with Don't Talk to Irene, which entered production in 2016.[2] It went on to win both the Comedy Vanguard Award and Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival,[6] the Audience Choice at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival[7] and the Galet d'Or at the 5th Canadian film festival of Dieppe, France.[8] In June 2018, Don't Talk to Irene won two Canadian Comedy Awards: Best Feature and Best Writing in a Feature.[9]

Release[]

Don't Talk to Irene received a limited release at Cineplex Yonge-Dundas in Toronto on September 29, 2017, by Search Engine Films.[10] In the United States, the film was released on March 2, 2018, by Gravitas Ventures.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Don't Talk to Irene". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Geena Davis to Star in Indie Comedy 'Don't Talk to Irene'". The Hollywood Reporter, June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Alias Grace,' film starring Evan Rachel Wood headline TIFF's Canadian slate". News 1130, August 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Offbeat coming-of-age tale wins $10K movie-pitch competition". CBC News, September 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Screenplay and Teleplay Competition Winners Archived September 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Austin Film Festival.
  6. ^ "2017 Winners" Austin Film Festival, December 18, 2017
  7. ^ "KCFF'18 Award Winners" Kingston Canadian Film Festival, March 8, 2018
  8. ^ "Les lauréats du 5e festival du film canadien de Dieppe...".  [fr], March 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Recipients of the 2018 Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Comedy Awards, June 3, 2018.
  10. ^ Baldwin, David (September 28, 2017). "#REVIEW: "Don't Talk to Irene"". Mr. Will Wong. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 15, 2018). "Toronto Pic 'Don't Talk To Irene' Lands At Gravitas Ventures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2018.

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