Douchebag (film)
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Directed by | Drake Doremus |
Written by | Andrew Dickler Drake Doremus Jonathan Schwartz Lindsay Stidham |
Produced by | Jonathan Schwartz Marius Markevicius |
Starring | Andrew Dickler Ben York Jones Marguerite Moreau |
Cinematography | Chris Robertson Scott Uhlfelder |
Edited by | Andrew Dickler |
Music by | Casey Immoor Jason Torbert |
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Distributed by | Red Dragon |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $20,615[1] |
Douchebag is a 2010 film directed by Drake Doremus. The film is a black comedy set in Los Angeles, focusing on Thomas Nussbaum (Ben York Jones), his older brother Sam Nussbaum (Andrew Dickler) and Sam's fiancée Steph (Marguerite Moreau).
Plot[]
The film is a road movie following the journey of Sam Nussbaum, his fiancée Steph, and Sam's younger brother Tom, an aspiring artist, to Los Angeles for Sam and Steph's wedding.[2] The two brothers had not seen each other for two years prior to the journey and there is bad blood between them.[2] Along the way they try to find Tom's fifth grade girlfriend.[3]
Cast[]
- Andrew Dickler as Sam Nussbaum
- Ben York Jones as Thomas Nussbaum
- Marguerite Moreau as Steph
- Nicole Vicius as Mary Barger #2
- Amy Ferguson as Sarah
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Mary Barger #1
Background[]
DoucheBag is Doremus' second feature. It was filmed in Santa Monica, Palm Springs and outside Doremus' father's house on the Newport Peninsula.[3]
The film was an official selection for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[3] The success of the film at the festival led to it being picked up by distributor Red Dragon for a theatrical release in September 2010.[3][4]
Critical reception[]
Douchebag received a "Rotten" score of 55% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on a weighted average of 23 total reviews.[5] Variety's Justin Chang opined that the film "often feels forced and unconvincing", though praising Dickler's film debut as "memorably repellent".[2] Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman called it "a bubblingly sharp and fresh and dark and winning comedy".[6] The Hollywood Reporter called it "a clever DIY comedy".[7] BoxOffice was less complimentary, calling it "undistinguished, in the sense that its ideas and emotional payloads are both safe and small".[8]
References[]
- ^ "Douchebag". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c Chang, Justin (February 3, 2010). "Douchebag". Variety.
- ^ a b c d Coker, Matt (May 18, 2010), "Drake Doremus' Douchebag Wins U.S. Distribution, to be in Theaters This September", OC Weekly, archived from the original on July 31, 2010, retrieved August 27, 2010
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (May 17, 2010), "'Douchebag' finally finds a home with Urman, Elwes and Red Dragon", The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on October 19, 2010, retrieved August 27, 2010
- ^ "Douchebag". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Coker, Matt (February 4, 2010), "Drake Doremus' 'Douchebag' at Sundance", OC Weekly, retrieved March 17, 2021
- ^ DeFore, John (January 25, 2010), "Douchebag -- Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on January 30, 2010, retrieved August 27, 2010
- ^ Greene, Ray (January 23, 2010), "Douchebag", Boxoffice.com, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved August 27, 2010
External links[]
- 2010 films
- English-language films
- American films
- Films produced by Jonathan Schwartz
- Films set in California
- Films shot in California
- American independent films
- Films directed by Drake Doremus