Wrong Cops

Wrong Cops
Wrong Cops
Directed by	Quentin Dupieux
Written by	Quentin Dupieux
Produced by	Gregory Bernard; Josef Lieck; Diane Jassem; Sergey Selyanov; Daniel Goroshko;
Starring	Mark Burnham; Éric Judor; Steve Little; Marilyn Manson; Arden Myrin; Eric Wareheim; Jon Lajoie; Ray Wise;
Cinematography	Quentin Dupieux
Edited by	Quentin Dupieux
Music by	Mr. Oizo
Production; company	Realitism Films
Distributed by	UFO Distribution (France)
Release date	January 20, 2013 (Sundance Film Festival);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	France; Russia
Language	English

Wrong Cops is a 2013 French-American independent comedy film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux. The ensemble film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. It features an ensemble cast including Éric Judor, Mark Burnham, Arden Myrin, Steve Little, Jack Plotnick, Ray Wise, Kurt Fuller, Eric Wareheim, Grace Zabriskie and Marilyn Manson.

Premise[]

In the not very distant future, where crime has been completely eradicated, a group of crooked cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.

Cast[]

Mark Burnham as Officer Duke
Éric Judor as Officer Rough
Steve Little as Officer Sunshine
Eric Wareheim as Officer De Luca
Arden Myrin as Officer Holmes
Brandon Beemer as Officer Brown
Jon Lajoie as Officer Regan
Ray Wise as Captain Andy
Marilyn Manson as David Delores Frank
Daniel Quinn as Neighbor
Hillary Tuck as Kylie
Isabella Palmieri as Rose
Jennifer Blanc as Ruth
Agnes Bruckner as Julia Kieffer
Kurt Fuller as Music Producer
Eric Roberts as Bob
Steve Howey as Sandy / Michael
Grace Zabriskie as Donna
Jack Plotnick as Dolph Springer

Production[]

The first trailer was launched on November 22, 2013.^[2] Executive Producer was Gregory Bernard and the film was produced by Diane Jassem, Sergey Selyanov, Daniel Goroshko and Josef Lieck for Realitism Films.

Critical reception[]

From Christie Ko of ScreenCrave:

Marilyn Manson wanted to shoot something with Mr. Dupieux and this is what came out. It's funny, disturbing, and unabashedly wrong.^[3]

From Alex Koehne of Twitch:

Wrong Cops certainly has a sense of humor that isn't for anyone. If you like the exploitation films of the 70's and 80's, the abstract ridiculousness of Tim and Eric and Monty Python, the violence of grind-house cinema and the homespun stylings of web series and Funny or Die sketches, then you are primed and ready to love Wrong Cops. If Family Circus is your favorite comic, then you should steer clear.^[4]

From Scott Menzel of We Live Film did not care for the film:

I can only hope that Wrong Cops isn't what is next to come from the director and is simply a speed bump in his career. This is probably one of the most painfully unfunny and longest 45 minutes that I have ever had to sit through in quite sometime. It is without a doubt the worst film that I saw at Sundance 2013.^[5]

References[]

^ Foundas, Scott (August 26, 2013). "Locarno Film Review: 'Wrong Cops'". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
^ Video on YouTube
^ Christie Ko * (2013-01-26). "Sundance 2013: Wrong Cops - Movie Review by Christie Ko". ScreenCrave. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
^ Alex Koehne * (2013-01-25). "Sundance 2013: "Wrong Cops" – Review by Alex Koehne". Twitch. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
^ Scott Menzel * (2013-01-28). "Sundance 2013: "Wrong Cops" – Review by MovieManMenzel". We Live Film. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

External links[]

[1] Foundas, Scott (August 26, 2013). "Locarno Film Review: 'Wrong Cops'". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

[2] Video on YouTube

[3] Christie Ko * (2013-01-26). "Sundance 2013: Wrong Cops - Movie Review by Christie Ko". ScreenCrave. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

[4] Alex Koehne * (2013-01-25). "Sundance 2013: "Wrong Cops" – Review by Alex Koehne". Twitch. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

[5] Scott Menzel * (2013-01-28). "Sundance 2013: "Wrong Cops" – Review by MovieManMenzel". We Live Film. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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