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Completed - ENGLISH - Comedy - 92 minutes

Log Line

A comedy writer’s need for approval leads him to order an elixir that bends his world into a surreal landscape of comedy tropes, which forces him to explore his own worth outside the writer’s room.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2015 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Christian GRIDELLI
Writer(s) : Christian GRIDELLI, Hunter NORRIS
Cast : Steve LEMME, Joe HURSLEY

Producer(s) : Brett HAYS (SHATTERGLASS STUDIOS), Luke BOYCE (SHATTERGLASS STUDIOS), Christian GRIDELLI (DIMESTORE FILMS), Hunter NORRIS (DIMESTORE FILMS)

Synopsis

After the end of a long relationship, comedy writer Les Candalero (Joe Hursley; Accepted, Resident Evil Extinction, Fast & Furious) melts into self-doubt. He’ll try anything to move on, even a mail order elixir that “makes you irresistibly funny.” It works… too well, which casts doubts on the one thing he’s let define him – his sense of humor. With the help of his best friend, Pops (Steve Lemme; Super Troopers, Beerfest), Les sets out to flush this aphrodisiac from his system. Along the way, surreality begins to blossom throughout his world and Les has to accept that his desperate need for approval was the real cause his problems. Can he be funny and human at the same time? Can he be more? Is it too late for those questions? Does this hat look funny?

Production

Country(ies) : USA

Festivals and Awards

LA Comedy Festival 2015
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2015 (Best Comedy)
Hill Country Film Festival 2015 (Best Actor (Joe Hursley))


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