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[@KirkRedgate]

This could pass for a 90s indie film I missed growing up. The attention to detail is shockingly good. Nostalgia overload!

[@tntbsyht]

I agree. Reminds me of The Daytrippers.

[@KirkRedgate]

@@tntbsyht Don't think I've seen that 🤔 I'll check it out. I was thinking Clerks, SubUrbia, My So Called Life, etc.

[@lemmyorleans]

Major crumb and ghost world vibes

[@KirkRedgate]

@@lemmyorleans I thought Ghost World too, great film.

[@ErgoDog]

Just not the cinematography.

[@lilbbgrinchiepoo2429]

I love how everyone looks and feels like real everyday people. CANT WAIT

[@Balloonbot]

Do they? They seem like caricatures of regular people maybe

[@lilbbgrinchiepoo2429]

@@Balloonbot I see what you mean...still better than having models portray regular people lol

[@talltreeyeti]

i guess if youre white

[@vela-6]

@@talltreeyeti Always with the race. You know, there are places throughout the US that have primarily white populations. Movies filmed in India have primarily Indian people. *shcoked pikachu face*. You really need to get off reddit and twitter if this is how you think about life.

[@commandercaptain4664]

@S I would love to see a quirky, offbeat story of black people that never conforms to “ the culture”. Sorry To Bother You is the closest approximation.

[@milkfries]

This is exactly what I need something passionate, nostalgic yet deeply connecting.

[@spiro7575]

Well said!

[@aqualms]

This really looks like a late 90s film - absolutely splendid job. Really excited to watch this!!

[@procrastinator1727]

I was thinking closer to late 80s

[@alkazaryyy]

Early 90s

[@thelonercoder5816]

yall must be really young. I'm 24 and this reminds me of my childhood in the mid to late 2000s. Looking at the cars and technology (you can see the computer at 00:57 screams mid to late 2000s), the style of clothing, and the stores.. That comic book stores reminds me of blockbusters and old comic book stores I used to go to as a kid lol. This is def set in the mid to late 2000s..

[@dennyfader7559]

@@thelonercoder5816 I believe most people are saying it's 90s-esque due to the color and audio, not because of the setting.

[@overportfilms]

i was thinking more 00s

[@unluckytourist]

I love that this looks like it fell right out of the 90's - not just the story, but the actual film stock. Absolutely spot on recreation.

[@julias_pie]

Pretty cool how you can make 90s looking movies in 2022. I'd love for more contemporary movies to adopt some parts of the old aesthetic, doesn't matter if it's the filmmaking (coloring, filters) or fashion style.

[@tukos7370]

It makes me happy that people are showing genuine interest in this style of film.

[@justc215]

@@tukos7370 you should go outside more then

[@overportfilms]

It reminds me of the 00s aesthetic

[@eszemaszeszed]

I love the fact that the cast ain't "hollywood pretty" 💀 like, it feels so real.. it's refreshing

[@moxiesaturday]

I LOVE all the faces of the cast its what makes me want to watch it

[@jacobjones53]

I know it's such a weird thing to say lol, but yeah it really stood out to me and makes a difference. Very refreshing.

[@lukesguywalker]

Yes! It's exhausting seeing the same handful of people being cast in everything

[@sparksfly6149]

For real. It’s nice to see some variation. After years of seeing the same kind of face, it really desensitises you towards conventional attractiveness. Probably the same reason why “avant garde” models are so in now - people are bored with the same brand of pretty.

[@beneathawell]

yall are calling these people ugly

[@abehoffman6122]

This August, A24 will turn 10 years old! Happy birthday! 🎂🎉🥳

[@adolphgoldchronic346]

Wait so A24 stand for August 24? Hahahaha 🤯🤯🤯

[@jacobbetou3372]

we have the same birthday😂

[@zipsk1]

@@adolphgoldchronic346 A24 is the name of a highway in Italy that the founder was driving on when he came up with the idea for the company

[@coyharlingen]

been waiting for a film like this for yearrrrrs. Giving me ghost world, American splendor vibes already, but also wayyy more. Cant wait!!

[@hihowareyouthen]

Yes, that is so spot on!

[@jessipanda]

Cool to scroll down and see someone else got Ghost World vibes from this too!!

[@Beeznitchio]

All I could think of was American Splendor and Crumb while watching this. Which for me is a very good thing.

[@maryn3130]

Yes yes!!! So glad other ppl got Ghostworld vibes!!!!!!!! High five

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Glad someone else remembers American Splendour, on of Giamattis best performances

[@drewmcgill5290]

Looks incredibly charming! I can’t wait. A great 90’s aesthetic throwback in filmmaking style is great too. Looks and feels its stories era. (Conjecture of the films era)

[@QickBrownFox]

I love the look of this. 90's film colour/lighting/framing just hits different. A24 is on fire!!!

[@violetSoupy]

man im so happy that one of the characters has a cleft lip like me . and it's not negative representation!!!! he's just some guy!! not a villain or some sick twisted psycho, he's literally just some guy and it makes me so happy

[@poppamic]

Matthew Maher he's excellent in it 👌 He also voices Wade in GTA 5 👍

[@dunyamedia]

I love how the SOUND feels like it’s recorded on old school tapes too

[@Theomite]

It almost makes me wonder if they recorded on a Nagra. Too delicious to even dream of.

[@MehdiGlz]

As someone who's not really into the technical side of film, why do people like this stylistic choice? It looks like the awful 90s films that didn't age well and can't be remastered well either.

[@Theomite]

@@MehdiGlz My guess is the ones that can't be "remastered well" were the ones deliberately shot on DV, which was en vogue for a while in the 90s with the American Indie movement and the Dogme95 movement. Film has always been expensive and HD didn't exist yet so shooting on DV gave it a gritty real-world quality that visually merged documentary with fiction...on a budget. The result were vibrant, gritty films that had a lot of power and the feeling of authenticity to them. Most modern-day films with the HD treatments scrubbing out imperfections make everything feel flat and fake. And I've had issues with A24 for years now deliberately choosing or making films that all look like a swatch book of tone and topic and not having a lot of diverse ideas. I wanna like them more but their catalog has left me disappointed overall.

[@dennyfader7559]

@@MehdiGlz The same reasons you hate it are probably the same reasons people love it. It has a texture unique to itself. The aesthetic feels like warm velvet; the aesthetic of pristine digital feels like chilled metal; both of them (and everything in-between) can and are brilliant in their own right. But hey if you don't dig it, you don't dig it! S'all good

[@charlotte96ify]

This movie could literally be a 90/80s movie, like many try so hard to give that impression failing terribly but this one almost scares me how accurate it looks

[@Daviscow]

This looks like a 90s movie but with computers that has Windows 7 installed.

[@rafialfathan9692]

exactly

[@akoo369]

Some of y’all make some subtlety genius comments…

[@musikteer]

The amount of films being filmed on actual FILM lately...such an incredible feeling. But this one though - must have been filmed on 'preserved' equipment. This trailer invokes major nostalgia - even the audio sounds like its from 95! YO IS THAT ANDY MILONAKIS MAKING A RETURN?!

[@christianurena510]

this whole cast looks like if his drawings had come to life

[@malvarezv97]

I love the fact that everyone looked sorta ugly but interesting looking

[@Theomite]

They look like the people R. Crumb would have in his life if he got to redesign the people he already knew.

[@BradPham]

Old school Indie vibe lives on. How refreshing.

[@Kurtvileseggnog]

These are the kind of movies we need right now, will definitely be hitting this up with the homies

[@CarnifaxMachine]

0:51 I don't know why this shot is just so damn funny. The zoomed in bald head as a way to introduce him. What a great move.

[@mintyhippo8125]

I’d argue this is supposed to shot like an 80s movie. Especially from what is shown in the second half of the trailer, and how the older cartoonist is often shot like he’s in a Stanley Kubrick movie. And from just these clips, it does a nice job of it.

[@Theomite]

I can see where you're getting that, but I'm still thinking 90s given the handheld nature and the choice of 50mm lenses for close-ups and medium close-ups. The film is trying to emphasize the texture of the optics as a part of the aesthetic and the 80s tended to shy away from that. The main reason that happened at all in the 80s is when they underexposed or when they used mid-80s Kodak stock (which was very grainy e.g. ALIENS).

[@bayonetababe9697]

Yeah I definitely get a 90s aesthetic.

[@Theomite]

@Kyle P You think you've pissed us off with this comment, but it's hilarious and we love it.

[@procrastinator1727]

@Kyle P You're absolutely insane and WAY OFF... it's obviously July 1st, 1989. Don't believe me? look at frame 233.

[@tappajavittu]

Once again A24 is releasing a film that looks to be a must see for me, damn I love this company.

[@tappajavittu]

@S V I'm willing to choke on A24's massive hog any day, every day, all day. Disclaimer: only until they start to make bad films and I start to hate them.

[@joeybrigman1]

Definitely

[@mother.95]

@S V Baah god

[@arabwaluigi5248]

They’re just a film distributor

[@tappajavittu]

@@arabwaluigi5248 They produce a lot of films too, not just distribute them.

[@joeystrain8298]

As an aspiring illustrator / comic artist myself this excites me beyond belief

[@magicpondrecords]

The way this is recorded feels like so classic

[@meloworx221]

This movie feels like something out of a time capsule

[@genericallyaccepted]

There was nothing about the dialogue in this trailer that made me think I'd like this movie, but there is definitely something about the feel of this flick that I'm harmonizing with. I am interested.

[@volumedealer2716]

It looks like stage 1 cancer

[@tmamone83]

"He failed with soul." I need to use that line!

[@JaxonPham]

Wow I love how the cinematography looks. Makes you realize that the 90s film aesthetic is a result of the gear and not of the time the movie is made in.

[@camchangfilms]

This is a wonderful film. The presentation is like a time capsule and I can’t speak higher of the actors. Almost everyone in that movie felt like people I knew or had met, to an uncomfortable degree at times. They just were those characters, in that world, in that moment in time. I love A24 not just for the quality of their output, but their willingness to not be tied to one genre

[@NateShuIsAwesome]

Feels like a Terry Zwigoff movie in the best way

[@nachum0041]

Absolutely. Can't wait

[@Jamesason]

Yeah exactly, nailed it. More Zwigoff than Zwigoff

[@roncinephile]

We all need to get together and force Terry Zwigoff to make more movies. We just need money and a cattle prod.

[@Jamesason]

@@roncinephile Where even IS Terry!?

[@drewmaster2002]

from one cartoonist to another, this dude's work is really good. i'm definitely checking this out!

[@bernardoohigginsvevo2974]

I like how everyone in this looks like a regular person and not a model. It makes it seem very real

[@RVAlien]

As a cartoonist and a A24 enthusiast I will be watching this day one

[@turbomunch]

No one asked.

[@ausaafsiddiqui2004]

@@turbomunch no one asked your opinion

[@ddandrea]

Same!

[@37654]

The fact that they story includes Image Comics makes this an automatic 10/10

[@abhishekmathur8322]

Or the fact that its about legendary cartoonist Robert Crumb.

[@dannikris3696]

I haven’t wanted to see a funny movie in a long freakin’ time. A24, thank you again for giving us all these awesome movies!

[@redadamearth]

Not sure if this was shot on film or whether it was digital with post-production filtering to give it that look (if it's the latter, I'm impressed), but even the framing of the shots reminds me of late mid-late 80's independent film - the time of "She's Gotta Have It" and "Eating Raoul". And that's awesome.

[@Theomite]

The American No Wave movement which was the realm of Jarmusch, Lee, and Abel Ferrara (to name a few).

[@rdaviii6902]

Woah this is a great debut for the director The cinematographers are Hunter Zimmy (their Debut) and Sean price Williams.

[@LayneCarder1233]

I'm literally only watching this for matthew maher, I just love his voice so much😂

[@titanicsrising]

okay I'm already obsessed with how this was shot. Should be a good one!

[@cinefiend4059]

If this weren't an A24 production I'd probably ignore it and mistake it for crap. Kudos to A24 for taking a chance on an adorable, very sincere coming-of-age story with a shoestring budget. Can't wait to see it.

[@N4N0808]

You basically just said "only well known studios should take chances because otherwise i'm not even going to bother watching"

[@videolad3057]

You come across as the opposite of a 'cine-fiend'.

[@angel72987]

you seem annoying then

[@wisco9er536]

A24 always takes chances like this. They go for a good story, a good script. They don't care about how it looks/ how mainstream it is. Surely you know this already.

[@wisco9er536]

@@N4N0808 a24 is not just a "well known studio." He phrased it poorly. What he meant was that he's glad this movie is distributed by A24 because they usually have fantastic taste.

[@lolOloveOlol21]

Even the trailer music gives a 90's nostalgic feeling. All it is missing is the deep voiced narrator.

[@jayess8714]

I really enjoyed this film. It made me laugh way harder than I thought it would! Everything and everyone was so gross that you just can't help but find them endearing. Matthew Maher was such a stand out. I love how you can't actually tell what time period its set in either haha

[@muhammad.m.siddiqui.mp4]

this trailer makes this movie look so much more light hearted than it actually is lmao

[@rahulahoop1]

I've watched this trailer about 50 times, the humour and the characters are so engaging already - can't wait till its out in the uk

[@Mysterialic]

Finally, a cast that isn't full of Calvin Klein supermodels.

[@tjhall9377]

I was gonna say, everyone in the cast looks goofy as hell but as a fellow goofy-looking dude, I’m here for it.

[@ririschannelx]

Nice way of calling them ugly

[@trevorclinton5692]

"Finally a cast that looks as ugly as me"

[@margotm5817]

If you like that kind of movie and a casting that looks like real people, you should check out Licorice Pizza!

[@johngalactus4014]

Huh?? This was not filmed in the 90s?! This is incredible. Man... A24, delivering yet another stunner.

[@nerd_in_norway]

God I loved this film. Felt like it was made specifically for me. Thank you to the whole cast and crew, and LOVE that grainy 16mm look.

[@bricecpops8171]

Oh my god, I love everything about this. It looks like a classic 90s black comedy, like Alexander Payne's "Election" or Todd Solondz's "Happiness" (two of my personal favorites). I have not been this excited for a new film in years.

[@SuperSpectrom]

This is the only production company that makes quality films.

[@HoooookayBuddyy]

A24!!! YOU ALL ARE LIKE NOTHING ELSE, SINGLE-HANDEDLY PROVIDING US WITH FILMS THAT SHOULD BE THE QUALITY STANDARD. AMAZING, CANT WAIT TO WATCH THIS ONE AS WELL!

[@isaiahshemaiahbrown]

A24 needs their own streaming service, I’d sign up for sure 👍

[@omnitrix1992]

lots of their movies are on showtime right now

[@45dable]

Would be the only streaming service that deserves my money. Because it's a way to support indie productions and a good way to support a great quality of movies.

[@ayden_james]

they don't have a service and i hope to god they don't but you can order dvds from them i think like a subscription? i'm not entirely sure

[@anotherbooktubechannel]

Looking forward to this one. The comic shop they filmed in is my LCS on Staten Island, JHU Comic Books. Can't wait to point at the screen every time the location pops up lol

[@THESILVERNARUTO]

These films are the reason I keep following A24 and want to help produce and distribute these quality gems

[@chigon89]

Here to support Owen Kline. Finally his first feature length

[@scareu3289]

Love Matt Maher. Have seen him in a ton of shows in NYC. Treasure.

[@abhishekmathur8322]

People in the comments not making any connections in this movie to the legendary American cartoonist Robert Crumb is hurting my soul!! It seems like the movie is about the early days of his career. Honestly who cares if this 'feels' like a 80s or a 90's movie? It;s such a strange lens to view a movie though.

[@paperking_real]

It's great that Owen Kline went from having one film appearance (The Squid And the Whale), to directing his first feature film.

[@strongjrs]

And killing it with both. That sonnofabitch

[@davidmckesey7119]

Noah knows sure how to pick em

[@toddpinkstonisgod]

I guess it helps being the son of Kevin Kline, lol. But yeah, I remember him too as the little brother in Squid and the Whale that was wiping his jizz all over the place 😂

[@Madbandit77]

Yeah. I thought he was going to follow his parents' footsteps, but he disappeared for some reason.

[@taylorrachael2238]

I love how authentically vintage this feels

[@milvache]

It looks like a funny Cartoonist Indie movie. I would watch it since it seems funny and original. I love the concept and the story. A24 never fails to deliver good storytelling.

[@abhishekmathur8322]

Looks like it a movie about the early days of Robert Crumb

[@pgwrks4149]

I miss watching comedies in a movie theatre. So it's a yes for me.

[@SGman3000]

Definitely would recommend going to see this! A great coming-of-age story, super dark and funny elements, and the casting was absolutely perfect. Everyone feels so real in this movie, like the director plucked them out of real life.

[@Coco81218]

I’ve been watching a lot of A24 movies but when I saw this trailer and thought it was breath of fresh air

[@moeezS]

I was wondering why the look of this feels familiar, and then see Sean Price Williams is the DoP! (Good Time, Heaven Knows What, Queen Of Earth, Golden Exits). I was sold on this after Peter Bradshaw's glowing review. The director has said he's inspired by Robert Crumb and Terry Zwigoff films, (Ghost World, Art School Confidential, Crumb) so I can't wait.

[@willhagan8002]

honestly when i saw the kid's drawings i thought it was gonna be a crumb biopic or something, even though i quickly realized the dates were off

[@Peter_Athana]

ESQUIRE DINER in OZONE PARK QUEENS opening location! I was there when they were filming. My father owns and operates the Esquire Diner in Queens. I worked there for 20 years. Great people to have there and be apart of the whole process. Very professional team and Ben and John were a pleasure to host at the diner alongside Owen Kline and his team. Great trailer everybody.

[@sr.conchud0335]

as always your A24, you bring very interesting things

[@najmi.d]

damn, the look and feel and color grade really do make this film looked like an old film. except it's in HD. and also the way they shoot it!

[@CliffG]

I honestly didn't know there were any true indie films still breaking through. This looks brilliant! I am so stoked for this film!

[@NubbyNubbster]

Omg this reminds me so much of the John Hughes' movies and License to Drive, Clerks even. I can't wait.

[@Moneybaggsyo]

This looks so good man and the directing again looks top notch

[@danielryanflores123]

Everything a24 makes is amazing no two movies they’ve ever made have been alike

[@commaJim]

Kid's talking with their mouth full of food is exactly what I want

[@ryekun1212]

Funny Games sequel looks lit

[@fanboyberries39movies40]

One of the best films I saw at Cannes

[@Owen_005]

Anyone also have the same look when they heard “Image”?

[@musicforGod]

A24 never Disappoints

[@mr.mellow9269]

Every single time I see a trailer on a24’s KZbin page I fucking die and then resurrect, gat damn

[@felixmenezes5136]

Interessante! Senti uma vibe Daniel Clowes.

[@boethjelle8769]

Hey Owen, your performance in The Squid and the Whale is really tremendous, and I can't wait to watch this movie. Proud of you dude.

[@TotalllyUseless]

The vibe of this movie is drastically needed for times like these

[@theOGchappri]

Putting it on my watchlist for 2022.

[@cmmiestcat]

Okay, how are they absolutely able to nailed the 90's filter, aesthetic and down to the audio so perfectly while Stranger Things can't?

[@superdrinkingpepsi]

Because Stranger Things doesn't take place in the 90's

[@cmmiestcat]

@@superdrinkingpepsi They don't even look like they're in the 80's... Which is even worse lmao ☠☠

[@evanowen6621]

@@cmmiestcat Well I don't imagine stranger things was aiming to look like it was filmed in the 80s, movies that take place in the 40s aren't all in black and white are they??

[@jimtokheim1422]

So, good, original movies CAN still get made! Good to know.

[@nellucthegreat]

That delivery of the response "okaaay" at the end was absolute perfection. It made me actually laugh out loud.

[@Elle-zt2pe]

Immediately reminded me of 2000 film "Almost Famous," without the slickness of a big budget. Same story line; "coming of age" film...young artist has a cartoonist mentor just as Philip Seymour Hoffman mentored, "William," a young 70's music loving aspiring rock journalist. I love indie quirky films! Whether it's an '80s or '90s style doesn't jump out to me, but I get the nostalgic feel. It's the gritty, real vibe that draws me in!

[@KillerTacos54]

First 15 seconds and I’m already invested

[@talhashahbazali1433]

Thats the best movie trailer I’ve ever seen. Great work guys

[@isabellaragni2885]

It's Andy Milonakis at 1:25 !

[@synthlord6575]

oh man this looks excellent. Matthew Maher is actually a really great actor!

[@AsherLogan129]

A24 never fail with the films they distribute! Love ya, A24!!!

[@fragileguyguy7226]

You have never seen a lot of there earlier releases, have you.

[@huseyin0topaloglu]

That Princeton Record Exchange tshirt from late 90s… PREX and Hoagie Haven - the only two things that matter in Princeton.

[@ssscout]

can't wait

[@aethersurfer6793]

Shout out to the Peter Bagge ‘Neat Stuff’ omnibus he gets for Christmas

[@user-fp8pv2jp9u]

2:11 tales from the crypt in the background

[@stargazing9154]

This looks like some obscure '90s film that's being re-released. 😁

[@quarantinebored1427]

This looks really good. Can’t wait to see it

[@sorchamccarrey]

o geez i love me some matthew maher and have somehow never seen him cast in this high profile a role on screen, i gotta watch this

[@MixTar73]

that weirdly reminds me of early seasons of malcolm in the midle

[@MrBooone]

Gonna watch this back to back with the Holdovers lmao

[@lukegerdeman9935]

it's like if Kevin Smith made a movie with good cinematography!

[@ajkelvin]

reminds me of chasing amy

[@Isaacandjed]

It's like if Kevin Smith made a good movie!

[@lukegerdeman9935]

@@Isaacandjed honestly yeah lol

[@Isaacandjed]

@@lukegerdeman9935 Still got my tickets for Clerks 3 though 🤷‍♂️

[@ricardocantoral7672]

This film was is better than Kevin Smith's movies.

[@grant_moyer]

I love that the voice actor of Wade from GTA 5, Matthew Maher, is getting work in live-action form.

[@emoabstracts5819]

He's literally been in dozens of live-action films, going back to the 90s; including a role in Captain Marvel.

[@grant_moyer]

@@emoabstracts5819 I was more leaning towards the idea of him getting something that would become a bigger staple in his career than his voice acting of Wade. Because he looks really great and funny in this film.

[@sorchamccarrey]

@@emoabstracts5819 guy's a theatre legend but this is my first time seeing him get a real high-profile role in a movie like this that's getting the distribution etc.. i need to watch our flag means death too, esp. now that i've learned he's in it. exciting that hollywood is finally starting to give him his moment, well deserved!!