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Folk Hero & Funny Guy

Folk Hero & Funny Guy

2016Movie⏱️ 1h 28mTV-MA
ComedyDramaMusic
5.7
IMDB Rating
646 votes

A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.

Director
Jeff Grace
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner
Release Date
May 12, 2017
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 5
Reviews
📋 2.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Alex Karpovsky
Alex Karpovsky
as Paul
Wyatt Russell
Wyatt Russell
as Jason
Meredith Hagner
Meredith Hagner
as Bryn
Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey
as Becky
Hannah Simone
Hannah Simone
as Emily
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black
as Randy
Heather Elizabeth Morris
Heather Elizabeth Morris
as Nicole
David Cross
David Cross
as Chris DeRose
Sarah Arnold
Sarah Arnold
as Kelly
Cameran Surles
Cameran Surles
as Barton's Pub Waitress

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production
Spitfire Studios, Chhibber Mann Productions, First Dog Films (II)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusic

⭐ Featured Review

good relationship movie
by SnoopyStyle2022-07-22
7/10

"Paul Scott (Alex Karpovsky) and Jason Black (Wyatt Russell) are best of friends since childhood. Paul is a struggling standup comedian. Jason is a rising music star. Jason brings Paul on as the opening act to his tour of smaller clubs. Along the way, they meet singer Bryn Miller (Meredith Hagner). Paul likes her. Jason invites her on the tour and hooks up with her. The biggest question for this movie is how to make something unfunny funny. Paul's standup is blandly unfunny. The movie needs to make it cinematically funny. That's a big flaw. Also Heather Morris' scene needs to be..."

📖 Synopsis

A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.