Synopsis

On the cusp of inheriting his father's estate, Swanson (Tim Heidecker, "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!") is a man with unlimited options. An aging hipster in Brooklyn, he spends his days in aimless recreation with like-minded friends (“Tim & Eric” co-star Eric Wareheim, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and comedian Gregg Turkington a.k.a.“Neil Hamburger”) in games of comic irreverence and mock sincerity. As Swanson grows restless of the safety a sheltered life offers him, he tests the limits of acceptable behavior, pushing the envelope in every way he can. Heidecker’s deadpan delivery cleverly masks a deep desire for connection and sense in the modern world. The Comedy wears its name on its sleeve, but director Rick Alverson's powerful and provocative character study touches a darkness behind the humor that resonates with viewers long after the story ends.

Festivals

Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival

Official Selection, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Official Selection, South by Southwest

Official Selection, BAMcinemaFEST

What The Critics Are Saying

One of the Best Movies of 2012 – The New Yorker, Hammer to Nail, AV Club

One of the Best Film Performances of 2012 (Tim Heidecker) – Indiewire

“The most culturally relevant movie I’ve seen all year. Heidecker’s performance [is] a fearless, incredible exhibition of tightly controlled, passive-aggressive rage turned in on itself.” – Grantland

“Tim Heidecker gives a compulsively fascinating performance.” – Variety

“By far one of the most wildly inappropriate and pitch black comedies I’ve ever seen in my life.” – Film Threat

“Transgressively brilliant.” – Village Voice

“A work of art that’s both simultaneously hilarious and disturbing.” – Hollywood.com

“A powerful generational statement.” – Indiewire