Freeloaders (film)
Freeloaders is an American ensemble comedy film directed by Dan Rosen, and written by Rosen and singer Dave Gibbs. The film is produced by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe and is independently financed. Freeloaders stars Clifton Collins Jr., Josh Lawson, Kevin Sussman, Zoe Boyle, Nat Faxon, Warren Hutcherson, Jane Seymour, Olivia Munn, Dave Foley, and Counting Crows lead singer Adam Duritz. It follows a group of friends who find their luxurious lifestyle threatened when the rock star they freeload off decides to sell his home.
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| Directed by | Dan Rosen |
| Produced by | Adam Duritz Richard Perello Tom Gardner Julia Dray Gregory P. Cimino III Tim Naughton |
| Written by | Dan Rosen Dave Gibbs |
| Starring | Josh Lawson Kevin Sussman Zoe Boyle Nat Faxon Warren Hutcherson Brit Morgan Clifton Collins, Jr. Jane Seymour Olivia Munn Dave Foley |
| Music by | Dave Gibbs John Dragonetti Zach Selwyn |
| Cinematography | Joey Forsyte |
| Edited by | Brad E. Wilhite George Folsey, Jr. |
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| Distributed by | Myriad Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
Six slackers who mooch off Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz and have been crashing at his California mansion for years struggle to maintain their lifestyle when he informs them that he is selling his home. Individually, the friends seek new living arrangements to no avail, so they attempt to prevent the sale of the home altogether, as well as raise money to purchase it.[1][2]
Cast
- Josh Lawson as Dave
- Kevin Sussman as Benedict "Benny" Visvikis
- Zoe Boyle as Emma Greenwood
- Nat Faxon as Fritz
- Warren Hutcherson as Trane
- Brit Morgan as Samantha
- Clifton Collins, Jr. as Vic
- Jane Seymour as Carolyn
- Olivia Munn as Madeline
- Dave Foley as Himself
- Adam Duritz as Himself
- Denise Richards as Herself
- Richard Branson as Himself
- Jay Chandrasekhar and Paul Soter as Porn Producers
- Kevin Heffernan as Scotty the Boom Guy
- Steve Lemme as Captain Clam Beard
- Erik Stolhanske as Jolly Roger
Development
Freeloaders was brought to Broken Lizard early into its development, to help gain funding to produce the project.[3] Principal photography was scheduled to begin in January 2009. As of October 2010, Freeloaders had entered into post-production and was awaiting distribution.[4] On October 1, 2010, the film was privately screened by Broken Lizard and Duritz at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.[5] On November 3, 2011, Myriad Pictures acquired all distribution rights to the film outside of North America.[3]
References
- Siegel, Tatiana (January 29, 2009). "Broken Lizard gets some 'Freeloaders'". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- Siegel, Tatiana (November 11, 2008). "Adam Duritz, Broken Lizard making film". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- Fleming, Mike (November 3, 2010). "AFM: Myriad Nabs Foreign On 'Freeloaders'". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- Fernandez, Jay (April 21, 2010). "Two writers join Broken Lizard comedy". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
- Houser, Kristen (September 23, 2010). "Adam Duritz And Broken Lizard present Freeloaders". LA Music Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2011.