Austin Found

2017 satirical comedy film directed by Will Raee
  • Linda Cardellini
  • Skeet Ulrich
  • Craig Robinson
CinematographyKetil DietrichsonEdited byTodd Desrosiers
Michael Pedraza
Will Raée
Jeff SeibenickMusic byRyan Franks
Scott Nickoley
Production
companies
Caspian Pictures
Costanzo Media
Omega Point Films
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release date
  • July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Running time
104 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Austin Found is a 2017 American satirical comedy film directed by Will Raee and starring Linda Cardellini, Skeet Ulrich and Craig Robinson.[1][2]

Premise

A former beauty queen and mother who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities, but not everything goes as planned as her wild tempered ex-boyfriend starts to lose it.

Cast

  • Linda Cardellini as Leanne Wilson
  • Skeet Ulrich as Billy Fontaine
  • Craig Robinson as Jebidiah
  • Ursula Parker as Patricia
  • Kristen Schaal as Nancy
  • Patrick Warburton as Chief Williams
  • Jon Daly as Donald Wilson
  • Chris Parnell as Alan Dickinson
  • Matt Jones as Matt
  • Meg DeLacy as Candy
  • Reza Sixo Safai as Jose

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.[3]

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a positive review, calling the film "Funny and Disturbing."[4] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media gave the film two stars out of five.[5] Derek Smith of Slant Magazine gave the film one star out of four.[6] Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com gave the film two stars out of four.[7]

References

  1. ^ Lowe, Justin (7 July 2017). "'Austin Found': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ Phillips, Michael (6 July 2017). "'Austin Found' review: Linda Cardellini makes the most of a semi-sweet nothing". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Austin Found (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ LaSalle, Mick (5 July 2017). "'Austin Found' a funny, disturbing mirror of modern times". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Austin Found". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ^ Smith, Derek (30 June 2017). "Austin Found". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. ^ O'Malley, Sheila (7 July 2017). "AUSTIN FOUND". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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