Gregory Go Boom

2013 American film
  • May 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)
Running time
18 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Gregory Go Boom is a 2013 comedy drama short film, written and directed by Janicza Bravo.[1][2][3] The film premiered at Jash during YouTube Comedy Week on May 23, 2013.[4][5]

The film later screened at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.[6] It won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Short at the festival.[7][8]

Plot

Gregory, a paraplegic man, tries dating for the first time and discovers that life is very different than he had imagined.

Cast

  • Michael Cera as Gregory
  • Brett Gelman as Tom
  • Sarah Burns as Rose
  • Anna Rose Hopkins as Summer / Cheyenne
  • Stephanie Allynne as Willie
  • Mireya Lucio as Crystal
  • Nick Ortega as Carlos
  • Holly Kaplan as Waitress

Reception

Gregory Go Boom received mostly positive reviews from critics. Liana Maeby of HitFix praised Cera and the film by saying that Gregory is a good little short that's worth watching simply to see Michael Cera play a character that looks like "Napoleon Dynamite crossed with Yertle the Turtle."[9] Derek Deskins of Lonely Reviewer, praised the film by saying that Gregory Go Boom is an interestingly dark and ominous short that will make you view Michael Cera completely differently."[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Sundance Film Festival[7][8] Short Film Grand Jury Prize Janicza Bravo Nominated
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction Janicza Bravo Won

References

  1. ^ Yuan, Jada (24 January 2014). "Michael Cera's Dark, Disturbed Paraplegic Movie Wins Sundance Short Film Award". Vulture. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Gregory Go Boom, A Dark Comedic Short Starring Michael Cera". Laughing Squid. 27 May 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Travers, Ben (22 May 2013). "Watch: Michael Cera Plays a Paraplegic in New Short Film 'Gregory Go Boom'". IndieWire. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Michael Cera's 'Gregory Go Boom' Is Saddest Comedy Week Video". Tube Filter. 22 May 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (22 January 2014). "Michael Cera's short film for JASH, "Gregory Go Boom," wins Sundance jury award". The Comic’s Comic. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2014 Short Film Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 December 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Patten, Dominic; Yamato, Jen (26 January 2014). "Sundance Awards: 'Whiplash' & 'Rich Hill' Win Grand Jury Prizes; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For 'Fishing Without Nets'". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ a b Eidelstein, Eric (22 January 2014). "Sundance Institute Announces 2014 Short Film Award Winners". IndieWire.
  9. ^ Maeby, Liana (May 22, 2013). "YouTube Comedy Week Video of the Day: Michael Cera in 'Gregory Go Boom'". HitFix. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  10. ^ Deskins, Derek (May 28, 2013). "Short Film Review: Gregory Go Boom". Lonely Reviewer. Retrieved May 17, 2014.

External links

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Films directed by Janicza Bravo
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