Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

2017 film

Mackenzie Davis
Meghan Lennox
Melissa Panzer
Christian Papierniak

Starring

Mackenzie Davis
Carrie Coon
Alex Russell
Alia Shawkat

CinematographyAlexandre NaufelEdited byZach ClarkMusic byAndrew BrassellDistributed byShout! Studios

Release dates

June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) (Los Angeles Film Festival)
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) (United States)

Running time

86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town is a 2017 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Christian Papierniak. The film stars Mackenzie Davis as a woman at rock bottom who must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.^[1] The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 17, 2017.^[2] It was theatrically released in the United States by Shout! Studios on June 22, 2018.

Cast

Mackenzie Davis as Izzy
- Ryan Simpkins as Young Izzy
Carrie Coon as Virginia
Alex Russell as Roger
Alia Shawkat as Agatha Benson
Lauren Miller Rogen as Ellen Wexler
Haley Joel Osment as Walt
Annie Potts as Mary
Lakeith Stanfield as George
Melinda McGraw as Mrs. Percy
Brandon T. Jackson as Dick
Rob Huebel as Bennett
Meghan Lennox as Casey
Luka Jones as Leo
Sarah Goldberg as Whitney
Kyle Kinane as Rabbit
Salme Geransar as Gypsy
Matt Riker as Andy Wexler

Release

In November 2017, Shout! Studios acquired distribution rights to the film.^[3]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performed by
1.	"axemen"	Corin Tucker	Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon and Andrew Brassell
2.	"Terrorist"	Corin Tucker	Heavens to Betsy
3.	"axemen"	Corin Tucker	Heavens to Betsy
4.	"History Eraser"	Courtney Barnett	Courtney Barnett
5.	"Pray for Rain"	Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille	Pure Bathing Culture
6.	"Ivory Coast"	Daniel Hindman and Sarah Versprille	Pure Bathing Culture
7.	"Fuck You (Izzy Theme)"	Andrew Brassell	Andrew Brassell and Tristen Gaspadarek
8.	"Done Faking"	Andrew Brassell and Hailey Collier	Shirley Tempo
9.	"Studying the Black Arts"	Andrew Brassell	Andrew Brassell
10.	"Doesn't Feel Like Christmas"	Dallas Preston Kruse and Doll Knight	Dallas & Doll
11.	"That's When I'll Stop Loving You"	Billy Earl Kennedy and Jack Edward Thomas	Belita Woods

The soundtrack for the film was nominated at the 2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for "Best Film Budgeted Under 5 Million Dollars".^[4]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10 and the critics' consensus that it "has all the restless energy viewers might expect given the title, but it's only sporadically channeled into a meaningful story."^[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]

Awards

The film won the award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2017 Tacoma Film Festival, where Davis was also awarded Best Actor. Davis won Best Breakout Performance at that year's Napa Valley Film Festival. In 2018, the screenplay for the film was permanently added to the Core Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library.

References

^ Kroll, Justin (January 4, 2016). "Mackenzie Davis to Star in Indie Izzy Gets the F–k Across Town". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ Olsen, Mark (May 9, 2017). "L.A. Film Festival competition lineups mix familiar faces with fresh discoveries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
^ Busch, Anita (November 13, 2017). "Shout! Factory Launches Shout! Studios, Acquires Three Films For Release". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
^ Brandle, Lars (January 10, 2010). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: 'A Star Is Born,' 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2020.