Paramount Home Media
Distribution has snapped-up the Film Arcade theatrical release of
writer/director Stu Zicherman’s laugh-out-loud broadside at the world of
divorce, A.C.O.D. — due out on DVD and Blu-ray (with UltraViolet) on
Jan. 14. The ARR for this indie comedy
release is 102 days and the box office tally was an under-appreciated $172,344.
If you are a fan of the
ensemble work of Christopher Guest and his troop of cohorts (Waiting
for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, etc.), then
Zicherman’s focus here on the subject of “Adult Children of Divorce” will be
very much to your liking. He even has a
little troop of his own with TV’s Parks and Recreation co-stars Amy
Poehler and Adam Scott in starring roles here.
Carter (Scott) doesn’t
know that he has any deep-seated psychological issues stemming from the divorce
of his parents (played perfectly by Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara) until
everything starts to innocently unravel when he agrees to help his younger
brother Trey (Clark Duke — as Marty in the two Kick-Ass films) with his
spur-of-the-moment wedding (Clark Duke as a would-be groom is a visual worth
the price of admission alone).
Carter’s task is to get their
parents to attend — who are both now remarried — and to keep them from shedding
any blood (which turns out to be the least of his worries). To
help him get through this, Carter turns to his childhood therapist (a spot-on
performance by Jane Lynch — Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her role in the Glee
TV series) for help.
On the surface that seems
like a reasonable, even thoughtful, course of action for him. After all, she helped him get though some
pretty tough times as a kid. But “Dr.
Judith” has a confession to make, she was never really a therapist, but was
researching a self-help book on “A.C.O.D.” and, well, he’s a big part of her
success (sure, she changed his name in her best-seller, but it doesn’t take
long for everyone to figure out who “Rick” is) … and we are only getting warmed
up!
This is easily the most
over-looked comedy of 2013 … and certainly one of the funniest!!!
Bonus features include
outtakes featuring Amy Poehler, a “discussion” with the cast and crew and a
half-dozen A.C.O.D. public service announcements.
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