EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital movie circulation department of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has actually locked down rights to The Road Doga remarkable funny embeded in the world of stand-up that stars veteran comic Doug Stanhope (The Man Show). The movie will take pleasure in a week-long theatrical engagement at Pickwick Theatre in the Chicago suburban area of Park Ridge from September 1-7 and appear throughout North America on digital October sixth.
Immediately following the night reveals on both Friday, Sept. 1 and Saturday, Sept. 2, Stanhope and beginner co-star Des Mulrooney will exist for Q&As with the filmmakers. Tickets can be purchased now.
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Co-composed, directed and produced by Greg Glienna, whose 1992 indie Meet the Parents acted as the basis for the same-name Uni funny starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, The Road Dog informs the story of aging, alcoholic comic Jimmy Quinn (Stanhope), a veteran of stand-up funny’s splendor days. When his long-estranged kid, David (Mulrooney), likewise a hopeful comic, seeks him out, Jimmy provides to take him on the roadway and reveal him the ropes. They begin to grow close, however stress increase due to Jimmy’s self-destructive habits. Ultimately, Jimmy should choose what he values most.
The Road Dog was co-written by Tony Boswell, who produced the movie together with Glienna, Kamron Leal, Yasuein Paradise, Stanhope, and Brian Hennigan. Pic’s ensemble likewise consists of Khrystyne Haje (Law & Order), Tim Kazurinsky (Police Academy movies), Greg Fitzsimmons (Crashing), and Calvin Evans (Chicago P.D.). The movie’s deal was worked out in between Freestyle Digital Media, Glienna and his CEM Productions.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Freestyle Digital Media on the release of THE ROAD DOG,” Glienna informed Deadline. “Our mission at CEM Productions is to bring great scripts to life, with relatable human stories and no characters in spandex!”
View the trailer for The Road Dog above.
