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Wikipedia article{{Infobox film | name = Funeral Kings | caption = Film poster | image = Funeral Kings poster.jpg | director = Kevin McManus Matthew McManus | producer = Kevin McManus Matthew McManus Michael J. McGarry Ethan Rosenberg Tony Yacenda Dan Perrault Brian Vannucci Jordan Rudman Andrew van den Houten | writer = Kevin McManus Matthew McManus | starring = Dylan Hartigan Alex Maizus Jordan Puzzo Charles Odei Michaela McManus Kevin Corrigan | music = Darien Scott Shulman | cinematography = Alex Disenhof | editing = Nate Cormier | studio = 30 Bones Cinema | distributor = Freestyle Releasing | released = | runtime = 85 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} 'Funeral Kings' is a 2012 film written and directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus starring Dylan Hartigan and Alex Maizus. PlotTwo irreverent altar boys, Andy and Charlie, play hooky after every funeral they serve at their school's chapel. This comes into conflict when the boys are teamed with a timid, new kid who is less willing to break the rules. Cast* Dylan Hartigan as Andy Gilmour * Alex Maizus as Charlie Waters * Jordan Puzzo as David Mason * Charles Odei as Felix Thurman * Michaela McManus as Patricia Gilmour * Kevin Corrigan as Iggy Vannucci ProductionProduction began in July 2010. The McManus Brothers were inspired by their father's stories about growing up as an altar server in Catholic school.Marybel Gervais, [http://www.spectacularoptical.ca/2012/07/an-interview-with-the-mcmanus-brothers/ An Interview with the McManus Brothers], Spectacular Optical, July 23, 2012 ReleaseThe film was first screened in the US at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 10, 2012.Drew McWeeny, [http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/review-funeral-kings-is-a-confident-coming-of-age-debut-from-mcmanus-brothers 'Funeral Kings is a Confident Coming-of-Age Debut from the McManus Brothers], Hitflix.com, March 10, 2012 It went on general release on November 16, 2012.Ian Buckwalter, [https://www.npr.org/2012/11/15/164880420/putting-some-awkwardly-adolescent-fun-in-funeral Putting Some Awkwardly Adolescent Fun In 'Funeral'], npr.org, November 15, 2012 ReceptionThe film received an 88% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.'[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/funeral_kings/]', Rotten Tomatoes John Anderson of 'Variety' said the film was "like a John Hughes comedy with nicotine stains." He went on to say " it could become one of those films by which an age group defines itself."John Anderson, "[https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/funeral-kings-1117947957/ Review:Funeral Kings]", 'Variety', July 26, 2012. Mark Olsen of 'The Los Angeles Times' said the film was "a surprisingly sweet story about a pair of Rhode Island Catholic schoolboys, played with knockabout charm by Alex Maizus and Dylan Hartigan." He criticized the film for "its impulse toward honesty over overstatement" which he said, "robs the film of true dramatic tension."Mark Olsen, "[http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/15/entertainment/la-et-mn-funeral-king-capsule-20121116]", 'Los Angeles Times', Nov 15, 2012 Drew McWeeny of 'Hitfix' wrote "'Funeral Kings' is confident and controlled and, with an unabashed vulgarity underscoring everything, about as pure a piece of movie memory as I can name."Drew McWeeny, "[http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/review-funeral-kings-is-a-confident-coming-of-age-debut-from-mcmanus-brothers]", 'Hitfix.com', March 10, 2012 References | |
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