Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2019


Buffaloed

Buy Buffaloed now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'Buffaloed' is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler and written by Brian Sacca. It stars Zoey Deutch, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler, Noah Reid, and Jai Courtney. Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, New York and is always hustling for money. Crippled by debt, she decides to become a debt collector herself. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019, and was released in select theatres and on demand on February 14, 2020, by Magnolia Pictures. The film was met with generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot



Peg Dahl is born in Buffalo, New York to a low-class family. Disappointed in her family's financial situation and inspired by her late-father's tendency to hustle, she looks for ways to make money. Through her childhood she studies economics and works small money-making schemes with a plan to attend an Ivy League school and work on Wall Street.

When she gets into a good college but can't afford it, she begins selling fake tickets to Bills games. She is eventually caught and is sentenced to forty months in prison. Peg is released from prison and begins working at a local debt collection firm to pay off her own legal debt. She rises to the top but is cheated by the owner of the firm and decides to start her own debt collection business.

Her firm is successful, but pressures built between her and her former employer and create problems in her personal life. Eventually, herself and her family are arrested. She takes a deal and works with the police to take down the other debt collection agencies. Before being taken back into custody, she burns thousands of debt sheets and gets put into prison for destruction of evidence. In prison she teaches finance to other inmates.

Peg is eventually released from prison and returns to her family where she invests in hedge funds.

Cast



* Zoey Deutch as Peg Dahl

**Kate Moyer as Young Peggy Dahl

* Jermaine Fowler as Graham Feany

* Judy Greer as Kathy Dahl

* Noah Reid as J.J.

* Lusia Strus as Frances

* Lorrie Odom as Backer

* Raymond Ablack as Prakash

* Jai Courtney as "Wizz"

* Brian Sacca as Sal

Production



In July 2018, it was announced Zoey Deutch and Jermaine Fowler had joined the cast of the film, with Tanya Wexler directing from a screenplay by Brian Sacca. In August 2018, Judy Greer joined the cast of the film.

Principal photography began on July 24, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. Production concluded on August 23, 2018.

Release



The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019. Shortly after, Magnolia Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film and later released it on February 14, 2020. It also had a special screening at the Buffalo International Film Festival on October 13, 2019.

Reception



Box office

, 'Buffaloed' has grossed $25,383 domestically.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads, "This late-capitalism comedy is undeniably uneven, but Zoey Deutch's effervescent performance gives 'Buffaloed' wings." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References




Buy Buffaloed now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 2019



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1107660588.