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Applesauce (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Applesauce' is a 2015 black comedy film written and directed by Onur Tukel. The film stars Tukel, Max Casella, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Jennifer Prediger, and Dylan Baker.
Cast
*Max Casella as Les
*Trieste Kelly Dunn as Nicki
*Jennifer Prediger as Kate
*Onur Tukel as Ron
*Dylan Baker as Stevie Bricks
*Karl Jacob as Wally
*Kevin Scanlon as Officer Prince
*Ariel Kavoussi as Officer Potts
*Kimber Monroe as Cameron
*Jahmani Perry as Principal Clark
*Lisa Tharps as Rain's Mother
*Bill Weeden as Kate's Father
Release
'Applesauce' premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015. The film was distributed by MPI Media Group and was released on VOD and DVD on November 24, 2015.
Reception
Critical response
'Applesauce' received a positive response from critics. The film holds a 71% positive "Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Ronnie Scheib of 'Variety' praised 'Applesauce' as "Onur Tukel's latest and most accomplished microbudget exercise in cynical absurdism" and added, "With its sarcastic dialogue, deadpan humor, believably flawed characters and surreal logic, 'Applesauce' may expand Tukel's growing indie fan base into niche release." Eric Kohn of 'Indiewire' gave the film a modest "B" rating, calling it a "spot-on urban satire." He further wrote:Conversely, Justin Lowe of 'The Hollywood Reporter' criticized the script for possessing "an unfavorable view of human nature that its difficult to identify any likeable characters, most of whom are constantly scheming to manipulate and discredit one another." He added:
References
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