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'The Year of Spectacular Men' is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Lea Thompson in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Thompson's daughters Madelyn Deutch (who also wrote the screenplay and composed the score) and Zoey Deutch (who also produced). Thompson's husband Howard Deutch also served as a producer.

The film had its world premiere on June 16, 2017, at the LA Film Festival. It was released in theaters, on digital HD and through video-on-demand services on June 15, 2018, by MarVista Entertainment.

Plot



Izzy Klein is a young woman fresh out of college as she strikes up and ruins relationships with several men, and struggles to navigate the failures of post-college adulthood, leaning on her mother and younger sister for support.

Cast



* Madelyn Deutch as Izzy Klein, Sabrina's older sister and Deb's daughter.

* Zoey Deutch as Sabrina Klein, Izzy's successful and happy younger sister, Deb's daughter and Sebastians girlfriend

* Lea Thompson as Deb Klein, Izzy and Sabrina's mother

* Melissa Bolona as Amythyst Stone

* Nicholas Braun as Charlie Reed

* Avan Jogia as Sebastian Bennett, Sabrina's boyfriend

* Cameron Monaghan as Ross Wyatt

* Brandon T. Jackson as Logan

* Zach Roerig as Mikey

* Jesse Bradford as Aaron Ezra

* Bob Clendenin as Seven

* Alison Martin as Marg

* Troy Evans as Sketch

* Alec Mapa as Overzealous Casting Director

Production



In September 2015, it was announced that Lea Thompson is making her feature film directorial debut in this film, starring her actress daughters Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch. Filming started later that month in Los Angeles, New York City, Lake Tahoe and San Francisco.

'The Year of Spectacular Men' is produced by Parkside Pictures and Tadross Media Group. Producers are Parkside's Damiano Tucci and Danny Roth along with Gordon Gilbertson and Howard Deutch; executive producers are Michael Tadross Jr. and Christopher Conover. Zoey also shares the production credit.

Release



'The Year of Spectacular Men' held its world premiere at the LA Film Festival on June 16, 2017, under the "LA Muse" section. It also had its screenings at the Twin Cities Film Fest, the LA Femme Film Festival and the 20th-anniversary edition of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival in October 2017, and at the Napa Valley Film Festival in November 2017.

In January 2018, MarVista Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film. The film is scheduled to be released on June 15, 2018. It was released in theaters, on digital HD and through video-on-demand services on June 15, 2018.

Reception



On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65%, based on 31 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus states; "Lea Thompson proves as capable behind the camera as her daughters are before it in [the film], though its charming sensibilities are at times overshadowed by an inconsistent script." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Sheri Linden of 'The Hollywood Reporter' described the film as "smart and vivacious when it isn't trying too hard" and added "for the twentysomethings with whom the movie is sure to click, the sarcastic jabs at such easy targets as health-conscious New Age types might feel fresh rather than strained. But even with the screenplay's sometimes screechy missteps, the Deutch duo hold the screen with charm and intelligence to spare". Scott Menzel of We Live Entertainment wrote that "Madelyn Deutch, Zoey Deutch, and Lea Thompson are a triple threat in this quarter life crisis tale that deserves your attention".

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