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Wikipedia article
'Hero Mode', also known as 'Mayfield's Game' in Australia and the United Kingdom, is a 2021 American independent comedy filmHassenger, Jesse (June 4, 2021) [https://www.polygon.com/movies/22519420/hero-mode-review-movie The incompetence of the video game movie Hero Mode is downright insidious]. 'Polygon'. Retrieved September 22, 2021. directed by A.J. Tesler (in his directorial debut) and written by Jeff Carpenter. Produced by Marcy Carpenter, E.J. Kavounas, and Tesler, the film was released in American theaters on June 4, 2021, distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment. followed by video on demand on June 11, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
Financially struggling indie video game business owner Kate asks her son Troy (Chris Carpenter) to develop a video game in time for an upcoming gaming convention in order to save the company. Troy is enthusiastic for the job. But the company's disgruntled coders are not, and in addition Rick, the CEO of a rival company looking to buy out the studio in order to gut it and fire everyone'
Production
While in production the film went under the title of 'Mayfield's Game'. Filming took place in Los Angeles.
Cast
* Chris Carpenter as Troy Mayfield
* Mira Sorvino as Kate Mayfield
* Sean Astin as Jimmy
* Indiana Massara as Paige
* Philip Solomon as Nick
* Nelson Franklin as Rick
* Mary Lynn Rajskub as Larua
* Kimia Behpoornia as Marie
* Bobby Lee as VP Goodson
* Creed Bratton as James
* Jim O'Heir as James
* Monte Markham as Lyndon
* Bret Harrison as George
* Al Madrigal as Larry
* Erik Griffin as Mr. Diehl
* Sonja Read (OMGitsfirefoxx) as Announcer
* Wood Hawker (BeatEmUps) as himself
* Matthew Patrick (MatPat) as himself
* Scott Wozniak (Scott The Woz) as himself
Release and reception
Before its release the film generated criticism for its perceived unrealistic portrayal of video game development. The film was released in American theaters on June 4, 2021, distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment.Schager, Nick (June 4, 2021) [https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/hero-mode-review-1234988312/ 'Hero Mode' Review: A Lively If Corny Teen Video-Game Comedy]. 'Variety'. Retrieved September 22, 2021. It was followed by video on demand releases on June 11, 2021. It opened with $11,843, for a total domestic gross of $21,178.[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10528948/ Hero Mode]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which categorises reviews only as positive or negative, the film holds an approval rating of 46% from 13 critical reviews.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hero_mode Hero Mode] at Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 22, 2021. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigns the film a score of 46 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hero-mode Hero Mode] at Metacritic. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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