Shithouse (film)

Shithouse
Directed by	Cooper Raiff
Produced by	Cooper Raiff; Will Youmans; Divi Crockett;
Written by	Cooper Raiff
Starring	Cooper Raiff; Dylan Gelula; Amy Landecker; Logan Miller;
Music by	Jack Kraus
Cinematography	Rachel Klein
Edited by	Cooper Raiff; Autumn Dea;
Production; companies	CMR Productions;
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	October 16, 2020 (United States);
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Shithouse is an upcoming American drama film, written, directed, and produced by Cooper Raiff, in his directorial debut. It stars Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker and Logan Miller.

The film was set to have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The South by Southwest film competition nevertheless went ahead, and Shithouse won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature. It is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2020, by IFC Films.

Cast

Cooper Raiff as Alex
Dylan Gelula as Maggie
Amy Landecker as Alex’s mother
Logan Miller as Sam
Olivia Welch as Jesse
Abby Quinn as Georgia
Joy Sunday as Sophia
Jay Duplass as Professor Notkin
Adan Rocha as Scott
Chinedu Unaka as Timothy

Release

The film was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On June 10, 2020, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[4] It is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2020.[5]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7.62/10.[6]

At South by Southwest, the film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature.[7]

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References

"Shithouse". South by Southwest. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
Ray-Ramos, Dino (January 15, 2020). "SXSW Sets Judd Apatow's 'The King Of Staten Island' As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
"City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". South by Southwest. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
N'Duka, Amanda (June 10, 2020). "IFC Films Nabs SXSW Award Winning Film 'Shithouse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
"Shithouse". IFC Films. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
"Shithouse (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
Sinha-Roy, Piya (March 24, 2020). "'Shithouse,' 'An Elephant in the Room' Top SXSW Film Competition Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

External links

Shithouse on IMDb
Shithouse at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Shithouse". South by Southwest. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[2] Ray-Ramos, Dino (January 15, 2020). "SXSW Sets Judd Apatow's 'The King Of Staten Island' As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[3] "City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events". South by Southwest. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[4] N'Duka, Amanda (June 10, 2020). "IFC Films Nabs SXSW Award Winning Film 'Shithouse'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[5] "Shithouse". IFC Films. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[6] "Shithouse (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[7] Sinha-Roy, Piya (March 24, 2020). "'Shithouse,' 'An Elephant in the Room' Top SXSW Film Competition Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2020.