Moonwalkers (film)

Moonwalkers

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
Produced by Georges Bermann
Written by Dean Craig
Starring
Cinematography Glynn Speeckaert
Edited by Bill Smedley
Production
company
Distributed by Alchemy
Release dates
  • March 14, 2015 (2015-03-14) (SXSW)
  • January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) (United States)
Running time
 107 minutes
Country France
Language English
Box office $135,566[1]

Moonwalkers is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet in his directorial debut, and written by Dean Craig. The film stars Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint, and Robert Sheehan. The film is based on Moon landing conspiracy theories. The film had its world premiere at SXSW on March 14, 2015. The film was released on January 15, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand by Alchemy.

Plot

Based on Moon landing conspiracy theories, the film revolves around a CIA agent Kidman (Ron Perlman), failing to locate the legendary Stanley Kubrick, teams up with a rock-band manager Jonny (Rupert Grint) to develop a staged moon landing.

Cast

Production

In June 2014, it was announced that Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Kevin Bishop and James Cosmo had joined the cast of the film.[2] It was also announced Antoine Bardou-Jacquet would be directing the film, from a screenplay by Dean Craig.[3] It was also announced Kinology had signed on to finance the film and handle international sales.[4] Principal photography began on May 14, 2014.[5]

Release

The film premiered on March 14, 2015, at South by Southwest.[6] On March 16, 2015, Alchemy picked up distribution rights to the film.[7] The film was released in the United States on January 15, 2016 in a limited release and through video on demand.[8]

Critical reception

Moonwalkers received mixed reviews from film critics. It holds a 42% "Rotten" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 39 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews.[10]

John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review writing: "Too much faith has been put in the comic value of Dean Craig's screenplay, which offers plenty of mishaps and shocking violent outbursts, but not so many laughs. Aside from a look at Renatus's pretentiously goofy most recent film, the funniest thing here is the most predictable scene, a sequence in which crew-cut, all-business Kidman gets dosed with acid. For a moment, Johnny turns into the grown-up of the bunch — a terrifying prospect for a plan that was counting on having a perfectionist cinematic genius at the helm."[11] Susan Wloszczyna of RogertEbert.com gave the film a negative review, writing: "Forget a fake moon landing. “Moonwalkers” is a fake comedy, one that mistakes an endless bloody splatter-fest of a finale for the height of hilarity and never quite gets off the ground after takeoff."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Moonwalkers". The Numbers. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (June 6, 2014). "Kinology Boards British Action-Comedy 'Moonwalkers' With Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint". Variety.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (June 6, 2014). "Kinology Boards British Action-Comedy 'Moonwalkers' With Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint". Variety.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (June 6, 2014). "Kinology Boards British Action-Comedy 'Moonwalkers' With Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint". Variety.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "On The Set For 5/19/14: Christoph Waltz-Starrer 'Tulip Fever' Starts For The Weinstein Co.". ssninsider.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Moonwalkers". SXSW Schedule 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Patrick Hipes. "'Moonwalkers' Action Comedy Lands At Alchemy - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Bibbiani, William (November 10, 2015). "Exclusive Poster 'Moonwalkers' Says Moon Landings Were Groovy, But Faked". CraveOnline.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Moonwalkers (2016)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Moonwalkers Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ DeFore, John (March 19, 2015). "'Moonwalkers': SXSW Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ Wloszczyna, Susan (January 15, 2016). "Moonwalkers". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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