''Extremely Unique Dynamic'' is a 2024 American stoner meta-

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by Katherine Dudas,

Ivan Leung Ivan Leung is an Asian-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is based in Los Angeles. Early life Leung was born and raised in San Diego, California. He started out as a dancer and moved to Los Angeles to train in hip hop choreograph ...

, and Harrison Xu, and starring Leung and Xu. It premiered at the

Sonoma International Film Festival Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization, founded in 1997, headquartered in Sonoma, California. History Founded in 1997 by friends Carolyn Stolman and Jerry Seltzer, the Sonoma International Film Festi ...

on March 21, 2024, and was released theatrically on January 10, 2025.

Plot

Longtime best friends Danny and Ryan are spending the weekend together before Ryan moves to

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

. They decide to make a movie about making a movie that stars two friends who are making a movie.

Cast

as Daniel * Harrison Xu as Ryan *

Hudson Yang Hudson David Yang (born October 24, 2003) is an American actor. From 2015 to 2020, he starred as the lead actor in the ABC television series ''Fresh Off the Boat'' portraying Eddie Huang. Yang is the son of Jeff Yang, a Taiwanese American journa ...

as Himself * Nathan Doan as Dan

Production

Ivan Leung and Harrison Xu wrote and directed the film, and also star in it, each playing three roles. They formed the production company Heroic Impact to make the film, which is both of their feature filmmaking debuts. It is the second feature film for the film's third co-writer and co-director, Katherine Dudas (after her 2022 feature debut ''Juniper''). The film was produced by Leung, Xu, and Noel Do-Murakami. Leung and Xu wrote the screenplay in a month, and started filming about three weeks later. They shot the film in five days, often with two cameras, and later did several days of reshoots. They self-financed the film.

Release

The film premiered at the

on March 21, 2024. On June 19, 2024, it was announced that North American rights had been acquired by

Strand Releasing Strand Releasing is an American film production company founded in 1989 and is based in Culver City, California. The company has distributed over 300 auteur-driven titles from acclaimed international and American directors such as Apichatpong W ...

. The film was released in the United States on January 10, 2025. It made $38,207 from a single theater in its opening weekend. In April 2025, the film will be presented at the LGBT+ Film Festival in Poland.

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* {{IMDb title, 31498569, Extremely Unique Dynamic 2024 films 2024 comedy films English-language buddy comedy films American self-reflexive films Metafictional works American buddy comedy films Stoner films Comedy films about Asian Americans Asian-American LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related buddy comedy films 2024 LGBTQ-related films 2020s American films