''Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town'' is a 2017 American

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film written and directed by Christian Papierniak. The film stars

Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in ''Breathe In'' and '' The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadia ...

as a woman at rock bottom who must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party. The film had its world premiere at the

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on June 17, 2017. It was theatrically released in the United States by Shout! Studios on June 22, 2018.

Cast

as Izzy **

Ryan Simpkins Ryan Simpkins (born March 25, 1998) is an American actor, known for their performances in films such as ''Pride and Glory (film), Pride and Glory'', ''A Single Man'', ''Revolutionary Road (film), Revolutionary Road'', and ''Fear Street Part Two ...

as Young Izzy *

Carrie Coon Carrie Alexandra Coon (born January 24, 1981) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her starring roles as grieving mother Nora Durst in the HBO drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2014–2017) and as Gloria Burgle in the third se ...

as Virginia * Alex Russell as Roger *

Alia Shawkat Alia Martine Shawkat ( ; ar, عليا مارتين شوكت; born April 18, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in '' The Old Man'', '' State of Grace'', Maeby Fünke in the Fox/Netflix television sitcom ''Arrested Develop ...

as Agatha Benson * Lauren Miller Rogen as Ellen Wexler *

Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an American actor and voice actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Osment's role in the comedy-drama film '' Forrest Gump'' (1994) won him a Young Artist Award. His breakthrough came with the psyc ...

as Walt *

Annie Potts Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for ''Corvette Summer'' (1978) and won a Genie Award for '' Heartaches'' (1981), before appearing in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Pretty i ...

as Mary * Lakeith Stanfield as George *

Melinda McGraw Melinda McGraw (born October 25, 1968) is an American actress. She has starred in movies such as ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), ''Wrongfully Accused'' (1998), and ''Skateland'' (2010), and is also known for her television performances on ''Mad Men'' ...

as Mrs. Percy *

Brandon T. Jackson Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films '' Roll Bounce'' (2005), ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), '' ...

as Dick *

Rob Huebel Robert Anderson Huebel (born June 4, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and writer best known for his sketch comedy work on the MTV series ''Human Giant'' and for his role of Dr. Owen Maestro on the Adult Swim series ''Childrens Hospital''. He ...

as Bennett * Meghan Lennox as Casey *

Luka Jones Luka Yovetich (born August 18, 1975), known professionally as Luka Jones, is an American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ...

as Leo *

Sarah Goldberg Sarah Goldberg (born May 31, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Sally Reed in the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (2018–2023), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting ...

as Whitney *

Kyle Kinane Kyle Christian Kinane (born December 23, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor from Addison, Illinois. Career Kinane's first television appearance was on ''The Nanny'' playing "Young Roger Clinton". His debut album ''Dea ...

as Rabbit * Salme Geransar as Gypsy * Matt Riker as Andy Wexler

Release

In November 2017,

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acquired distribution rights to the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was nominated at the 2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for "Best Film Budgeted Under 5 Million Dollars".

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10 and the critics' consensus that it "has all the restless energy viewers might expect given the title, but it's only sporadically channeled into a meaningful story." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards

The film won the award for ''Best Narrative Feature'' at the 2017 Tacoma Film Festival, where Davis was also awarded Best Actor. Davis won Best Breakout Performance at that year's Napa Valley Film Festival. In 2018, the screenplay for the film was permanently added to the Core Collection at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library.

References

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