''Drones'' is a 2010 office

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directed by

Amber Benson Amber Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has directed, produced and starred in her o ...

and

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, who describe it as "''

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'' meets ''

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''".

Cast

* Jonathan M. Woodward as Brian *

Samm Levine Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was also the sidekick and fi ...

as Clark *

James Urbaniak James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Simon Grim in three Hal Hartley films: '' Henry Fool'' (1997), '' Fay Grim'' (2006) and '' Ned Rifle'' (2014), Robert Crumb in '' ...

as Pete * Dave Allen as Cooperman * Tangi Miller as Miryam *

Marc Evan Jackson Marc Evan Jackson (born August 21, 1970) is an American comedian and actor. Some of his roles include Sparks Nevada in the '' Thrilling Adventure Hour'', Kevin Cozner in ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (he also hosts a podcast based on the sitcom, titled ...

as Ian *

Angela Bettis Angela Marie Bettis (born January 9, 1973) is an American actress, film producer, and director. Following her breakthrough role as Janet Webber in the Drama (film and television), drama film ''Girl, Interrupted (film), Girl, Interrupted'' (1999 ...

as Amy *

Paul F. Tompkins Paul Francis Tompkins (born September 12, 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He worked in television on such programs as '' Mr. Show with Bob and David'', ''Real Time with Bill Maher'', and '' Best Week Ever'', later renamed ''Bes ...

as Jafe

Production

''Drones'' was filmed in the

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area.

Release

''Drones'' premiered at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival in January 2010.

References

External links

* * 2010 films 2010 comedy films American comedy films 2010s English-language films Films shot in Louisiana American independent films Workplace comedy films Films directed by Amber Benson 2010 independent films 2010s American films English-language independent films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub