''Drones'' is a 2010 office

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, 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 also directed, produced ...

and

Adam Busch Adam Richard Busch (born July 6, 1978) is an American actor, film director and singer best known starring as Warren Mears on the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Career Busch was born in East Meadow, New York. His first film ro ...

, 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, comedian and podcaster. 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 al ...

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 ''Girl, Interrupted'' (1999), she earned acclaim for her portrayals of Carrietta Wh ...

as Amy * Paul F. Tompkins 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

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* * * 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 {{2010s-comedy-film-stub