''Quitters'' is a 2015 American
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 ...
directed by
Noah Pritzker
Noah Pritzker (born December 1986) is an American film director and screenwriter, and a member of the Pritzker family.
Biography
Pritzker grew up San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood. He is the son of billionaire John Pritzker and phil ...
and written by Noah Pritzker and Ben Tarnoff. The film stars Ben Konigsberg,
Greg Germann
Gregory Andrew Germann ( ; born February 26, 1958) is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series ''Ally McBeal'', which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" M ...
,
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born ) is an American actress. She rose to stardom with her performance as a prostitute in the comedy film ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), which won her both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Academy Award for Best S ...
,
Kara Hayward
Kara Hayward (born November 17, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role as Suzy Bishop in the 2012 feature film ''Moonrise Kingdom'', which earned her a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in ...
,
Morgan Turner
Morgan Jeanette Turner (born ) is an American actor best known for playing Martha Kaply in the Jumanji (franchise), ''Jumanji'' franchise.
Personal life
Turner attended Methacton High School in Fairview Village, Pennsylvania. Turner is Non-binary ...
and
Kieran Culkin
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. Known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen, List of awards and nominations received by Kieran Culkin, his accolades include an Academy A ...
. The film was released on July 22, 2016, by
Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures was a film distributor owned by Entertainment One, a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading ...
.
Cast
*Ben Konigsberg as Clark Rayman
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Greg Germann
Gregory Andrew Germann ( ; born February 26, 1958) is an American actor who is known for playing Richard Fish on the television series ''Ally McBeal'', which earned him a Screen Actors Guild award. He also is known for his roles as Eric "Rico" M ...
as Roger
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Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born ) is an American actress. She rose to stardom with her performance as a prostitute in the comedy film ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), which won her both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Academy Award for Best S ...
as May Rayman
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Kara Hayward
Kara Hayward (born November 17, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role as Suzy Bishop in the 2012 feature film ''Moonrise Kingdom'', which earned her a nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in ...
as Etta
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Morgan Turner
Morgan Jeanette Turner (born ) is an American actor best known for playing Martha Kaply in the Jumanji (franchise), ''Jumanji'' franchise.
Personal life
Turner attended Methacton High School in Fairview Village, Pennsylvania. Turner is Non-binary ...
as Natalia
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Kieran Culkin
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. Known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen, List of awards and nominations received by Kieran Culkin, his accolades include an Academy A ...
as Mr. Becker
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Saffron Burrows
Saffron Burrows (born 22 October 1972) is a British and American actress who has appeared in films such as '' Circle of Friends,'' '' Wing Commander,'' '' Deep Blue Sea,'' '' Gangster No. 1,'' '' Enigma,'' ''Troy,'' '' Reign Over Me'', and '' Th ...
as Veronica
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Scott Lawrence
Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series '' JAG''. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. He is also known for being a majo ...
as Todd
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Jim Breuer
James Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, and actor. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film ''Half Baked'' (1998).
Career
Breuer was a member of the cast of ''Saturda ...
*Ross Turner as Bradley Friedlander
*Katherine Liviakis as Shira
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Carl Lumbly
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for '' M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (1994–1997) and has also had television roles on '' Cagney & Lacey'' (1982–1988) and '' Alias'' (2001–2006).
He has also had roles in v ...
as Dr. Weiss
*George Anagnostou as Steve
Release
The film premiered at
South by Southwest
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. It began in 1987 and has conti ...
on March 15, 2015.
The film was released on July 22, 2016, by
Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures was a film distributor owned by Entertainment One, a subsidiary of Lionsgate Studios. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading ...
.
Reception
References
External links
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2015 films
2015 comedy films
American comedy films
Films shot in New Jersey
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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