''Slow Learners'' is a 2015 American

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

film directed by

Don Argott Don Argott (born September 14, 1972) is an American documentary film, documentary filmmaker and musician. He has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14 P ...

and

Sheena M. Joyce Sheena M. Joyce (born July 26, 1976) is an American film producer currently based in Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the sec ...

and starring

Adam Pally Adam Saul Pally (born March 18, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series ''Happy Endings'' and as Dr. Peter Prentice in '' The Mindy Project''. He also starred ...

Sarah Burns Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...

, Reid Scott,

Catherine Reitman Catherine Marcelle Reitman (; born April 28, 1981) is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and writer. She is the creator, executive producer, writer, and star of the CBC comedy series ''Workin' Moms''. Early life Reitman was born in Los An ...

, and

Kevin Dunn Kevin Dunn (born August 24, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in supporting roles in a number of films and television series since the 1980s. Dunn's roles include White House Communications Director Alan Reed in the political comedy '' ...

. An

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film, it follows two friends who embark on a journey of self-discovery when they decide to help each other become "bad" and "crazy."

Cast

as Jeff Lowry *

as Anne Martin * Reid Scott as Max *

as Julia *Mary Grill as Beth *

Kate Flannery Kate Destiny Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. Following her early theatre work, Flannery had her screen breakthrough playing Meredith Palmer on the NBC series '' The Office'', which won her two Screen Actors Guild Awards. S ...

as Principal Miller *

as Darren Lowry *Marceline Hugot as Joyce Lowry *

Frances Callier Eleanor Frances Callier (born May 17, 1969), better known as Frances Callier, is an American producer, writer, comedian and retired actress. Her television credits include ''According to Jim'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Frasier'', and ''Curb Your ...

as Robin *Ursula Parker as Little Miss Trooper * Angela Shelton as Michelle *

Gil Ozeri Gil Ozeri is an American comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his work writing for ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', '' Big Mouth'', and ''Happy Endings''. Career Ozeri started his comedy career with the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York, and ha ...

as Dan *

Cecily Strong Cecily Legler Strong (born February 8, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. Strong is most notable for being a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2022. She is also the longest-tenured female cast member in the s ...

as The Ex *

Bobby Moynihan Bobby Moynihan (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and writer who was a cast member on '' Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 until 2017. He also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's '' DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in '' We Bare ...

as Lenny *

Peter Grosz Peter Grosz is an American actor and television writer. He is most recognizable for appearing in Sonic Drive-In's "Two Guys" commercials, in which he appears as the straight man in a double act with improvisational comedian T. J. Jagodowski un ...

as Dr. Mark Sonderskov

Production

In October 2011, producer O'Connor provided the seed money for the movie to get started while O'Connor and the other producers spent 2012 trying to acquire the funding necessary to begin filming.

Casting

On April 16, 2014,

was cast in the lead role.

Filming

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

began in May 2014 and was conducted in and around

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Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. Filming commenced on May 28, 2014, after a month-long shoot.

Release

Tiehel-Stedman said of producers: "they will have the task to shop the film to festivals and look for distribution opportunities. It will take nearly 18 months in post production before general audiences have their chance to laugh" thus suggesting theatrical release of ''Bad Boys Crazy Girls'' in late 2015.

References

External links

* *{{Twitter, slowlearnersmov 2010s English-language films 2010s American films American romantic comedy films