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''The Long Dumb Road'' is a 2018 American
road trip A road trip, sometimes spelled roadtrip, is a long-distance Travel, journey traveled by a car or a motorcycle. History First road trips by automobile The world's first recorded long-distance road trip by the automobile took place in German Em ...
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 ...
written, directed and produced by Hannah Fidell and co-written by Carson D. Mell. It stars Tony Revolori,
Jason Mantzoukas Jason Mantzoukas (; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his roles as Rafi in the FX comedy series ''The League'' and as Nadal in '' The Dictator,'' and he is one of the three co-ho ...
,
Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga ( ; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen, alongside her older sister Vera Farmiga. Farmiga was encouraged to begin acting by her sister ...
, Grace Gummer,
Casey Wilson Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television appe ...
,
Pamela Reed Pamela Reed is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's police partner Phoebe O'Hara in the 1990 film '' Kindergarten Cop'' and portraying the matriarch Gail Green in ''Jericho''. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knop ...
, and
Ron Livingston Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Gibbons in ''Office Space'' (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001). Liv ...
. The film had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
on January 26, 2018. It was released on November 9, 2018, by
Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci ...
.


Premise

Two guys serendipitously meet at a time when they both find themselves at personal crossroads. They then decide to embark on an unplanned road trip together across the American Southwest.


Cast

* Tony Revolori as Nathan *
Jason Mantzoukas Jason Mantzoukas (; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his roles as Rafi in the FX comedy series ''The League'' and as Nadal in '' The Dictator,'' and he is one of the three co-ho ...
as Richard *
Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga ( ; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen, alongside her older sister Vera Farmiga. Farmiga was encouraged to begin acting by her sister ...
as Rebecca * Grace Gummer as Nina *
Casey Wilson Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television appe ...
as Sharon Richards *
Pamela Reed Pamela Reed is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's police partner Phoebe O'Hara in the 1990 film '' Kindergarten Cop'' and portraying the matriarch Gail Green in ''Jericho''. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knop ...
as Dotty *
Ron Livingston Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Gibbons in ''Office Space'' (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001). Liv ...
as François *
Ciara Bravo Ciara Quinn Bravo (; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' and the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Red Band Society''. She a ...
as Ashly Richards * Annie Lederman as Monica * Lindsay Burdge as Girl in Car * Will Brittain as Dude in Car


Production


Development

At
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in March 2015, where her film '' 6 Years'' was premiering, director Hannah Fidell revealed that she had co-written a screenplay for a road trip comedy film with her friend Carson D. Mell, writer of ''
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''. The previous year, she had directed a
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version of the script, titled ''The Road'', with Mell and Peter Vack starring in the main roles and
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serving as
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.


Casting

On April 12, 2017, as additional photography was about to commence, it was reported that Tony Revolori and
Jason Mantzoukas Jason Mantzoukas (; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his roles as Rafi in the FX comedy series ''The League'' and as Nadal in '' The Dictator,'' and he is one of the three co-ho ...
would play the roles Mell and Vack portrayed in the short film version.
Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga ( ; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen, alongside her older sister Vera Farmiga. Farmiga was encouraged to begin acting by her sister ...
, Grace Gummer,
Ron Livingston Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Gibbons in ''Office Space'' (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' (2001). Liv ...
,
Casey Wilson Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson (born October 24, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. Originally known for her performances with the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe in New York City, Wilson's first major television appe ...
,
Pamela Reed Pamela Reed is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's police partner Phoebe O'Hara in the 1990 film '' Kindergarten Cop'' and portraying the matriarch Gail Green in ''Jericho''. She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knop ...
, and
Ciara Bravo Ciara Quinn Bravo (; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a child actress, starring in the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' and the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Red Band Society''. She a ...
were cast in supporting roles.


Filming

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began in January 2017 in
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. Filming continued in Albuquerque and
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in April 2017.


Release

''The Long Dumb Road'' had its world premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...
on January 26, 2018. Shortly after,
Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci ...
acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released on November 9, 2018.


Reception

On review aggregation website
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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average of . The site's critical consensus reads, "''The Long Dumb Road'' navigates the odd couple road trip comedy formula fairly smoothly, thanks mainly to the chemistry between Tony Revolori and Jason Mantzoukas."
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Amy Nicholson of ''
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'' gave a positive review, writing, "The adventure is aimless, but the company is good," and praised the film for paying attention to character over broad comedy.


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Long Dumb Road, The 2018 films 2018 independent films 2018 comedy films 2010s comedy road movies 2010s buddy comedy films American buddy comedy films American comedy road movies Films directed by Hannah Fidell Films scored by Keegan DeWitt Films shot in New Mexico Universal Pictures films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language independent films English-language buddy comedy films