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Prince Avalanche


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Driven by striking performances from Rudd and Hirsch, PRINCE AVALANCHE is an offbeat comedy about two men painting traffic lines on a desolate country highway that’s been ravaged by wildfire. Against this dramatic setting, beautifully shot by frequent Green collaborator Tim Orr, the men bicker and joke with each other, eventually developing an unlikely friendship. Funny, meditative and at times surreal, PRINCE AVALANCHE features a moving score by Explosions in the Sky and David Wingo, and was loosely adapted from an Icelandic film called Either Way.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Written & Directed by
DAVID GORDON GREEN

Based on the film “EITHER WAY” by
HAFSTEINN GUNNAR SIGURDSSON

Produced by
LISA MUSKAT
DERRICK TSENG
CRAIG ZOBEL
JAMES BELFER
DAVID GORDON GREEN

Executive Producers
LEO JOSEPH
TODD LABAROWSKI

Executive Producers
DAVÍD ÓSKAR ÓLAFSSON
ÁRNI FILIPPUSSON
TOBIAS MUNTHE
THEO YOUNGSTEIN

Executive Producers
JODY HILL
DANNY MCBRIDE
MATTHEW REILLY

Co-Executive Producers
BRAD COOLIDGE
MELISSA COOLIDGE

Director of Photography
TIM ORR

Production Designer
RICHARD A. WRIGHT

Edited by
COLIN PATTON



Co-Producers
BERNDT MADER
ALEXANDER UHLMANN

Costume Designer
JILL NEWELL

Original Score by
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
and DAVID WINGO

Music Supervisor
DEVOE YATES
PAUL RUDD
EMILE HIRSCH

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MUSKAT FILMED PROPERTIES
& DOGFISH PICTURES
Presentation

In association with
LANKN PARTNERS
DREAMBRIDGE FILMS
THE BEAR MEDIA
ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES

CAST

Lance EMILE HIRSCH
Alvin PAUL RUDD
Toodie LANCE LEGAULT
Lady JOYCE PAYNE
Madison GINA GRANDE
Voice of Madison LYNN SHELTON
Lumberjacks LARRY KRETSCHMAR
ENOCH MOON
DAVID L. OSBORNE, JR.
DANNI WOLCOTT
Kids MORGAN CALDERONI
SAVANNA PORTER
JUNIPER SMITH

 

“It reconciles David Gordon Green's twin modes into a whole no other director could have, DEEPLY FELT AND LIGHT AS LAUGHTER. One sequence of Rudd taking a swim in the rain is as gorgeous as anything I've seen onscreen in the last few years.” – Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice

“A FILM UNLIKE ANY NOW OUT THERE. Remarkably gripping and rich. A genuine affirmation of taking the road less travelled.” – Jonathan Robbins, Film Comment
“A RARE AND PECULIAR FORM OF DELIGHT. It is refreshing — even thrilling, in a way — to see Mr. Rudd play the uptight guy.” – A.O. Scott, NY Times

“A WORK OF ECCENTRIC BUT OFTEN PROFOUND BEAUTY. Weird and wonderful, a refreshing movie that looks and sounds only like itself. That old Green magic, it seems, is back.” – Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

“**** THE MOVIE RESONATES MORE THAN MANY WOULD-BE BLOCKBUSTERS. A perfect midway point between director Green’s styles.” – Jordan Hoffman, NY Daily News

“Cheerfully goofy, wistful and strange.” – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

“FIRST RATE AND FUNNIER THAN DAVID GORDON GREEN’S HOLLYWOOD COMEDIES. Paul Rudd is as funny and more effective than ever.” – Matt Barone, Complex

“Ripe with feeling, director Green has reconnected with his poetic side. He invests the sometimes-broad humor with unexpected pathos.” – A.A. Dowd, The Onion

“It’s immensely pleasing to see David Gordon Green return to the sort of intimate storytelling.” – Marc Mohan, The Oregonian

“A beautiful, occasionally lyrical, often hilarious, richly characterized film about the minutiae of nature (of both the human and outdoorsy varieties).” – Interview

“It features two of the best performances from Rudd and Hirsch's careers.” – Indiewire

“A DELIGHTFUL MÉLANGE OF THE SUBLIME AND THE ABSURD, THE FUNNY AND THE DARK.” – Matthew Cassel, NY Observer

“POIGNANT AND ENDEARING.” – Kyle Smith, NY Post

“**** HYPNOTIC.” – Matt Prigge, Metro

“Textured with heartfelt, relatable dialogue, the ensuing friendship feels well-earned.” – Mara Reinstein, US Weekly

“ONE OF MY FAVORITE EXPERIENCES AT THE MOVIES IN A LONG TIME. Poignant and hilarious. I felt more transported to a different time and place with Prince Avalanche than I do with most sci-fi time travelling, special effects-heavy movies. Some of those most breathtaking sequences of cinematography in any film this year.” – Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com

“The perfect middle ground between All the Real Girls and Pineapple Express. BRAVO!”– David Fear, Time Out NY

“A DEEPLY ENJOYABLE, WONDROUS DELIGHT. Meditative, remarkably funny and sublime. It might be Green’s most vital film to date.” – Rodrigo Perez, The Playlist on Indiewire

“Consolidates the bromantic interplay of Pineapple Express and the lyricism of George Washington and All the Real Girls.” – Nick McCarthy, Slant

“The perfectly paired Rudd and Hirsch are in pristine form, each giving his best on-screen performance to date.” – Matt Barone, Complex

“ABSURD, HILARIOUS AND STRANGELY MOVING.” – Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman

“A lovely surprise. “ – Kristopher Tapley, HitFix

“An exquisitely crafted slice of comedic melancholia. Warmly satisfying, the performances are so enjoyable and unexpectedly touching, the film breathes with real cinematic expansiveness.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
“A quiet comedy with explosive undercurrents.” – Chris Barsanti, Film Journal

“Warmly enjoyable, it has room for both very funny physical comedy and rapturous, stand-alone, near-experimental montages given superb support by Explosions in the Sky and David Wingo’s diverse original rock tracks.” – Dennis Harvey, Variety

 
Date for DVD release subject to change.