It's a Disaster (2012)

Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end.

Director:

Todd Berger

Writer:

Todd Berger

Stars:

David Cross, Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brennan

3 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
David Cross	...	Glen Randolph
America Ferrera	...	Hedy Galili
Erinn Hayes	...	Emma Mandrake
Jeff Grace	...	Shane Owens
Rachel Boston	...	Lexi Kivel
Kevin M. Brennan	...	Buck Kivel
Blaise Miller	...	Pete Mandrake
Julia Stiles	...	Tracy Scott
Todd Berger	...	Hal Lousteau
Laura Adkin	...	Jenny Alexander
Rob McGillivray	...	Gordon Alexander
Jesse Draper	...	Suzannah Price
Helena Wei	...	Emergency Broadcast Announcer
Will Coleman	...	Public Radio DJ (as Will T.S. Coleman)
Jared Sosa	...	John From Liberty Financial

Storyline

Eight friends meet for their monthly couples brunch. But what starts as an impromptu therapy session/airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to surprising results.

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Plot Keywords:

brunch | profanity | sitting in a bathtub | car radio | bowling ball | 

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Taglines:

Have a nice end of days.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Oscilloscope Laboratories [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2013 (Poland)

Also Known As:

See on katastroof

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,305 (USA) (12 April 2013)

Gross:

$38,100 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vacationeer Productions, Attainment Media Group, ARM Entertainment (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Todd Berger:  Plays Hal, the next door neighbor in the hazmat suit.

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Crazy Credits

Schubert's Ave Maria is listed as written by Chopin.

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Connections

References Love Actually (2003)

User Reviews

Terrible timing

A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles. Presumably the entire city is wiped out. Hilarious, right? Just the kind of thing I want to watch after the Boston bombing.

Now, it's always good to find a way to laugh in the face of disaster, and I know the filmmakers were trying to make a funny film about the end of the world. And that's OK, if you do it with a certain level of intelligence.

What's not OK? Every single character in this film. They're horrible people. Vacant. Stupid. Selfish. Totally unlikable. And completely void of any humanity. If that's how you're going to write/edit your characters, then I say just go for it and really show just how awful people can be. Make it a real satire.

I believe another user commented that this would have worked better as a play, and I agree that it might be a decent play if someone punched up the dialogue and cast better actors. However, I give major props to Julia Stiles and David Cross for acting their way through a very mediocre script.

In the end, this film IS a disaster, so I guess the filmmakers got at least one thing right. Oof.