The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)

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PG-13
1h 28min
Adventure, Crime
30 Oct 2020 (USA)
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Follows a young boy who runs away from home in search of his estranged mother.

Director:

Martin Krejcí

Writer:

Olivia Dufault

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Awards:

2 nominations.
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A coming of age journey about a boy with an illness that causes hair growth over the entirety of his face and body. After a disastrous carnival experience, he goes in search of his mother who abandoned him at birth. In the wilds of New Jersey he finds fast friends, but is pursued by an enigmatic carnival owner, and a police officer enlisted by his father.

Still of Chris Messina (I) and Jaeden Martell in The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)

Ant Choucair in The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)

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Cast

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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Turturro	...	Mr. Silk
	Eve Hewson	...	Rose
	Chloë Sevigny	...	Jen
	Jaeden Martell	...	Paul (as Jaeden Lieberher)
	Chris Messina	...	Denny
	Stephen McKinley Henderson	...	Nicholas (as Stephen Henderson)
	Kate Thulin	...	Bartender
	Sophie Giannamore	...	Aristiana (as Sophia Grace Gianni)
	Ashley Szczerbacki	...	Dive Bar Patron / Carnival Patron
	Joshua R. Aragon	...	Carnival Patron
	Michelle Wilson	...	Pollok
	Bob Rusch	...	Clown
	Roselyn Kasmire
	Corey Ronald Walter	...	Police Officer
	Sheri Fairchild	...	Jezebel the laughing clown
	Dominic Mendez	...	Customer
	Bill Smith	...	Carnival Patron
	Joe Syracuse	...	Carnival Worker (creditOnly)
	Jeff Lasky	...	Man Pushing Bicycle
	Richard Satterwhite	...	Doctor
	Colin Patrick Farrell	...	Bully
	Kristy Nolen	...	Percy's Mom
	Scott Matheny	...	Mini Mart Customer
	Margo Davis	...	Mom
	Lori Dolan Meyer	...	Carnival Extra
	Flynn Harper	...	Carnival Patron
	Michael Alan Collette	...	Police Officer
	Chris Drexel	...	Philadelphia Police Officer
	Jill Mack	...	Background Extra
	Caitlyn Stephenson	...	Carnival Patron
	Dudney Joseph Jr.	...	Police Officer
	Jacob Seifert	...	Carnival Patron
	J.J. Alfieri	...	Gas Station Clerk
	Melissa Mandisa	...	Aristiana's Mother
	Remzi Yates III	...	Carnival Patron
	Amy Hoffman	...	Extra
	Anthony Chavers	...	Carnival Patron
	Christopher Fortin	...	Carnival Worker
	Mikey Tenerelli	...	Hairy Larry
	Mary Scarpello	...	Carnival Patron
	Gregory Styliades	...	Perpetrator
	Yvonne Stephenson	...	Carnival Patron
	Steven K. Mojsovski	...	Part Of Mr. Silk's Clown Posse
	Greg Hinaman	...	Clown
	Doug Crane	...	Mr. Saltpeter
	Kertroy	...	Carnival Clown (as Perris K. Fortson)
	Nathaniel William Wilkins	...	Carnival Patron
	Katherine Fudge	...	Dive Bar Patron / Carnival Patron
	Nick Pulinski	...	Percy
	Mark Nowak	...	Dr. Bornstein
	Karlyn Mizzoni	...	Partygoer
	Lynne Forgette	...	Carnival Worker
	Louise Schoene	...	Carnival Patron
	Cloe Weiser-Fisher	...	Carnival Patron
	Kara Robbins	...	Bar patron & aduience member
	Margarita Chekhova	...	Circus Patron
	Jay Stiner	...	Carnival Patron
	Samantha Keller	...	Bar Patron
	Sharleen Scholz	...	Extra
	Toria Patterson	...	Carnival Patron (as Victoria Patterson)
	Brenna Fitzpatrick	...	Carnival Patron
	Elizabeth Glozman	...	Carnival Patron
	Michelle Glozman	...	Carnival Patron
	Joseph Casterline	...	Police Officer
	Collin Kirdahy	...	Bar Patron (as Stella Virgin)
	Philip D. Buffone	...	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
	Ant Choucair	...	Carnival patron (uncredited)
	Seth M. Philyaw	...	Carnival Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Martin Krejcí

Written by

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Olivia Dufault

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Produced by

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Declan Baldwin	...	producer
Lauren Beck	...	producer
Benjamin Blake	...	producer
Natalie Galazka	...	line producer
Josh Godfrey	...	producer
Kimberly Steward	...	producer

Music by

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Nick Urata

Cinematography by

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Andrew Droz Palermo

Editing by

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Joseph Krings

Editorial Department

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Max Berger	...	apprentice editor
Christina Delerme	...	digital intermediate producer
Naomi Sunrise Filoramo	...	additional editor
Ryan McMahon	...	digital intermediate conform editor
Matt Medeiros	...	dailies producer
Elias Nousiopoulos	...	assistant colorist
Josh Olive	...	colorist: dailies
Pete Olshansky	...	account executive
Megan Rumph	...	digital intermediate producer
Nate Seymour	...	color assistant
Misako Shimizu	...	assistant editor
Damien Vandercruyssen	...	colorist (as Damien van der Cruyssen)
Morgan Wajda-Levie	...	assistant editor
Brett Meyers	...	tech assist (uncredited)

Casting By

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Avy Kaufman

Production Design by

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Aaron Osborne

Art Direction by

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Erin Cochran

Set Decoration by

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Dea Jensen

Costume Design by

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Donna Zakowska

Makeup Department

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Katie Ambrose	...	makeup artist
Kassie Depke Blackmon	...	additional hairstylist
Ben Bornstein	...	special makeup fx artist: Legacy FX
Aida Caefer	...	hair department
Mark Garbarino	...	Special makeup effects Department Head
Connie Grayson Criswell	...	wig maker: Legacy Effects Crew
Cassandra Lyons	...	key makeup artist
Leonard MacDonald	...	special makeup effects artist
Hersha McKinney	...	additional hair
Martha Melendez	...	makeup department head
Megan Norris	...	special makeup effects artist
Debbie Peiser	...	hair department head / hair designer / wig designer
Leah Witherell-Martinez	...	key hair stylist (as Leah Raybuck)

Production Management

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Eddy Collyns	...	production supervisor
Jill Sacco	...	assistant production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Philip Banks	...	second second assistant director
Patrick Cunningham	...	second assistant director
Craig A. Pinckes	...	first assistant director
Aton Roberts	...	second second assistant director

Art Department

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Joshua R. Aragon	...	assistant property master
Bob Battaglia	...	picture car coordinator
Seth Tyler Black	...	assistant property master
Chris Brown	...	set dresser
David Allen Butler	...	set dec buyer (as David Butler)
Sveta Dorosheva	...	illustrator
Forrest A. Haag	...	property master
Haley Keim	...	graphic designer
Anna Krempholtz	...	scenic artist
Rick A Liberatore	...	set dresser
Luca Nemolato	...	concept artist
Brian Netzel	...	carpenter / set dresser
Tom j Rukaniva	...	set dresser
Tom j Rukavina	...	set dresser
Aaron Sowd	...	illustrator

Sound Department

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Felix Andrew	...	sound mixer
Aaron Austin	...	boom operator
Justine Baker	...	adr recordist
David Boulton	...	adr engineer
Marko A. Costanzo	...	foley artist
Dave Flynch	...	dialogue editor
Paul Hsu	...	re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Ben Jura	...	sound utility
Frank Kern	...	foley editor
Philip Stockton	...	dialogue editor
Ja-Ann Wang	...	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by

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Damian Fisher	...	mold shop supervisor
Lindsay MacGowan	...	co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
Shane Mahan	...	co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
John Rosengrant	...	co-supervisor: Legacy Effects
J. Alan Scott	...	supervisor: Legacy Effects (as Alan Scott)
Damon Weathers	...	studio coordinator: Legacy Effects

Stunts

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Mike Jones	...	stunt sfx
Mark Pettograsso	...	stunts
Sean Reyell	...	stunt double: Jaeden Lieberher
Manny Siverio	...	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Chris Beattie	...	key grip
Trevor Boyd	...	camera utility
Byron Brown II	...	electrician
Travis Cannan	...	digital imaging technician
Gabriel Alicto Chavez	...	best boy grip
Kash Costner	...	grip
Bill Crumrine	...	additional second assistant camera
Courtney Denk	...	electrician
Autumn Eakin	...	2nd unit director of photography
Andrew Juhl	...	"a" camera first assistant camera
Nina Kuhn	...	gaffer
Shannon Madden	...	"b" camera first assistant camera
Chuck Moran	...	grip
Anthony Pacella	...	electrician
Seacia Pavao	...	still photographer
James A. Peppe	...	video assist (as James Peppe)
Mitchell Perrin	...	electrician
Chris Rados	...	grip
Brett Roedel	...	"b" camera second assistant camera
Kevin Salonek	...	electrician
Meg Schrock	...	rigging gaffer
Neal Ten Eyck	...	2nd assistant camera: b camera
Carlos Vilkerman	...	underwater camera operator

Casting Department

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Alec Biello	...	casting assistant
Dann Fink	...	adr voice casting
Amanda Hebblethwaite	...	casting assistant: local casting
Mandy Hebblethwaite	...	casting assistant: local casting
Harry Lipsitz	...	assistant local casting director
Kyle Mecca	...	local casting director
Nancy Mosser	...	location casting
Katie Shenot	...	location casting
Bruce Winant	...	adr voice casting
Leeba Zakharov	...	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Heather Breen	...	assistant costume designer
Dana Calanan	...	seamstress
Amanda Deyager	...	key costumer (as Amanda Frances DeYager) / key costumer (as Amanda Frances Horne)
Cassie Elsaesser	...	costume pa
Alison Pieroni	...	costume supervisor / wardrobe supervisor
Carla Van Wart	...	set costumer
Jessica Wegrzyn	...	ager / dyer

Location Management

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Liam Baldwin	...	location assistant
Bobby Gott	...	location scout
Trish Gray	...	location manager
Justin Hank	...	location assistant
Melanie Morse	...	location scout
Amy Strzelec	...	assistant location manager

Music Department

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Michael Bouska	...	assistant music scoring mixer
John Carbonara	...	music editor
David Deutsch	...	assistant orchestrator
Stefan Karrer	...	executive album producer
Mark Kirby	...	music supervisor
Tomas Kirschner	...	librarian
David J. Krystal	...	lead orchestrator
Jason La Rocca	...	music scoring mixer
Petra Maliskova	...	contractor (as Petra Malisková) / music producer (as Petra Malisková)
Jennifer Nash	...	music editor
Score Orchestra	...	orchestra
Michal Pekárek	...	scoring mixer
Juraj Ruzicka	...	orchestrator
Chris Ryan	...	assistant orchestrator
Michaela Rózsa Ruzickova	...	conductor (as Michaela Rózsa-Ruzicková) / orchestrator (as Michaela Rózsa-Ruzicková)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kera Dacy

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Aden Hall	...	driver
Mike Lackie	...	driver: set dec
Brian Lieberz	...	transportation captain
Andrew Milks	...	driver: electric truck
Chris Milks	...	driver: grip truck
Paco Moreno	...	driver: camera truck
Louis Rodriguez	...	transportation co-captain
James Santillo	...	driver: prop truck

Additional Crew

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Diane Almeter Jones	...	production assistant
Wendy Bernanke Appelle	...	assistant post accountant
Heather Backlas	...	production secretary
Kohli Calhoun	...	dialect coach: Eve Hewson
Dante D'Anthony	...	accounting clerk
Katherine DeJesus	...	1st assistant accountant
Marissa Fiore	...	1st team production assistant
Dave Flanagan	...	walkie/paperwork pa
Jaime Flor	...	production assistant
Tianna Gilroy	...	administrative assistant (as Tianna Halldorson)
Jonathan Gray	...	production counsel
Donté Grey	...	additional voices
Novika Ishar	...	production counsel
Daniela Kayser	...	key craft service
Laura Kelly	...	accounting clerk
Laura Kelly	...	accounting clerk
Jeff Kryvicky	...	titles & credits
Gregory Lamberson	...	firewatch
Robin Lazzara	...	production assistant
Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	additional voices
Kassie Lerman	...	production assistant
Denise Loren	...	2nd assistant accountant
Theresa Marsh	...	key production accountant
Jesus E. Martinez	...	adr loop group
Zander Metz	...	set production assistant
Liz Modena	...	post production acccountant
Jonathan D. Ortiz	...	assistant production coordinator
Rose Parlato	...	craft service
Amy M Phillips	...	caterer
Mitchell Poljak	...	set production assistant
Jazlyn Porter	...	production assistant
Sean Reyell	...	photo double
Nicholas Sabio	...	production assistant
Jill Sacco	...	production coordinator
Laura Sheehy	...	choreographer
Frank Silla	...	stand-in: John Turturro
Andy Sorgie	...	creative executive (as Andrew Sorgie)
Christopher Srock	...	set medic
Amy Stein	...	production counsel
Chaz Strothers	...	key production assistant
Nikki Styliades	...	set production assistant
Ashley Szczerbacki	...	stand in: Sophie Giannamore/Aristiana / stand-in: Eve Hewson/Rose
Hanna Woltz	...	production assistant
Ant Choucair	...	Actor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Tim Clark

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the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

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Distributors

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L'Atelier d'Images (2022) (France) (video) (Internet)
Magic Film Company (2021) (Russia) (theatrical)
Vertical Entertainment (2020) (United States) (theatrical) (Digital & VOD)
HBO Max (2021) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)

Special Effects

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Legacy Effects
Legacy Effects (specialty makeup and prosthetic effects)
Legacy FX

Other Companies

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Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
Fintage CAM (collection account management)
Milan Records (soundtrack)
Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
sCore Music Services (music)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Paul lives an isolated life with his father in upstate New York. He finds making friends impossible due to a rare condition he has known as congenital hypertrichosis - an affliction that causes an abnormal amount of hair growth all over his face and body. On his 13th birthday, Paul receives a mysterious gift that compels him to run away and seek out the mother he has never known. Written by Anon Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	runaway joy mother-son-relationship boy-crush-on-girl looking-for-mother See All (76) »
Genres	Adventure Crime Drama
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Czechia:15 United Kingdom:12 United States:PG-13

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Wolfboy (France) Przygody młodego wilkołaka (Poland) Aventurile băiatului-lup (Romania) Teulu eodeubencheo obeu ulpeuboi (Korea) Pustolovščine mladega volkodlaka (Slovenia) See more »
Runtime	88 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Filming Locations	39 South St, First Ward, Buffalo, New York, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Filmed in September 2017, it took two years for it to be shown in film festivals (July and December 2019) and three years for it to get a U.S. release (October 2020). That's why Jaeden Martell looked so much younger. He was 14 during filming and 17 when it was finally released in the U.S. See more »
Soundtracks	Carry You Home See more »
Crazy Credits	The credits feature a melancholy dance sequence featuring Mr. Silk and members of the traveling circus. See more »

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