Feels Good Man (2020)
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- 1h 32min
- Documentary, Comedy
- 28 Aug 2020 (USA)
- Movie
Artist Matt Furie, creator of the comic character Pepe the Frog, begins an uphill battle to take back his iconic cartoon image from those who used it for their own purposes.
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Awards:
- 9 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| Matt Furie | ... |
Self - Artist, Creator of Pepe the Frog
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| Aiyana Udesen | ... |
Self - Artist, Matt's Partner
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| Chris Sullivan | ... |
Self - Matt & Aiyana's Housemate
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| Johnny Ryan | ... |
Self - Typical Cartoonist, Angry Youth Comix
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| Lisa Hanawalt | ... |
Self - Artist & Writer, Tuca & Bertie, BoJack Horseman
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| Emily Heller | ... |
Self - Comedian and TV Writer
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| Susan Blackmore | ... |
Self - Psychologist and Memetist, Author, The Meme Machine
(as Dr. Susan Blackmore)
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| Dale Beran | ... |
Self - Artist & Writer, Author, 4chan: The Skeleton Key to the Rise of Trump
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| Pizza | ... |
Self - 4channer
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| Mills | ... |
Self - 4channer
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| Peder Riis | ... |
Self - Cartoonist
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| Aleks Krotoski | ... |
Self - Psychologist & Journalist, Author, Untangling thes Web
(as Dr. Aleks Krotoski)
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Ursala Furie | ... |
Self - Matt and Aiyana's Daughter
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Brian McMullen | ... |
Self - Editor & Art Director, MeSweeney's
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| Joel Finkelstein | ... |
Self - Director, Network Contagion Research Institute, Princeton University
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| Aaron Sankin | ... |
Self - Journalist
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| Matt Braynard | ... |
Self - Executive Director, Look Ahead America
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| John Michael Greer | ... |
Self - Occultist and Scholar, Author, Encyclopedia of Natural Magic
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| Skinner | ... |
Self - Artist
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| Adam Serwer | ... |
Self - Staff Writer, The Atlantic
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| Rachael Finley | ... |
Self - Founder, Teenage Clothing
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| Hampton Boyer | ... |
Self - Artist & Curator
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Kevin Sukho Lee | ... |
Self - Antist & Matt Funie Colleeton
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| Clint Smith | ... |
Self - Thrift Store Co-Worker
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| Peter Kell | ... |
Self - Crypto Currency Trader
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| Pepe Cash Millionaire | ... |
Self - Crypto Currency Trader
(as Pepe Ca$h Millionaire)
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| Jeremy Blackburn | ... |
Self - Computer Scientist
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| Louis Tompros | ... |
Self - Copyright Attorney, WilmerHale
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| Stephanie Lin | ... |
Self - Copyright Attorney, WilmerHale
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| Oren Segal | ... |
Self - Director, Center of Extremism Anti-Defamation League
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Barnes | ... |
Self - Attorney, InfoWars (archiveFootage)
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| Samantha Bee | ... |
Self - Host, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (archiveFootage)
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| Hillary Clinton | ... |
Self - 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate (archiveFootage)
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| Alex Jones | ... |
Self - Host, InfoWars (archiveFootage)
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| Rachel Maddow | ... |
Self - Host, The Rachel Maddow Show (archiveFootage)
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| Nicki Minaj | ... |
Self - Pepe the Frog Meme Poster (archiveFootage)
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| Max Misch | ... |
Self - White Nationalist (archiveFootage)
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| Kiah Morris | ... |
Self - Former Member of the Vermont House of Representatives (archiveFootage)
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| Logan Paul | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Katy Perry | ... |
Self - Pepe the Frog Meme Poster (archiveFootage)
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| Christopher Poole | ... |
Self - Founder, 4chan.org (archiveFootage)
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| Marc Randazza | ... |
Self - Attorney, InfoWars (archiveFootage)
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| Keanu Reeves | ... |
Self - 'Sad Keanu' (archiveFootage)
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| Elliot Rodger | ... |
Self - Mass Shooter (archiveFootage)
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| Richard Spencer | ... |
Self - Alt Right Leader & White Nationalist (archiveFootage)
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| Donald Trump | ... |
Self - 45th President of the United States (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Arthur Jones | ||
Written by
| Giorgio Angelini | ... | () |
| Matt Furie | ... | (based on original artwork by) |
| Arthur Jones | ... | () |
| Aaron Wickenden | ... | () |
Produced by
| Giorgio Angelini | ... | producer |
| Maggie Angelini | ... | co-producer |
| Leslie Berriman | ... | co-executive producer |
| Nancy Blachman | ... | contributing producer |
| Caryn Capotosto | ... | producer |
| Kathryn Everett | ... | co-executive producer |
| Kurt Keppeler | ... | co-producer |
| Justin Lacob | ... | co-executive producer |
| Nion McEvoy | ... | co-executive producer |
| Kerry McLaughlin | ... | co-producer |
| Bryn Mooser | ... | executive producer |
| Julie Parker Benello | ... | executive producer |
| Joe Plummer | ... | executive producer |
| Rick Rosenthal | ... | executive producer |
| Regina K. Scully | ... | co-executive producer |
| Nancy Stephens | ... | executive producer |
| Caitlin Ward | ... | co-producer |
| Jenifer Westphal | ... | executive producer |
| Aaron Wickenden | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ari Balouzian | ||
| Ryan Hope | ||
Cinematography by
| Giorgio Angelini | ... | director of photography |
| Ben Cox | ||
| Kurt Keppeler | ... | director of photography |
| Guy Mossman | ... | director of photography |
| David Usui | ||
Editing by
| Drew Blatman | ||
| Katrina Taylor | ||
| Aaron Wickenden | ||
Editorial Department
| Joshua Lee Bashknight | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian Hutchings | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Arthur Jones | ... | additional editor |
| Kurt Keppeler | ... | assistant editor |
| Greg Lanesey | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Harry Locke IV | ... | on-line editor |
| Nic Maier | ... | video digitization |
| Tony Quija | ... | on-line editor |
| Matt Radecki | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Caitlin Ward | ... | assistant editor / post production supervisor |
Art Department
| Russell Quinn | ... | graphics consultant |
Sound Department
| Ben Broer | ... | recordist |
| Lawrence Everson | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Anton Herbert | ... | sound recordist |
| Ryan McGuigan | ... | sound mixer / sound recordist |
| Kerry McLaughlin | ... | sound recordist |
| Cindy Takehara Ferruccio | ... | sound editor |
| Justin W. Walker | ... | dialogue editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Christian Bruno | ... | cinematographer |
| Jose Element | ... | assistant camera |
| Ford Fischer | ... | camera operator: archival footage |
| Kurt Keppeler | ... | cinematographer |
| Guy Mossman | ... | cinematographer |
| Tijana Petrovic | ... | additional camera |
| Matthew Sidle | ... | additional photography |
| David Usui | ... | cinematographer |
| Ben Wu | ... | additional camera |
Animation Department
| Joseph Bennett | ... | additional animation |
| Drew Blatman | ... | additional animation |
| Jenna Caravello | ... | animator |
| Angelo Hatgistavrou | ... | additional animation |
| Arthur Jones | ... | animator |
| Nicole Stafford | ... | animator |
| Khylin Woodrow | ... | animator |
Music Department
| Giorgio Angelini | ... | additional music |
| Jessica Berndt | ... | music clearance |
| Trevor Estes | ... | musician |
| Alex Izenberg | ... | musician |
| Daniel Long | ... | mixer: closing song |
| Eli Pearl | ... | additional music: writer "Wojack" / musician |
| Mike Semple | ... | additional music |
| Tyler Smith | ... | music consultant |
| Chris Swanson | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Katy Alimohammadi | ... | clearance counsel |
| Dale Beran | ... | consultant / special reporting |
| R. Blair Chapman | ... | meme lord |
| Matthew Gault | ... | special reporting |
| Elliot Gipson | ... | legal services |
| David Magdael | ... | publicist |
| Chris Perez | ... | clearance counsel |
| Tim Pool | ... | additional material |
| Brenda J. Robinson | ... | legal services |
| Aaron Sankin | ... | special reporting |
| Colin Tilley | ... | additional material |
Thanks
| Jennifer Brandel | ... | special thanks |
| Don Caldwell | ... | special thanks |
| Yuriy Chichkov | ... | special thanks |
| Sam Cormier | ... | special thanks |
| Adam Goldworm | ... | special thanks |
| Steven Heller | ... | special thanks |
| Brad Kim | ... | special thanks |
| Miles Klee | ... | special thanks |
| Karin Kresel | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Malmberg | ... | special thanks |
| Kerry McLaughlin | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Shellen | ... | special thanks |
| Clint Smith | ... | special thanks |
| Will Sommer | ... | special thanks |
| Julian Wadsworth | ... | special thanks |
| Bryan Woodland | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Ready Fictions (produced by)
- Wavelength (presents)
- XTR (in association with)
- Museum & Crane (in association with)
- Secret Sauce Media (in association with)
- Whitewater Films (in association with)
Distributors
- Gnome (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Tofoo Films (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmin (2020) (Spain) (video) (VOD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2020) (United Arab Emirates) (MIDDLE East, North Africa and Iran)
- Giant Pictures (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
- levelFILM (2020) (Canada)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (additional material)
- Artemis Rising Foundation (acknowledgement)
- Cinetic Media (publicity services)
- Everything is Terrible (video digitization)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Utah Film Center (acknowledgement)
- Washington Post (additional material)
Storyline
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When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator, artist Matt Furie, fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness and navigate America's cultural divide. This is a Frankenstein-meets-Alice in Wonderland journey of an artist battling to regain control of his creation. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Directorial debut of Arthur Jones. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Dr. Phil (2002). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Living In Hell See more » |
| Quotes |
Self - Psychologist and Memetist:
The whole idea of memes comes from Richard Dawkins' 1976 book, "The Selfish Gene." Most of the book is about what he called "universal Darwinism," which said, "All of biology is driven by genes, but culture is driven by memes." He said, "Look around you and you'll see, floating about in the primeval soup of culture, is information copied by imitation from person to person." So that would include chairs... trousers... hairstyles. All of these things are only here because humans have copied them, and the ones around us are the winners in an evolutionary battle. And then, gradually, came the concept of Internet memes. And people can easily see that process happening with Pepe. Pepe is a wonderful example of a meme that escaped out there into the meme-osphere and suffered all the things you'd expect of a meme. See more » |