A.C.O.D. (2013)

A grown man caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15-year divorce discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.

Director:

Stuart Zicherman

Writers:

Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman

Stars:

Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Scott	...	Carter
Richard Jenkins	...	Hugh
Catherine O'Hara	...	Melissa
Amy Poehler	...	Sondra
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Lauren
Clark Duke	...	Trey
Ken Howard	...	Gary
Valerie Tian	...	Kieko
Sarah Burns	...	Margo
Jessica Alba	...	Michelle
Jane Lynch	...	Dr. Judith
Jamie Renell	...	Tyler
Valerie Payton	...	Etta
Gavin Plunkett	...	Evan (as John Gavin Alexander Plunkett)
Isabella Zentkovich	...	Emily (as Isabella Zentkovic)

Storyline

A.C.O.D. follows a seemingly well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce (Adam Scott) who is forced to revisit the chaos of his parents' (Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins) bitter divorce all over again after his younger brother (Clark Duke) decides to get married.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | children | reference to the importance of being earnest | knocking in a car window | necklace | 

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Taglines:

He's about to ruin a perfectly good divorce.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and brief sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one scene, Amy Poehler says that her and Adam Scott are the same age, to which he replies by informing her that he's actually one year younger. In real life this is statement is true, Adam Scott is one year younger than Amy Poehler.

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Goofs

(At around 29 minutes.) Trey and Kieko are going over the seating chart for their wedding. When Carter enters, Trey presents his idea about where to seat their parents. The tables that Trey pulls to the center of the chart are colored with white guests and black. After the brief conversation, Carter reaches across and separates the same two tables. This time, both tables from before are now the same and colored with only white guests.

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Crazy Credits

On-screen credits are repeated for Brandon Tonner-Connolly, the first time as Property Master, and the second time as Propmaster.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.2 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Ashamed
Written by John Joseph McCauley III (as John J. McCauley III)
Performed by Deer Tick
Courtesy of Partisan Records
By Arrangement with Terrorbird Media

User Reviews

Too close to home

I liked the movie, I think I would have liked it better if I hadn't understood it so well. And yes people, some of our parents did behave this way. The fighting in public, ruining weddings, burnt pictures...the list goes on. I think I didn't care for it as much as I could have because Carter, gets crapped on. He is the victim. The parents are selfish a-holes. But if you can't laugh at your misfortune, you just have misfortune. Accurate picture of a dysfunctional divorced family, obviously not all families are like this. Loved all the actors, Jane lynch is one of my favs. Makes you want to be a better parent...and spouse.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adult Children of Divorce

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,001, 6 October 2013

Gross USA:

$175,705

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$175,705

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Process Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color