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C.O.G.

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 28m
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5.6/10
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Jonathan Groff in C.O.G. (2013)
David plans a summer in the Northwest with his friend Jennifer working on a farm. But when Jennifer unexpectedly bails on him, David is left to dirty his hands alone and jump into a series of misadventures that will take him to unfamiliar - and uncomfortable - places.
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A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
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    • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
    • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
    • David Sedaris(essay)
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    • Jonathan Groff
    • Denis O'Hare
    • Corey Stoll
    • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
    • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
    • David Sedaris(essay)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Groff
    • Denis O'Hare
    • Corey Stoll
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    • 36User reviews
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    • 60Metascore
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    Jonathan Groff
    Jonathan Groff
    • David
    Denis O'Hare
    Denis O'Hare
    • Jon
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Curly
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Hobbs
    Tyra Richards
    • Pregnant Woman
    Beth Furumasu
    • Attendant
    Keiko Green
    • Make Out Woman
    Kamyar Jahan
    Kamyar Jahan
    • Make Out Man
    Danny Belrose
    Danny Belrose
    • Tattooed Man
    Zach Sanchez-Vitale
    Zach Sanchez-Vitale
    • Military Guy
    • (as Zach Sanchez)
    Marvella McPartland
    • Old Woman on Bus
    Tim Patteron
    • Bus Driver
    Blake Lindsley
    Blake Lindsley
    • David's Mom
    • (voice)
    Eloy Méndez
    • Pedro
    • (as Eloy Mendez)
    Cami Storm
    Cami Storm
    • Pretty Mexican Girl
    • (as Cami Marie)
    Troian Bellisario
    Troian Bellisario
    • Jennifer
    Louis Hobson
    Louis Hobson
    • Rob
    Dale Dickey
    Dale Dickey
    • Debbie
      • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
      • Kyle Patrick Alvarez
      • David Sedaris(essay)
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      The first time one of David Sedaris' works has been adapted for the screen.
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      Written by Edward M. Smith

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    8/10
    Jonathan Groff comes of age
    For those who admire the writings of David Sedaris (essays and short stories - Barrel Fever, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, and Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) and thus know that much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, Greek heritage, being out as a gay man, jobs, education, drug use, obsessive behaviors and his life in France, London, and the English South Downs) will be pleased to see his humor translated to the screen by writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez. The other aspect of this at times controversial film that makes it important is the choice of casting Jonathan Groff, the gay actor who begins the television series 'Looking' this spring. The choices make the film even more enjoyable because the emphasis is not on the gay aspect but instead on the trials of coming of age and struggling with all the bulwarks society places in our way.

    David (meant to be David Sedaris) is a cocky young man who graduates from Yale, yet to escape his dysfunctional family and see the world as it really is, travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm run by Hobbs (Dean Stockwell). Struggling as a non-Hispanic worker he is befriended by a driver named Curly (Corey Stoll) who picks up on David's sexual ambiguity and attempts to seal his fate. David escapes, falls under the wing Jon (Denis O'Hare), a evangelistic Christian who has a history of alcohol addition and anger management all of which he hides under the cloak of being a C.O.G. (Child of God). David joins Jon in making jade clocks in the shape of Oregon to sell at the fair. He 'sees the light' and decides to become a C.O.G. and from there the story plays out in very strange ways. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path. And his final coming out realization is gently subtle.

    The cast is uniformly excellent, but the major kudos go to Jonathan Groff who demonstrates his fine acting skills and magnetic screen presence. The film is after all just a story about a boy of our times. It resonates well.

    Grady Harp
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    • Jan 4, 2014

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      • January 20, 2013 (United States)
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