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:

Rachel Boston, Laura Adkin, Kevin M. Brennan

3 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rachel Boston	...	Lexi
Kevin M. Brennan	...	Buck
David Cross	...	Glen
America Ferrera	...	Hedy
Jeff Grace	...	Shane
Erinn Hayes	...	Emma
Blaise Miller	...	Pete
Julia Stiles	...	Tracy
Jesse Draper	...	Dog Walker
Laura Adkin	...	Jenny
Rob McGillivray	...	Gordon
Todd Berger	...	Hal
Will Coleman	...	Public Radio Host (voice) (as Will T.S. Coleman)
Helena Wei	...	Emergency Broadcaster (voice)
Jared Sosa	...	John From Liberty Financial (voice)

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 | black comedy | nervous breakdown | confession | last supper | 

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Taglines:

Are you prepared?

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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:

It's a Disaster - Bist du bereit?

Filming Locations:

2261 W 21st Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,305, 14 April 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,100, 21 April 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

Glen calls the final book of the Bible "Revelations" instead of its correct name "Revelation". A Bible History teacher would never make such a mistake.

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Quotes

Hedy: Do you think that when we die, we have to wear the clothes we died in for all of eternity?
Buck: No way. I bet we get those kickin' white robes like you see in the old cartoons.
Hedy: I look awful in white. Maybe Emma would let me borrow some sweats.
Buck: I bet you get a sweet-ass harp too.
Hedy: Hmmmm...
[scoffs]
Hedy: Do you have any idea how many human beings are estimated to have lived and died on Earth throughout all of time?
Buck: I have absolutely no idea.
Hedy: 106 billion.
Buck: Wow.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

References Lost (2004)

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Soundtracks

Lay of the Land
Written by Matthew Popieluch
Performed by Big Search
Courtesy of Big Search

User Reviews

Great Surprise

I was surfing through Netflix, where this movie has a nearly 5-star rating, and watched because of that (very few Netflix movies rank that high). I didn't even read the preview.

I figured it was a comedy because David Cross is in it, but he seemed at first to be playing such a straight role that I thought this was a drama. It ALMOST lost me until the moment the characters learned they were all about to die, at which point I couldn't stop laughing!

It begins with several couples talking about inane and stupid things, much like an episode of Seinfeld. Just go with it because your reward is to come.

It's as if Jerry, Elaine, George, Newman and Kramer are facing the end of the world, joined by Elaine's new boyfriend, David Cross. These characters all face death with the same focus on petty minutiae in their final hours as the Seinfeld cast would. It's hilarious!