Dean (2016)

A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.

Director:

Demetri Martin

Writer:

Demetri Martin

Stars:

Demetri Martin, Kevin Kline, Gillian Jacobs

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Asif Ali	...	Noah
Jesaiah Baer	...	Partygoer
Kathrine Barnes	...	Bookstore Employee
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Phone Store Salesman (as Jon Benjamin)
Beck Bennett	...	Trevor
Kate Berlant	...	Naomi
Edward G. Betlow	...	Father of the Bride (as Edward Betlow)
Steven Bono Jr.	...	Groomsman
Leanne Cabrera	...	Server
Taulant Cara	...	All American boy
Camille Chen	...	June
Lila Claghorn	...	Selfie Girl
Carol Commissiong	...	Diva
Christian Dautresme	...	Peeing Man with Dog
Nicholas Delany	...	Logan

Storyline

A comedy about loss, grief, and the redemptive power of love. Dean is a NY illustrator who falls hard for an LA woman while trying to prevent his father from selling the family home in the wake of his mother's death.

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | cell phone | one word title | written by director | date | 

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Taglines:

A Comedy About Tragedy

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language and some suggestive material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dean

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,366, 2 June 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$248,849, 23 June 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Honora,Spring Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen previously worked together in Life as a House (2001) and Last Vegas (2013).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Voicemail: [beeps] Next saved message.
Karen, Dean's Mother: Hey, Dean, it's Mom. I just wanted to tell your dad and I had the best time with you and Michelle last night. It was so fun visiting you guys in Brooklyn. Anyway, I'll talk to you soon and love you, bye.
[phone beeps]
Voicemail: Message saved.
[voicemail beeps once more]
Robert: Hi, it's your dad. I'm, er, hoping you're alive. If so, call me because I have some important news.
Voicemail: [phone beeps] Message erased.

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Crazy Credits

On the first half of the end credits, Dean's drawings were shown.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Kevin Kline/Sharon Horgan/Cage the Elephant/Jared Champion (2017)

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Soundtracks

A Closer Walk
Produced and Arranged by Jay Weigel

User Reviews

Excellent first film from Demetri Martin

Seen at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. Written and directed by Demitri Martin, with a nice role for Kevin Kline. A nice mixture of laugh-out-loud humor, but also a surprising melancholy pervades throughout the film. Martin's very clever drawings take a central role in the movie, too. This is a story that isn't new or groundbreaking, but Martin infuses it with his own wit and wisdom, and the results are a very enjoyable and thoughtful first feature. Highly recommended.