A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stu Zicherman
Produced by Teddy Schwarzman
Ben Karlin
Tim Perrell
Written by Ben Karlin
Stu Zicherman
Starring
Music by Nick Urata
Cinematography John Bailey
Edited by Jeffrey Wolf
Production
company
Black Bear Pictures
Distributed by The Film Arcade
Paramount Home Media Distribution[1]
Release dates
  • January 23, 2013 (Sundance)
  • October 4, 2013 (United States, limited)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $175,705[2]

A.C.O.D. is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed by Stu Zicherman, based on a script by Zicherman and Ben Karlin, and starring Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch. The name of the film is an abbreviation for Adult Children of Divorce.[3]

Teddy Schwarzman is producing the film through his Black Bear Pictures production company.[4] Other stars include Richard Jenkins, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Catherine O'Hara, with Ken Howard and Clark Duke in supporting roles.[4]

The film was released in the U.S. on October 4, 2013.

Plot summary

A content and successful man decides to revisit a former counselor to make sense of his brother's wedding and his parents' extremely messy divorce. When he realizes his life has been personified in a book about children of divorce written by his mediocre counselor, he decides to confront his family about their dysfunctional nature.

Cast

Several cast additions were reported in Deadline.com: Jenkins (December 7, 2011),[5] Lynch (February 10),[6] Winstead (March 1),[7] Poehler (March 8).[8] On March 20, Variety reported the Howard and Duke joined the cast.[4] Pally's addition was reported in Entertainment Weekly on March 21.[9]

Production

Filming for the film began on March 12, 2012 in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill area.[10] It has done some filming at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.[3] Scenes were also shot in Decatur at the end of the month.[11] By early April, filming had taken place in Buckhead, near Lake Lanier,[12]

Alba got temporary tattoos of a trio of roses on her left biceps and a bow on her tailbone for her role in the film from an Atlanta-based artist.[13]

Reception

A.C.O.D. received mixed reviews. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 50% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 56 reviews, with an average score of 5.5/10. The site's consensus states: "Despite its impressive cast and some sharp observations, A.C.O.D. is neither funny enough nor poignant enough to work as a potent comedy or incisive satire."[14] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 50 based on 23 reviews, considered to be "mixed or average reviews".[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Film Arcade And Paramount Team On Sundance Comedy ‘A.C.O.D.’". Deadline.com. April 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=acod.htm
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brett, Jennifer (2012-03-21). "A.C.O.D. filming at the Atlanta Botanical Garden". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sneider, Jeff (2012-03-20). "Ken Howard, Clark Duke join 'A.C.O.D.': Black Bear Pictures' comedy co-stars Jane Lynch, Jessica Alba, more". Variety. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. ↑ Fleming, Mike (2011-12-07). "Richard Jenkins Joins Divorce Comedy ‘A.C.O.D.’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  6. ↑ Fleming, Mike (2012-02-10). "‘Glee’s Jane Lynch Joins Indie Film Comedy". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  7. ↑ Brooks, Brian (2012-03-01). "Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joins ‘A.C.O.D.’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike (2012-03-08). "Amy Poehler Joins ‘Parks And Recreation’ Cohort Adam Scott In Feature ‘A.C.O.D.’Amy Poehler Joins ‘Parks And Recreation’ Cohort Adam Scott In Feature ‘A.C.O.D.’". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  9. ↑ Snierson, Dan (2012-03-21). "Amy Poehler-Adam Scott comedy 'A.C.O.D.' taps Adam Pally of 'Happy Endings'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  10. ↑ Caldwell, Carla (2012-03-12). "Movie with Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch films in downtown Atl.". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-04-02. Filming begins Monday in the Castleberry Hill area of downtown Atlanta on a new movie starring Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Amy Poehler, and Adam Scott.
  11. ↑ Brett, Jennifer (March 26, 2012). "Movie with Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch filming at Decatur restaurant". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ Brett, Jennifer (2012-04-06). "A.C.O.D. films in Buckhead". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  13. ↑ Finlayson, Ariana (2012-04-02). "PICS: See Jessica Alba's Giant Tattoos!". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  14. ↑ "A.C.O.D. (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "A.C.O.D. Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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