The Polka King

The Polka King
Directed by Maya Forbes
Wallace Wolodarsky
Produced by Jack Black
Stuart Cornfeld
Monica Levinson
Priyanka Mattoo
David Permut
Shivani Rawat
Written by Maya Forbes
Wallace Wolodarsky
Based on The Man Who Would Be Polka King
by Joshua Brown and John Mikulak
Starring Jack Black
Jenny Slate
Jason Schwartzman
Jacki Weaver
Cinematography Andrei Bowden-Schwartz
Edited by Catherine Haight
Production
company
Red Hour Productions
Electric Dynamite
Permut Presentations
ShivHans Pictures
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
Country United States
Language English

The Polka King is an American comedy film directed and written by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. The film stars Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, and Jacki Weaver. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.[1]

Cast

Production

The Polka King is based on the Joshua Brown and John Mikulak's documentary The Man Who Would Be Polka King, about the rise and fall of Jan Lewan, a Pennsylvania polka sensation who seduced his fans into investing in a Ponzi scheme.[2]

Principal photography on the film began in mid-July 2016 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and later it also took place in Cranston.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, ‘Rebel In The Rye’ & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline.com.
  2. 1 2 Jaafar, Ali (March 10, 2016). "Jack Black To Star In And Produce Jan Lewan Biopic ‘The Man Who Would Be Polka King’". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2016). "Jenny Slate to Co-Star With Jack Black in ‘Polka King’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Jaafar, Ali (July 14, 2016). "Jacki Weaver & Jason Schwartzman Join Jack Black In ‘The Man Who Would Be Polka King’". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 18, 2016). "Vanessa Bayer, J.B. Smoove & Willie Garson Join Jack Black Comedy ‘The Polka King’". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Filming for ‘The Polka King’ gets started | The Valley Breeze". www.valleybreeze.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ Smith, Andy (July 19, 2016). "Shooting in Cranston, Jack Black movie looking for extras". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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