The Bachelors (2017 film)

The Bachelors is an American comedy-drama film directed and written by Kurt Voelker. The film stars Harold Perrineau, J. K. Simmons, Julie Delpy, Josh Wiggins, and Odeya Rush. Principal photography began on March 14, 2016 in Los Angeles. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 20, 2017.[2] It was theatrically released on October 20, 2017.

The Bachelors
Directed byKurt Voelker
Written byKurt Voelker
Produced by
  • Matthew Baer
  • George Parra
  • Joseph McKelheer
  • Bill Kiely
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Riestra
Edited byAnita Brandt-Burgoyne
Music byJoel P. West
Production
companies
  • Matt Baer Films
  • Windowseat Entertainment
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release dates
  • June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20) (LAFF)
  • October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$106,212[1]

Plot

After the early death of his wife, mourning father Bill Palet moves with his teenage son, Wes, across the country for a private school teaching job in southern California. At first they struggle to contain their feelings of loss, but Wes's new French teacher, Carine Roussel, stirs both toward slow change: Wes, through a homework partnership with Lacy, who's fighting depression over her parents' bitter marital collapse; and, Bill, through an unexpected liaison with Carine. Bill and Wes fight through lingering grief with Carine's and Lacy's help and begin to let go of their grief and love again, with the climactic ice cream double-date between the two couples implying happiness to be for them.

Cast

Production

On November 3, 2015, it was announced that Kurt Voelker would direct a comedy-drama film The Bachelors based on his own script, starring J. K. Simmons as a widower.[4] On February 8, 2016, Julie Delpy joined the film.[5] On March 9, 2016, Josh Wiggins and Odeya Rush were cast in the film.[6] Producers on the film would be Matthew Baer and George Parra with Windowseat Entertainment's Joseph McKelheer and Bill Kiely, and Windowseat also fully financing the film.[6]

Principal photography on the film began on March 14, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.[6][7][8]

Reception

The Bachelors has grossed a total worldwide of $106,212[1] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.35/10.[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]

Accolades

The film won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2017 San Diego International Film Festival.[11]

References
  1. "The Bachelors (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. Lowe, Justin (June 23, 2017). "'The Bachelors': Film Review (LAFF 2017)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. "The Bachelors (2018), directed by Kurt Voelker | Film review". Time Out London. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. Hipes, Patrick (November 3, 2015). "JK Simmons To Star In Indie Comedy 'The Bachelors' – AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. McNary, Dave (February 8, 2016). "Berlin: Julie Delpy Joins J.K. Simmons in 'The Bachelors'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  6. Ford, Rebecca (March 9, 2016). "Josh Wiggins, Odeya Rush Join J.K. Simmons in 'The Bachelors' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. "In Production: The Bachelors". Windowseat LA. February 28, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  8. "On the Set for 3/18/16: Taraji P. Henson & Octavia Spencer Start 'Hidden Figures', Elizabeth Olsen & Jeremy Renner Begin 'Wind River'". SSN Insider. No. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  9. "The Bachelors (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  10. "The Bachelors Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  11. "2017 Award Winners | San Diego International Film Festival SDiFF". 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.