Funeral Kings

Funeral Kings is a 2012 film written and directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus starring Dylan Hartigan and Alex Maizus.

Funeral Kings
Film poster
Directed byKevin McManus
Matthew McManus
Written byKevin McManus
Matthew McManus
Produced byKevin McManus
Matthew McManus
Michael J. McGarry
Ethan Rosenberg
Tony Yacenda
Dan Perrault
Brian Vannucci
Jordan Rudman
Andrew van den Houten
StarringDylan Hartigan
Alex Maizus
Jordan Puzzo
Charles Odei
Michaela McManus
Kevin Corrigan
CinematographyAlex Disenhof
Edited byNate Cormier
Music byDarien Scott Shulman
Production
company
30 Bones Cinema
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release dates
  • March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10) (South by Southwest)
  • November 16, 2012 (2012-11-16)[1]
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Two irreverent altar boys, Andy and Charlie, play hooky after every funeral they serve at their school's chapel. This comes into conflict when the boys are teamed with a timid, new kid who is less willing to break the rules.

Cast
  • Dylan Hartigan as Andy Gilmour
  • Alex Maizus as Charlie Waters
  • Jordan Puzzo as David Mason
  • Charles Odei as Felix Thurman
  • Michaela McManus as Patricia Gilmour
  • Kevin Corrigan as Iggy Vannucci

Production

Production began in July 2010. The McManus Brothers were inspired by their father's stories about growing up as an altar server in Catholic school.[2]

Release

The film was first screened in the US at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 10, 2012.[3] It went on general release on November 16, 2012.[4]

Reception

The film received an 88% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] John Anderson of Variety said the film was "like a John Hughes comedy with nicotine stains." He went on to say " it could become one of those films by which an age group defines itself."[6] Mark Olsen of The Los Angeles Times said the film was "a surprisingly sweet story about a pair of Rhode Island Catholic schoolboys, played with knockabout charm by Alex Maizus and Dylan Hartigan." He criticized the film for "its impulse toward honesty over overstatement" which he said, "robs the film of true dramatic tension."[7] Drew McWeeny of Hitfix wrote "'Funeral Kings' is confident and controlled and, with an unabashed vulgarity underscoring everything, about as pure a piece of movie memory as I can name."[8]

References
  1. Punter, Jennie (Sep 8, 2012). "Freestyle nabs 'Funeral Kings'". Variety. Retrieved Sep 30, 2014.
  2. Marybel Gervais, An Interview with the McManus Brothers, Spectacular Optical, July 23, 2012
  3. Drew McWeeny, 'Funeral Kings is a Confident Coming-of-Age Debut from the McManus Brothers, Hitflix.com, March 10, 2012
  4. Ian Buckwalter, Putting Some Awkwardly Adolescent Fun In 'Funeral', npr.org, November 15, 2012
  5. , Rotten Tomatoes
  6. John Anderson, "Review:Funeral Kings", Variety, July 26, 2012.
  7. Mark Olsen, "", Los Angeles Times, Nov 15, 2012
  8. Drew McWeeny, "", Hitfix.com, March 10, 2012
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