Area23A, the event-based film distribution company formed in January by industry veteran Richard Abramowitz and Kirt Eftekhar, founder of Ocule Films, has announced that it will release BEST WORST MOVIE theatrically this Spring, according to a press release. (Check out our review of the film right HERE.
In case you’re unaware of the majesty that is BEST WORST MOVIE – and its infamous subject – read the touching synopsis:
In “Best Worst Movie” Michael Paul Stephenson makes his directorial debut by exploring one of the worst and most critically panned movies ever made, Troll 2, which he starred in twenty years ago as a child.
In 1989, Italian director, Claudio Fragrasso cast small-town dentist Dr. George Hardy and a group of unwitting Utah actors in the ultra-low budget horror film, Troll 2. Soon after its disastrous release, Dr. Hardy retired from his short-lived acting career and returned to dentistry in his hometown of Alabama, unaware of the legions of fans that would one day recognize him as a cult movie luminary.
“Best Worst Movie” reveals the improbable heartfelt story of an Alabama dentist-turned-cult-movie icon and an Italian filmmaker as they come to terms with their internationally revered cinematic failure.
No specific date has been announced yet, but you can be sure we’ll let you know as soon as it is. All that is certain is that it’ll be limited, and Austin, Los Angeles, New York are being targeted – for starters. Check out the trailer for the film below, and keep tabs on the flick’s progress on its official Twitter page.
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