About Alex

About Alex

Film poster
Directed by Jesse Zwick
Produced by Adam Saunders
Written by Jesse Zwick
Music by Rob Lowry
Cinematography Andre Lascaris
Edited by Garret Price
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release dates
  • August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country United States
Language English

About Alex is a 2014 American, drama, independent film written and directed by Jesse Zwick, The film stars Nate Parker, Jason Ritter, Maggie Grace, Max Greenfield, Aubrey Plaza and Jane Levy. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2014.[1] The film was released on August 8, 2014, by Screen Media Films.[2]

Plot

The titular Alex gets dressed up in his old family home and fills a bathtub; when he gets in, he posts a tweet (after a series of unanswered phone calls to his college friend Ben), drops the phone into the water and slits his wrists.

After hearing about Alex’s attempted suicide his old college friends gather at his family’s country house: Ben and Siri the married couple at a career crossroads, Josh the disenchanted PhD candidate, Sarah the un-happy tax attorney, and Isaac the businessman from San Francisco who brings a date, Kate (who happens to work at a suicide hotline). Sarah suggests they watch Alex in shifts while Josh suggests they confront Alex about his near suicide. Reunited for the first time in years, old flirtations are re-ignited.

Siri confides in Sarah that she is late and may be pregnant, after receiving a dream job offer in L.A. Josh is at stalemate in writing his dissertation. Ben has been unable to finish his novel, and Sarah is left unfulfilled in her job as an attorney. The group is unable to clean the downstairs bathroom where Alex tried to kill himself and they rely solely on the upstairs bathroom. Sarah is hostile towards Kate because of her lingering feelings for Isaac, but rekindles an old fling with Josh. Siri confides in Alex that Ben is at a stand-still with his book.

While fishing the men come across a dog they name Timmy, and Kate goes food shopping with Sarah. The group gets high and drunk and Kate agrees to monitor the suicide hotline despite the fact that she is high for the first time. Ben and Siri have a serious talk about their standing as a couple when Siri admits she may be pregnant. After dinner, Siri, Ben, Sarah, Josh, and Alex then play a drinking game that turns hostile when Josh and Ben ask Alex why he tried to kill himself, causing a shift in the group dynamic. After, Sarah rejects Josh and accosts him for not committing to her during their college years. In the meantime, Siri tells Alex she feels guilty for her and Ben’s problems and they kiss. Empowered by her confrontation with Josh, Sarah later rejects Isaac's advances after he kisses her citing that she is over him and what he has with Kate is real.

Josh and Ben have a talk when they encounter Sarah, concerned about Alex being alone, asks where he is. They disperse to ensure he hasn't tried another suicide attempt. Ben discovers Alex and Siri in the midst of making out (albeit clothed), and flees in Isaac’s rental car and crashes it into a tree. Meanwhile, Kate finds Isaac after a call and asks him to bed.

When Sunday arrives, Isaac offers to invest in Sarah and her culinary ambitions, they playfully dance around the idea. Alex finds Ben, whose writer's block has been broken. The pair reconcile and return to the house. After they return, Ben and Siri have a discussion about their relationship. As they all prepare to return to their respective lives, Alex announces he is going to work with Kate at the suicide prevention hotline, and Ben is staying at the house to write for a while.

Before the group departs, they opt to take a group photo. Kate (after Isaac affirms his dedication to her) offers to take the photo. As the group poses, a flashback of Ben inviting Alex to their table in college appears. Then the group poses, and the credits roll.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, 2014.[3] Shortly after it was announced Screen Media Films had acquired distribution rights to the film.[4] The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on August 8, 2014.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/53208a5bc07f5df7d2000517-about-alex
  2. ↑ http://www.screenmedia.net/project/about-alex/
  3. ↑ https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/53208a5bc07f5df7d2000517-about-alex
  4. ↑ http://www.indiewire.com/article/screen-media-films-acquires-about-alex-with-aubrey-plaza-max-greenfield
  5. ↑ http://www.screenmedia.net/project/about-alex/

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