Free Samples
| Free Samples | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jay Gammill |
| Produced by |
Joseph McKelheer Eben Kostbar Bill Rothacker |
| Written by | Jim Beggarly |
| Starring |
Jess Weixler Halley Feiffer Jesse Eisenberg Jason Ritter Tippi Hedren |
| Music by | Say Hi |
| Cinematography | Reed Morano |
Production company |
Film Harvest |
| Distributed by | Starz Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Free Samples is a 2012 American independent comedy starring Jess Weixler and Jesse Eisenberg. The film was the directorial debut of Jay Gammill and the writing debut of Jim Beggarly.[1][2]
Plot
Jillian (Weixler), a Stanford Law School dropout rebelling by opting out of the family business, wakes up after a night of drinking with no recollection. She is tasked with giving out free samples from an ice cream vendor truck in a parking lot somewhere-in-SoCal, on the day of her college boyfriend's birthday, unleashing an merciless barrage of hyper-neuroticism, abusing her legal practice training on the simple locals and experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions with her unsympathetic so-called friends. Although Jillian claims that she is "stuck in that stupid truck", it is only for one day and at it ends at a Mexican restaurant.[3]
Cast
- Jess Weixler as Jillian
- Jesse Eisenberg as Tex
- Jason Ritter as Wally
- Halley Feiffer as Nancy
- Tippi Hedren as Betty
- Keir O'Donnell as Danny
- Jocelin Donahue as Paula
- Whitney Able as Dana
Release
The film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2012, and given a video-on-demand release on May 21, 2013 and theatrical release on May 31, 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ Costanza, Justine. "Tribeca Film Festival 2012 Review: Free Samples Is Refreshingly Quirky". International Business Times.
- ↑ DeFore, John. "Free Samples: Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Free Samples". IMDB.com.
- ↑ "Free Samples". IMDB.com.