Red Oaks
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| Genre | Comedy |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10[1] |
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| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Amazon Studios |
| Distributor | Amazon.com |
| Release | |
| Original network | Amazon Video |
| Original release | October 9, 2015 – Present |
Red Oaks is a comedy series by Amazon Studios. The pilot was directed by David Gordon Green, who also executive produces with writer and creators Joe Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs. The full first season was released on Amazon Video on October 9, 2015. On December 18, 2015, Amazon officially announced the show would be returning for a second season in 2016.[2]
Plot
A young tennis player works at the prestigious and exclusive Red Oaks Country Club during the summer between his sophomore and junior years of college in the 1980s.
Cast
- Craig Roberts as David
- Jennifer Grey as Judy, David's mother
- Ennis Esmer as Nash, David's supervisor, the tennis pro for the country club
- Gage Golightly as Karen, David's girlfriend
- Oliver Cooper as Wheeler, David's buddy
- Richard Kind as Sam, David's father
- Paul Reiser as Getty, president of the country club and also David and Nash's boss
- Alexandra Socha as Skye, Getty's daughter
- Josh Meyers as Barry
- Alexandra Turshen as Misty
Critical reception
The pilot received mostly positive reviews.
Entertainment Weekly gave the pilot a B+, and singled out Esmer's performance:
| “ | The amusing Ennis Esmer is the best thing here, as David’s sleazy co-worker Nash. But it’s sometimes hard to tell if Red Oaks is a clever dissection of old, reactionary sex comedies, or if it’s just a reactionary sex comedy itself. B+[3] | ” |
The New York Times enjoyed the pilot:
| “ | Set at a suburban New Jersey country club in 1985, Mr. Green’s pilot is not a sendup of 1980s coming-of-age comedies or even a tribute to them, but a surprisingly straightforward extension of the genre. It’s as if the spirits of John Hughes, Harold Ramis and the young Richard Linklater had all gotten together to consult.[4] | ” |
Newsday liked it as well:
| “ | A funky retro-'80s distinctiveness makes "Red Oaks" Amazon's single best new series. Dryly amusing, the characters are sharply drawn and often appealing – even when they are not. Ennis Esmer ruthlessly heists every scene he's in, and Craig Roberts deftly creates a character you may even recognize from your own past – only funnier.[5] | ” |
On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a score of 81%, an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 26 reviews. The website's consensus reads: "Red Oaks offers an affectionate nod to 1980s sex comedies that – largely thanks to a talented ensemble cast – finds fresh humor in its familiar premise."[6] Metacritic gives the show a score of 70 out of 100, sampled from 21 reviews, signifying "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | David Gordon Green | Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi | August 28, 2014 |
| 2 | 2 | "Doubles" | David Gordon Green | Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi | October 9, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Wedding" | Andrew Fleming | Story by: Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi and Max Werner Teleplay by: Max Werner | October 9, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "MDMA" | Andrew Fleming | Story by: Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi and Karey Dornetto Teleplay by: Karey Dornetto | October 9, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "Fourth of July" | Hal Hartley | Story by: Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi and Shawn Harwell Teleplay by: Shawn Harwell and Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi | October 9, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Swingers" | Nisha Ganatra | Story by: Gregory Jacobs & Joe Gangemi and Thomas G. Papa, Jr. Teleplay by: Thomas G. Papa, Jr. | October 9, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "Body Swap" | Amy Heckerling | Joe Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs | October 9, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "After Hours" | Amy Heckerling | Story by: Joe Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs and Laura Steinel Teleplay by: Laura Steinel and Joe Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs | October 9, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Bar Mitzvah" | Nisha Ganatra | Joe Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs | October 9, 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "Labor Day Luau" | David Gordon Green | Joe Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs | October 9, 2015 |
References
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 3, 2014). "Amazon Picks Up ‘Hand Of God’ & ‘Red Oaks’ To Series, Orders More Scripts Of ‘The Cosmopolitans". deadline.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Waniata, Ryan (October 9, 2015). "The ’80s meets HDR in the new comedy Red Oaks, on Amazon Prime now". Digital Trends. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa. "We review Amazon's 5 latest pilots". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ Hale, Mike (27 August 2014). "Amazon Unveils Its Latest Smiles and Thrills". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Amazon pilot contest includes 'Hand of God' with Ron Perlman, Dana Delany". newsday.com. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Red Oaks: Season 1 (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Red Oaks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
External links
- Pilot
- Red Oaks at the Internet Movie Database
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