The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

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Based on short stories from Robert Boswell's critically acclaimed book of the same name, THE HEYDAY OF THE INSENSITIVE BASTARDS explores the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition, through seven tales. The result is an ambitious series of vignettes ranging from comical to bittersweet to poignant.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

Mark Columbus, Lauren Hoekstra, Sarah Kruchowski, Ryan Moody, Simon Savelyev, Vanita Shastry, Shadae Lamar Smith, Jeremy David White
Written By:

Robert Boswell, Roxanne Beck, Neville Kiser, Marissa Matteo, Mona Nahm, Jessica Nikkel, Nicole Riegel, Teresa Sullivan, Jacqueline Vleck
In Theaters:

Oct 27, 2017 limited
Runtime:

97 minutes
Studio:

Elysium Bandini Studios

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Cast

James Franco
as Conrad

Kate Mara
as Lisa

Natalie Portman
as Laura

Rico Rodriguez
as Charlie Foster

Abigail Spencer
as Abigail

Amber Tamblyn
as Amanda

Kristen Wiig
as Moniica

Matthew Modine
as Theodore Foster

Tony Cox
as Mr. Chubb

Jimmy Kimmel
as Mr. Chipmunk

Jim Parrack
as Paul

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Critic Reviews for The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

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Interesting, but glum and pretentious collection of filmed short stories. In James Franco, the movie has its unintentional poster-boy "title-character."

Mar 6, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Sex, drugs in mature, meandering tales of varying quality.

Oct 27, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Joyce Slaton
Common Sense Media