| Alexander IRL | |
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| Directed by | K. Asher Levin |
| Screenplay by | Brandon Cohen |
| Produced by | Rob Fishman Brent Rivera K. Asher Levin |
| Starring | Nathan Kress Brent Rivera Ryan Newman Bo Mitchell Marcus Scribner |
| Cinematography | Alexander Bergman |
| Edited by | Khalie Anderson |
| Music by | Taylor Locke Tim Sommer |
Production company | Blessedly Silent Films |
| Distributed by | YouTube Red |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
Alexander IRL is a 2017 American teen comedy-drama web film directed by K. Asher Levin and written by Brandon Cohen. It stars Nathan Kress, Brent Rivera, Ryan Newman, Bo Mitchell, and Marcus Scribner. Produced by Rob Fishman, Levin, and Rivera, it follows a socially enclosed trio named Alexander Finn, Darius, and Stuart (Rivera, Mitchell and Scribner) trying to form their own alter ego by throwing a party and as Alex's brother EJ (Kress) begs him to make an app prototype involving his party. The latter word of the title is an Internet acronym for 'in real life'.
The film was announced in July 2016, with filming occurring shortly after. Internet personalities like Rivera were cast to increase viewership of the film, primarily targeting teenagers. With technology being a recurring motif in the film, production gained partnership with the companies like General Electric, as part of an effort to increase awareness on the industrial internet of things. After a month of delay, Alexander IRL was released on YouTube Red on January 11, 2017, and received mixed reviews on its plot.