| Frownland | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Frownland.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Ronald Bronstein |
| Story by | Ronald Bronstein |
| Produced by | Marc Raybin |
| Starring | Dore Mann |
| Cinematography | Sean Price Williams |
| Edited by | Ronald Bronstein |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Frownland is a 2007 American independent film written and directed by Ronald Bronstein. It stars Dore Mann as Keith, a self-described "troll", who sweats and stutters his way through his job as a door-to-door salesman, dubiously selling coupons to assist people affected by multiple sclerosis. The film is populated by a cast of characters as dysfunctional and full of neuroses as Keith. The title comes from the song "Frownland" off the album Trout Mask Replica,[1] by Captain Beefheart (who suffered from multiple sclerosis).
It premiered at South by Southwest in 2007, where it won the Special Jury Prize,[2] and was self-distributed in New York City on March 7, 2008.[3]
- ^ Schwartz, Dennis (February 11, 2011). "Lynch's Eraserhead has nothing on this head-trip pic when it comes to weirdness". Ozus' World Movie Reviews. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Macaulay, Scott (March 18, 2007). "Juror Notes (Smiling on Frownland)". Filmmaker. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ Tsai, Martin (March 7, 2008). "Turning That Smile Upside Down". The New York Sun. Retrieved July 4, 2011.