I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJane Schoenbrun
Written byJane Schoenbrun
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric K. Yue
Edited bySofi Marshall
Music byAlex G
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18) (Sundance)
  • May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.3 million[2][3]

I Saw the TV Glow is a 2024 American psychological horror drama film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. It stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as two troubled high school students whose connection to their favorite television show drives them to question their reality and identities. The supporting cast includes Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Conner O'Malley, Emma Portner, Ian Foreman, Fred Durst, and Danielle Deadwyler.

Actress Emma Stone and her husband, comedian Dave McCary, are among the film's producers under their Fruit Tree company. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. It was given a limited theatrical release by A24 in the United States on May 3, with its theatrical release expanding to Canada and nationwide in the US on May 17.

The film marks the second entry in what Schoenbrun refers to as their[a] Screen Trilogy, following the film We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) and preceding an upcoming trilogy of novels titled Public Access Afterworld.[4][5]

  1. ^ "I Saw the TV Glow (15)". BBFC. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "I Saw the TV Glow". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2024.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "I Saw the TV Glow". The Numbers. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Chapman, Wilson (April 14, 2022). "Director Jane Schoenbrun on the Extremely Online, Gender Dysphoric Coming-of-Age Journey in We're All Going to the World's Fair". Variety. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Zilko, Christian (June 5, 2024). "Jane Schoenbrun Sets Debut Novel 'Public Access Afterworld' at Hogarth Books". IndieWire. Retrieved August 30, 2024.


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