| The Late Bloomer | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Pollak |
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| Based on | Man Made: A Memoir of My Body by Ken Baker |
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| Cinematography | Akis Konstantakopoulos |
| Edited by | Adam Beamer |
| Music by | Walter Murphy |
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| Distributed by | Momentum Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Late Bloomer is a 2016 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Pollak and written by Gary Rosen, Joe Nussbaum, Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove, and Kyle Cooper & Austyn Jeffs. The film stars Johnny Simmons, Maria Bello, Brittany Snow, Jane Lynch, J. K. Simmons, Kumail Nanjiani, Beck Bennett, and Paul Wesley, and is based on journalist Ken Baker's autobiography Man Made: A Memoir of My Body, in which he detailed experiencing puberty for the first time at age 27.[1]
The film received its world premiere at the San Diego Film Festival, where it won Best Comedy.[2][3] It opened with both a limited release theatrically and through video on demand on October 7, 2016, released by Momentum Pictures.[4] The film received generally negative reviews.
- ^ "MAN ALIVE / A life-threatening illness forced Mill Valley writer Ken Baker to come to grips with issues of his own masculinity". SFGate. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "San Diego Film Festival Announces Full 2016 Lineup | San Diego International Film Festival". 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "2016 San Diego International Film Festival Announces Award Winners". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Malkin, Marc (August 9, 2016). "Watch The Late Bloomer Trailer With Brittany Snow and Johnny Simmons". E! News. Retrieved August 31, 2016.