The Year of Spectacular Men

The Year of Spectacular Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLea Thompson
Written byMadelyn Deutch
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBryan Koss
Edited bySeth Flaum
Music byMadelyn Deutch
Production
companies
  • Parkside Pictures
  • Tadross Media Group
Distributed byMarVista Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16) (LAFF)
  • June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Year of Spectacular Men is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Lea Thompson in her feature film directorial debut. It stars Thompson's daughters Madelyn Deutch (who also wrote the screenplay and composed the score) and Zoey Deutch (who also produced). Thompson's husband Howard Deutch also served as a producer.[1][2]

Izzy Klein is a young woman fresh out of college as she strikes up and ends relationships with a few men, and struggles to navigate the failures of post-college adulthood, leaning on her mother and younger sister for support.

The film had its world premiere on June 16, 2017, at the LA Film Festival. It was released in theaters, on digital HD, and through video-on-demand services on June 15, 2018, by MarVista Entertainment.

  1. ^ Olsen, Mark (May 9, 2017). "L.A. Film Festival competition lineups mix familiar faces with fresh discoveries". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Russian, Ale (January 31, 2017). "WATCH: Lea Thompson Opens Up About a Possible Back to the Future Remake". People. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2018.