Troop Zero

Troop Zero
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBert & Bertie
Screenplay byLucy Alibar
Based onChristmas and Jubilee Behold The Meteor Shower
by Lucy Alibar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJim Whitaker
Edited byCatherine Haight
Music byRob Lord
Production
companies
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01) (Sundance)
  • January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10-20 million[2]

Troop Zero is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Bert & Bertie (Amber Templemore-Finlayson and Katie Ellwood), from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar and inspired by Alibar's 2010 play Christmas and Jubilee Behold The Meteor Shower.[3] The film stars Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Epps, Charlie Shotwell, and Allison Janney.[4]

Troop Zero had its world premiere as the closing film of Sundance Film Festival on February 1, 2019, and was released in the United States by Amazon Studios on January 17, 2020.

The film was met with mixed reviews.

  1. ^ "Troope Zero". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "MGM to Help Amazon Build on Its Success With Bigger Movies". Variety. May 27, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Cox, Gordon (July 14, 2012). "'Beasts' author has stage roots". Variety. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr (May 19, 2012). "'Beasts Of The Southern Wild' Co-Writer Lucy Alibar Sets Next Gig At Escape Artists". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.