Brittany Runs a Marathon is a 2019 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo, in his directorial debut. It stars Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, and Micah Stock. The film follows an overweight woman in New York City who sets out to lose weight and train for the city's annual marathon.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019 and was released on August 23, 2019, by Amazon Studios.
Premise
New Yorker Brittany Forgler is everybody’s best friend ― except maybe her own. At 27, her hard-partying ways, chronic underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her, but when she stops by a new doctor’s office to try to score some Adderall, she gets slapped with a prescription she never wanted: Get healthy. Too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her seemingly together neighbor Catherine pushes her to lace up her Converse sneakers and run one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. And soon, after finishing her first mile, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: running in the New York City Marathon.[2]
Cast
Jillian Bell as Brittany Forgler
Michaela Watkins as Catherine
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jern
Lil Rel Howery as Demetrius
Micah Stock as Seth
Alice Lee as Gretchen
Peter Vack as Ryan
Kate Arrington as CiCi
Juri Henley-Cohn as David
Adam Sietz as Glenn
Mikey Day as Dev
Max Pava as Drunk Guy
Production
The story of Brittany was inspired by Colaizzo's roommate, Brittany O'Neill, who appears in photos before the end credits.[3]
In November 2017, it was announced Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock and Alice Lee would star in the film, with Paul Downs Colaizzo directing from a screenplay he wrote. Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Margot Hand, will serve as producers on the film, under their Material Pictures and Picture Films banners, respectively. Bell, Downs Colaizzo, and Richard Weinberg will serve as executive producers.[4] Jolian Blevins and Padraic Murphy served as co-producer and associate producer, respectively.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began in October 2017, in New York City.[6]
Release
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019.[7][8] Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film for $14 million.[9] It was released on August 23, 2019.[10]
Reception
Box office
The film made $175,969 from five theaters in its opening weekend, an average of $35,194 per venue.[11]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 7.49/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brittany Runs a Marathon is an earnest and hilarious dramedy that finally gives Jillian Bell a role worthy of her gifts."[12] On Metacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Dennis Harvey of Variety magazine wrote: "This terrifically engaging debut feature by playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo is the best kind of “crowdpleaser”: one that earns every emotional beat that might seem formulaic in four out of five similar enterprises.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019 and was released on August 23, 2019, by Amazon Studios.
Premise
New Yorker Brittany Forgler is everybody’s best friend ― except maybe her own. At 27, her hard-partying ways, chronic underemployment and toxic relationships are catching up with her, but when she stops by a new doctor’s office to try to score some Adderall, she gets slapped with a prescription she never wanted: Get healthy. Too broke for a gym and too proud to ask for help, Brit is at a loss, until her seemingly together neighbor Catherine pushes her to lace up her Converse sneakers and run one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. And soon, after finishing her first mile, she sets an almost unthinkable goal: running in the New York City Marathon.[2]
Cast
Jillian Bell as Brittany Forgler
Michaela Watkins as Catherine
Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jern
Lil Rel Howery as Demetrius
Micah Stock as Seth
Alice Lee as Gretchen
Peter Vack as Ryan
Kate Arrington as CiCi
Juri Henley-Cohn as David
Adam Sietz as Glenn
Mikey Day as Dev
Max Pava as Drunk Guy
Production
The story of Brittany was inspired by Colaizzo's roommate, Brittany O'Neill, who appears in photos before the end credits.[3]
In November 2017, it was announced Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Micah Stock and Alice Lee would star in the film, with Paul Downs Colaizzo directing from a screenplay he wrote. Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Margot Hand, will serve as producers on the film, under their Material Pictures and Picture Films banners, respectively. Bell, Downs Colaizzo, and Richard Weinberg will serve as executive producers.[4] Jolian Blevins and Padraic Murphy served as co-producer and associate producer, respectively.[5]
Filming
Principal photography began in October 2017, in New York City.[6]
Release
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2019.[7][8] Shortly after, Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film for $14 million.[9] It was released on August 23, 2019.[10]
Reception
Box office
The film made $175,969 from five theaters in its opening weekend, an average of $35,194 per venue.[11]
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 119 reviews, with an average rating of 7.49/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brittany Runs a Marathon is an earnest and hilarious dramedy that finally gives Jillian Bell a role worthy of her gifts."[12] On Metacritic, the film had a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Dennis Harvey of Variety magazine wrote: "This terrifically engaging debut feature by playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo is the best kind of “crowdpleaser”: one that earns every emotional beat that might seem formulaic in four out of five similar enterprises.
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