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From acclaimed cartoonist Dash Shaw (New School) comes an audacious debut that is equal parts disaster cinema, high school comedy and blockbuster satire, told through a dream-like mixed media animation style that incorporates drawings, paintings and collage. Dash (Jason Schwartzman) and his best friend Assaf (Reggie Watts) are preparing for another year at Tides High School muckraking on behalf of their widely-distributed but little-read school newspaper, edited by their friend Verti (Maya Rudolph). But just when a blossoming relationship between Assaf and Verti threatens to destroy the boys' friendship, Dash learns of the administration's cover-up that puts all the students in danger. As disaster erupts and the friends race to escape through the roof of the school, they are joined by a popular know-it- all (Lena Dunham) and a lunch lady (Susan Sarandon) who is much more than meets the eye. But even as the film piles on brilliant details like a post-apocalyptic cult formed by jocks, video game homages, and an infectious synth soundtrack, it never loses sight of the characters at the heart of the story. Hailed as "the most original animated film of the year" and "John Hughes for the Adult Swim generation" (Indiewire), the film's everyday concerns of friendships, cliques and young love re- mind us how the high school experience continues to shape who we become, even in the most unusual of circumstances.
Original Release
09/11/2016
US Release
04/14/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Schwartzman | Dash (voice) / Robotics Kid / Random Man / Random Woman / Dash |
Reggie Watts | Assaf / Trolls / Male Newscaster / Senior Guard / Senior Dude / Assaf (voice) |
Adam Lustick | Benji / Benji (voice) |
Alex Karpovsky | Drake / Drake (voice) |
Lena Dunham | Mary (voice) / Mary |
Louisa Krause | Gretchen (voice) / Gretchen |
Susan Sarandon | Lunch Lady Lorraine (voice) / Lunch Lady Lorraine |
Maya Rudolph | Verti (voice) / Verti |
Margo Martindale | Mrs. Brinson / Mrs. Brinson (voice) |
Thomas Jay Ryan | Principal Grimm (voice) / Principal Grimm |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jason Schwartzman | Dash (voice) / Robotics Kid / Random Man / Random Woman / Dash |
Reggie Watts | Assaf / Trolls / Male Newscaster / Senior Guard / Senior Dude / Assaf (voice) |
Adam Lustick | Benji / Benji (voice) |
Alex Karpovsky | Drake / Drake (voice) |
Lena Dunham | Mary (voice) / Mary |
Louisa Krause | Gretchen (voice) / Gretchen |
Susan Sarandon | Lunch Lady Lorraine (voice) / Lunch Lady Lorraine |
Maya Rudolph | Verti (voice) / Verti |
Margo Martindale | Mrs. Brinson / Mrs. Brinson (voice) |
Thomas Jay Ryan | Principal Grimm (voice) / Principal Grimm |
Jennifer Kim | Librarian / Female Newscaster |
Dan Lippert | Construction Worker |
Emily Davis | Jostled Student / Gymnastics Teen #1 / Goth Student #1 / Cheerleader |
Erin Lackey | Gymnastics Teen #2 / Concerned Student #1 |
Emily Bolecek | Gymnastics Teen #3 |
Matthew Maher | Senior Kyle / Senior Kyle (voice) |
Keith Poulson | Senior Craig (voice) / Senior Craig |
John Cameron Mitchell | Brent Daniels (voice) / Brent Daniels |
Kit Williams | Senior Kyle (voice) / Senior Kyle |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joshua Blum | Executive Producer |
Tyler Davidson | Executive Producer |
Kevin Flanigan | Executive Producer |
Matthew Johnson | Executive Producer |
Dash Shaw | Producer |
Kyle Martin | Producer |
Craig Zobel | Producer |