''Awful Nice'' is a 2013 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Todd Sklar
Todd Sklar is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. His feature directorial debut, '' Box Elder'', gained national attention after being self-distributed around the country. Sklar's most recent film, ''Awful Nice'', premiered in co ...
and written by Sklar and Alex Rennie. The film stars Rennie, James Pumphrey,
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' for its first 12 seasons and its spin-off ' ...
,
Brett Gelman
Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series '' Stranger Things'' and as Martin on the BBC comedy ''Fleabag''.
Gelman bega ...
,
Keeley Hazell
Keeley Rebecca Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English model and actress. Hazell was a Page 3 girl and has worked with magazines such as ''FHM'', '' Loaded'', '' Nuts'' and ''Zoo Weekly''. She has also made numerous television appearances ...
and
Josh Fadem
Josh Fadem (; born July 19, 1980) is an American actor, writer, and comedian.
Early life
Fadem was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. He has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 2000.
Career ...
. The film was released on March 7, 2014, by
Screen Media Films
Screen Media Ventures, LLC. is an American-Canadian distribution company founded in 2001. In 2008, Screen Media selected The Creative Coalition as its exclusive nonprofit partner in launching the Spotlight Initiative. The partnership permits the p ...
.
Cast
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Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' for its first 12 seasons and its spin-off ' ...
as Jon Charbineau
*Alex Rennie as Dave Brouillette
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James Pumphrey as Jim Brouillette
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Brett Gelman
Brett Clifford Gelman (born October 6, 1976) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series '' Stranger Things'' and as Martin on the BBC comedy ''Fleabag''.
Gelman bega ...
as Ivan
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Laura Ramsey
Laura Ramsey is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 2006's ''She's the Man'' and '' The Covenant'', 2008's '' The Ruins'', 2009's '' Middle Men'', 2011's '' Kill the Irishman'', and 2013's '' A ...
as Lauren
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Keeley Hazell
Keeley Rebecca Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English model and actress. Hazell was a Page 3 girl and has worked with magazines such as ''FHM'', '' Loaded'', '' Nuts'' and ''Zoo Weekly''. She has also made numerous television appearances ...
as Petra
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Henry Zebrowski
Henry Thomas Zebrowski, Jr. (born May 1, 1984) is an American actor, podcast host, and comedian, known for his work on the Adult Swim series ''Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell'', the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', and the podcast ''The Last Podc ...
as Jasper
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Zahn McClarnon
Zahn Tokiya-ku McClarnon (born October 24, 1966) is an American actor known for his performances in the Western crime drama series '' Longmire'', the second season of '' Fargo'', and the second season of ''Westworld''. In 2022, he played the le ...
as Romulus
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Saginaw Grant
Saginaw Morgan Grant (July 20, 1936 – July 27, 2021) was a Native American character actor. He appeared in ''The Lone Ranger'', ''The World's Fastest Indian'', ''Community'', and ''Breaking Bad'' and was a musician, pow wow dancer, motivationa ...
as Jonas
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Charlie Sanders
Charles Alvin Sanders (August 25, 1946 July 2, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Sanders was chosen for the NFL's 1970s All ...
as Sheriff Wegman
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Josh Fadem
Josh Fadem (; born July 19, 1980) is an American actor, writer, and comedian.
Early life
Fadem was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School. He has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 2000.
Career ...
as Deputy Bruce
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Jon Gabrus as Klaus
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D.C. Pierson as Sven
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Dominic Dierkes as Yven
*Kerry Barker as Svetlana
*Hari Leigh as Michelle
*Nick Renkoski as Nick Becker
*John Turk as Rick Ohlson
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Yakov Smirnoff
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (russian: Яков Смирнов; ), is a Ukrainian-American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a stan ...
as Himself
Release
The film premiered at
South by Southwest
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on March 8, 2013.
The film was released on March 7, 2014, by
Screen Media Films
Screen Media Ventures, LLC. is an American-Canadian distribution company founded in 2001. In 2008, Screen Media selected The Creative Coalition as its exclusive nonprofit partner in launching the Spotlight Initiative. The partnership permits the p ...
.
References
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2013 films
2013 comedy films
American comedy films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
Films shot in Columbia, Missouri
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