''Teenage Badass'' is a 2020 American

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film, written by

Matthew Dho ''Teenage Badass'' is a 2020 American coming-of-age comedy film, written by Matthew Dho and Grant McCord, and directed by Grant McCord. It stars Mcabe Gregg, Evan Ultra, Madelyn Deutch, Dillon Lane, Elsie Hewitt, Tucker Audie, and Brandon "crsh." ...

and Grant McCord, and directed by Grant McCord. It stars Mcabe Gregg, Evan Ultra,

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, Dillon Lane, Elsie Hewitt, Tucker Audie, and Brandon "crsh." White, with Karsen Liotta,

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, and Julie Ann Emery.

Plot

Teenage Badass tells the story of the rise of a fictional indie rock band named Stylo and the Murder Dogs. Set in 2006, we follow Brad (Mcabe Gregg), a teenage drummer who dreams of making it big in a rock band. Brad and his single-mother Rae ( Julie Ann Emery) struggle to get by as Brad refuses to give up. On a fluke, Brad joins a new band fronted by singer/songwriter Kirk Stylo. They land a shot to play on a local news show. With the town buzzing from their performance, Brad's dreams inch closer when they're asked to record with Jordan (

), a legendary local producer. Just as everything seems to be falling into place, a series of chaotic events threaten everything.

Cast

* Mcabe Gregg as Brad Jaffe * Evan Ultra as Kirk Stylo *

as Candice White * Dillon Lane as Albert Fisk * Elsie Hewitt as Melanie * Tucker Audie as Mark Steib * Brandon "crsh." White as Horus Slays * Karsen Liotta as Tiffany *

as Jordan * Julie Ann Emery as Rae Jaffe * James Paxton as Shan * Bryan McGowan as Everett *

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as himself * Kane Ritchotte as Ritner

Production

In February 2019, the film was announced to be currently filming

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with Mcabe Gregg,

, Dillon Lane, Elsie Hewitt, Kane Ritchotte, Julie Ann Emery, Karsen Liotta, and James Paxton as cast and Grant McCord directing from a screenplay he wrote with

. Chuckie Duff served as executive producer under his Common Wall Media production company with Jeff Dykhuizen and Anthony DiMaria producing.

Release

The film was originally slated to have its world premiere at

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on March 16, 2020. The actual screening of the film on its slated date never transpired when South by Southwest 2020 was canceled on March 6, 2020, due to the

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, the result of an order by the city of Austin. The city's Mayor Steve Adler announced the cancellation of the 2020 SXSW while declaring a local state of emergency. The film was also set to screen at the Phoenix Film Festival on March 26, 2020, and the RiverRun International Film Festival on March 28, 2020, however both events were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Freestyle Digital Media is set to release the film on through video-on-demand on September 18, 2020.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{official website, https://www.teenagebadass.com, name=Teenage Badass 2020 films 2020 comedy films 2020s coming-of-age comedy films American coming-of-age comedy films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020s English-language films 2020s American films