''The Comeback Trail'' is a 2020 American crime comedy film directed by George Gallo and written by Gallo and Josh Posner, based on the 1982 film of the same name by

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. It stars

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, Tommy Lee Jones,

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, Zach Braff, Emile Hirsch, and Eddie Griffin. The film premiered at the 2020 Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival. A 2023 U.S. theatrical release is planned by Cloudburst Entertainment.

Cast

as Max Barber, Walter's uncle * Tommy Lee Jones as Duke Montana *

as Reggie Fontaine ** Kyron Bonner as Young Reggie Fontaine * Zach Braff as Dr. Walter Creason, Max's nephew * Eddie Griffin as Devin Wilton * Emile Hirsch as James Moore * Kate Katzman as Megan Albert * Blerim Destani as Boris * Sheryl Lee Ralph as Bess Jones * Leslie Stratton as Sister Mary Lilith * Nick Vallelonga as Mobster Boss * Vito Di Donato as Mobster #4 * Joel Michaely as Andre

Production

The Comeback Trail filming in New Mexico in 2019 02

The project was announced in May 2019, with

, Tommy Lee Jones and

cast in the film, written and directed by George Gallo. Zach Braff and Eddie Griffin were added later that month. Emile Hirsch joined the next month. Filming began in early June 2019 and continued to July throughout New Mexico.

Release

''The Comeback Trail'' premiered at the 17th Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival on October 9, 2020. It was initially scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 13, 2020, but was delayed to July 23, 2021, again to November 18, 2022 and then to 2023. On June 19, 2021 the film was released through Sky Cinema on the Sky TV and Now TV platforms in the United Kingdom.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comeback Trail (2020 film), The 2020 films 2020 comedy films 2020 crime films 2020s crime comedy films American crime comedy films Remakes of American films 2020s English-language films Films directed by George Gallo Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films set in 1974 Films shot in New Mexico 2020s American films