''The Comeback Trail'' is a 2020 American

crime comedy film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

George Gallo George Gallo Jr. (born January 1, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, painter and musician. He is known for writing ''Midnight Run'' and '' 29th Street'', and is an accomplished painter in the style of the Pennsylvania ...

and written by Gallo and Josh Posner, based on the 1982 film of the same name by

Harry Hurwitz Harry Hurwitz (January 27, 1938 – September 21, 1995) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Biography Hurwitz attended The High School of Music & Art and New York University, where he received a B.S. in 1960 and an ...

. It stars Robert De Niro,

Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film '' The ...

, Morgan Freeman,

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

Emile Hirsch Emile Davenport Hirsch (born March 13, 1985) is an American actor. He played Chris McCandless in '' Into the Wild'' (2007). Other notable film roles include '' The Girl Next Door'' (2004), ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), ''Alpha Dog'' (2006), ''Spe ...

, and

Eddie Griffin Edward Rubin Griffin (born July 15, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for portraying Eddie Sherman in the sitcom '' Malcolm & Eddie'', the title character in the 2002 comedy film '' Undercover Brother'', and Tiberius Jef ...

. The film premiered at the 2020 Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival. A 2023 U.S. theatrical release is planned by Cloudburst Entertainment.

Cast

* Robert De Niro as Max Barber, Walter's uncle *

as Duke Montana * Morgan Freeman as Reggie Fontaine ** Kyron Bonner as Young Reggie Fontaine *

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

as Dr. Walter Creason, Max's nephew *

as Devin Wilton *

as James Moore * Kate Katzman as Megan Albert *

Blerim Destani Blerim Destani is an Albanian Macedonian actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in ''Time of the Comet'' and ''Dossier K.'' Biography Destani was born in Stolberg near Aachen, West Germany. He spent his childhood in Tetovo, Tetovo ...

as Boris *

Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut in the 1977 comedy film '' A Piece of the Action'', before landing the role of Deena Jones in the Broadway musical '' Dreamgirls'' (1981), for which she received ...

as Bess Jones * Leslie Stratton as Sister Mary Lilith *

Nick Vallelonga Nicholas Anthony Vallelonga (born September 13, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for co-writing and producing the film '' Green Book'', for which he received two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Pictur ...

as Mobster Boss * Vito Di Donato as Mobster #4 *

Joel Michaely Joel Michaely is an American actor and film producer. He has appeared in such films as ''Can't Hardly Wait'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', '' Ghost World'', ''The Rules of Attraction'', ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'', '' Cruel World'', '' Factory Girl'' ...

as Andre

Production

The Comeback Trail filming in New Mexico in 2019 02

The project was announced in May 2019, with Robert De Niro,

and Morgan Freeman cast in the film, written and directed by

Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff'Scrubs' Star Zach Braff Wows ...

and

were added later that month.

joined the next month. Filming began in early June 2019 and continued to July throughout

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

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 Sky Cinema is a British subscription film service owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). In the United Kingdom, Sky Cinema channels currently broadcast on the Sky satellite and Virgin Media cable platforms, and in addition Sky Cinema o ...

on the Sky TV and

Now TV Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * No ...

platforms in the United Kingdom.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...

, 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