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Entertainment
Why this pick
Alverson again pairs abrasive, deadpan comedy with a drifting, self-destructive antihero, sustaining The Comedy’s chilly alienation and confrontational social discomfort.
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MOVIE2012 1h 35m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tim Heidecker
Swanson
Eric Wareheim
Van Arman
Kate Lyn Sheil
Waitress
Adam Scarimbolo
Restaurant Manager
Gregg Turkington
Bobby
Alexia Rasmussen
Young Woman
Grace Rex
Hospital Nurse
Rock Kohli
Raj