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EL TONTO (SPEC)
The farcical journey of a mysterious simpleton who accidentally rises to stardom and fame in Hollywood before crashing back down Earth. Think TROPIC THUNDER meets THE ARTIST.
After premiering in Toronto last month, the comedian’s black and white comedy feature will be released nationwide by The Orchard on Dec. 1
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line. But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, who challenges him to an old-fashioned throw down after school.
John Hollar is forced to return home when his mother Sally is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an overeager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend Rebecca in New York.
Described as a thriller taking place in the near-future set in its own distinctive crime universe.
