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For the musician, the "Polka King", see Frankie Yankovic.
The Polka King
Film poster
Directed byMaya Forbes
Screenplay byMaya Forbes
Wallace Wolodarsky
Produced byJack Black
Stuart Cornfeld
Monica Levinson
Priyanka Mattoo
David Permut
Shivani Rawat
Wallace Wolodarsky
StarringJack Black
Jenny Slate
Jason Schwartzman
Jacki Weaver
CinematographyAndrei Bowden-Schwartz
Edited byCatherine Haight
Production
companies
Red Hour Productions
Electric Dynamite
Permut Presentations
ShivHans Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 22, 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
  • January 12, 2018 (2018-01-12) (Worldwide)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Polka King is an American comedy film directed by Maya Forbes and written by Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky. The film is about real-life Polish-American polka band leader Jan Lewan, who was imprisoned in 2004 for running a Ponzi scheme. The film stars Jack Black as Lewan, as well as Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, and Jacki Weaver. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017.[1] It was released on Netflix on January 12, 2018.[2]

The Polka King is based on a 2009 documentary about Lewan, The Man Who Would Be Polka King, directed by Joshua Brown and John Mikulak.[3]

Cast

Plot

The Polka King is a biographical film about Jan Lewan, a Polish citizen and actor who bilked investors to build a musical empire. The movie is based on John Mikulak and Joshua Von Brown's documentary The Man Who Would Be Polka King.[7]

Production

Principal photography on the film began in mid-July 2016 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and later it also took place in Woonsocket and Cranston.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 5, 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline.com.
  2. ^ "January premieres on Netflix". Screencrush. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. ^ a b Jaafar, Ali (March 10, 2016). "Jack Black To Star In And Produce Jan Lewan Biopic 'The Man Who Would Be Polka King'". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2016). "Jenny Slate to Co-Star With Jack Black in 'Polka King' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Jaafar, Ali (July 14, 2016). "Jacki Weaver & Jason Schwartzman Join Jack Black In 'The Man Who Would Be Polka King'". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 18, 2016). "Vanessa Bayer, J.B. Smoove & Willie Garson Join Jack Black Comedy 'The Polka King'". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Polka King Movie".
  8. ^ "Filming for 'The Polka King' gets started | The Valley Breeze". www.valleybreeze.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Smith, Andy (July 19, 2016). "Shooting in Cranston, Jack Black movie looking for extras". The Providence Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2016.

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