Jewtopia (film)
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| Directed by | Bryan Fogel |
| Screenplay by | Bryan Fogel Sam Wolfson |
| Produced by | Bryan Fogel Andy Fickman Pavlina Hatoupis Courtney Mizel Tucker Tooley |
| Starring | Jennifer Love Hewitt Ivan Sergei Joel David Moore Wendie Malick Nicollette Sheridan Lin Shaye Sharon Wilkins Rita Wilson Jon Lovitz |
| Cinematography | Sandra Valde-Hansen |
| Edited by | Wendy Smith |
| Music by | Nathan Wang |
Production companies | Ministry of Content Oops Doughnuts Productions |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jewtopia is a 2012 independent comedy film, an adaptation of a long-running off-Broadway play. The film is directed by Bryan Fogel and written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ivan Sergei, Joel David Moore, and Nicollette Sheridan.[1]
Plot
Christian O’Connell (Ivan Sergei) has met the girl of his dreams in Allison Marx (Jennifer Love Hewitt). Unfortunately, Christian told Allison (who happens to be a rabbi’s daughter) that his name was Avi Rosenberg, and that he was Jewish—neither of which is true. Desperate to keep up the illusion, he turns to his childhood best friend, Adam Lipschitz (Joel David Moore), to teach him how to "act Jewish", but Adam has problems of his own, with a fiancée (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) pushing him closer to a mental breakdown as their wedding approaches. With the best intentions, Adam and Christian attempt to help each other out, but things quickly get out of hand.
Cast
- Jennifer Love Hewitt as Allison Marx
- Ivan Sergei as Christian O'Connell
- Joel David Moore as Adam Lipschitz
- Wendie Malick as Marci Marks
- Crystal Reed as Rebecca Ogin
- Peter Stormare as Buck O'Connell
- Nicollette Sheridan as Betsy O'Connell
- Lin Shaye as Dr. Sutton
- Rita Wilson as Arlene Lipschitz
- Sharon Wilkins as Nurse Boo
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Hannah Daniels
- Camryn Manheim as Eileen Daniels
- Tom Arnold as Bruce Daniels
- Jon Lovitz as Dennis Lipschitz
- Rachel Fox as Jill Lipschitz
- Wilmer Calderon as Juan
- Dominique Grund as Young Allison Marx
- Elaine Tan as Sala Khan
Production
Casting
The film was announced on July 15, 2011, with initial cast listings for the film being released concurrently.[2] Sergei and Hewitt led the announcement, with the full cast list, including Moore, Wendie Malick, and Hewitt's former Ghost Whisperer co-star Camryn Manheim, being released on August 8, 2012.[3]
Filming
Jewtopia began filming in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2011,[4] and wrapped on August 10, 2011.[5]
Premiere
The film premiered in April 2012 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[6] The film opened to very negative reviews, with 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8% on Metacritic, and 4.1 out of 10 on IMDb.
References
- ^ "Full cast and crew for 'Jewtopia'". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "Jennifer Love Hewitt cast in 'Jewtopia' movie". JTA. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Propst, Andy. "Jennifer Love Hewitt, Joel David Moore, Ivan Sergei Set for Jewtopia Movie". Theater Mania. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (August 8, 2011). "Joel David Moore joins 'Jewtopia'". variety.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "TheReal_Jlh". Twitter. August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ Randall, Laura (April 25, 2012), "Newport Beach film fest: 'Jewtopia,' John Wayne and lots more", Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Jewtopia at IMDb
- Jewtopia at Rotten Tomatoes