PREVIEW: Drunk Bus (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Charlie Tahan (Frankenweenie), Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom), Pineapple Tangaroa (Song to Song), Zach Cherry (Isn’t It Romantic), Sarah Mezzanotte (The First of Our Friends to Get Married), Dave Hill (Sidewalk Traffic), Tonatiuh Elizarraraz (Stargate Origins: Catherine), Martin Pfefferkorn (This Summer Feeling), Joe Napier (Odd Man Rush), Dresden Engle (Smoking Laws)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

John Carlucci (film debut) and Brandon LaGanke (film debut), directors; Chris Molinaro (film debut), writer; Grant Fitch (Arbor Demon), Eric Hollenbeck (The Story of Respect) and Steven Ilous (Poor Boy), producers; Nathaniel Eras (film debut), Jimmy Stofer (Babysplitters) and Alan Wilkis (film debut), composers; Luke McCoubrey (The Clovehitch Killer), cinematographer; Taylor Levy (Night Comes On), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Michael (Tahan) is a recent graduate whose plans are derailed when his girlfriend Amy (Mezzanotte) leaves him for a job in New York. Stuck in Ohio, he takes on a repetitive job of transporting hard-partying students to and from their dorms on a campus bus. He soon befriends security guard Pineapple (Tangaroa), who challenges the directionless Michael of breaking free from the endless loop and move forward with his own plans…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Young actor Charlie Tahan comes into his own with this funny and heart-warming story of refusing life’s many pitfalls and striking out on one’s own terms.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 24TH MAY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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