DESPERADOS (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin), Lamorne Morris (Game Night), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Sarah Burns (Life as We Know It), Robbie Amell (The Babysitter), Heather Graham (The Hangover), Mike Mitchell (Freaks of Nature), Jessica Chaffin (The Heat)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

LP (film debut), director; Ellen Rapoport (film debut), writer; John Finemore (Crawlspace), Elizabeth Grave (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Kelli Konop (The Breed) and Mason Novick (Juno), producers; Mateo Messina (Blockers), composer; Tim Orr (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), cinematographer; editor TBA

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After she accidentally sends a ranting e-mail to her new boyfriend, Wes (Pedrad) and her friends Brooke (Camp) and Kaylie (Burns) head to Mexico on a mission to delete it before he reads it…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Nasim Pedrad gets her chance to shine in a funny comedy about relationships and the lengths we go to in order to keep them together.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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