Bob Trevino Likes It
{{Short description|2024 film by Tracie Laymon}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bob Trevino Likes It
| image = Bob Trevino Likes It poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Tracie Laymon
| writer = Tracie Laymon
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Tracie Laymon
- Sean Mullin
- Edgar Rosa
- Felipe Dieppa
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| starring = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = John Rosario
| editing = Anisha Acharya
| music = Jacques Brautbar
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- Laymon's Terms
- Five By Eight Productions
}}
| distributor = Roadside Attractions
| released = {{Film date|2024|03|09|SXSW|2025|03|21|United States}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $587,267{{Cite web |title= Bob Trevino Likes It |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Bob-Trevino-Likes-It-(2025)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |access-date=April 25, 2025}}{{Cite web |title= Bob Trevino Likes It |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl54099969/?ref_=bo_da_table_21 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 25, 2025}}
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Bob Trevino Likes It is a 2024 American comedy drama film written and directed by Tracie Laymon. It stars Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo with supporting roles provided by French Stewart and Rachel Bay Jones. The film centers around a young woman who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name. The story is semi-autobiographical, inspired by Laymon's personal experiences.
The film premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9, where it won the festival's Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories.
Premise
A young woman named Lily Trevino uses Facebook to pursue her estranged father, Bob Trevino. In the process, she encounters a different, childless man of the same name who begins liking her posts, causing the two to correspond. Upon meeting up in real life, Bob becomes a father figure in Lily's life.{{cite news |last1=Peters |first1=Fletcher |title=In 'Bob Trevino Likes It,' a 'Euphoria' Star Finds Herself a New Dad on Facebook |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bob-trevino-likes-it-review-sxsw-euphoria-star-finds-new-dad-on-facebook |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=The Daily Beast |date=March 10, 2024}}
Cast
- Barbie Ferreira as Lily Trevino
- John Leguizamo as Bob Trevino
- French Stewart as Robert Trevino, Lily's biological father
- Rachel Bay Jones as Jeanie
- Ted Welch as Harlan
- Lolo Spencer as Daphne, Lily's roommate and employer
Production
Production occurred in 2023; because it was independent of any major studios, the project received waivers to continue filming amidst the Hollywood labor disputes at the time. Filming took place in Louisville as well as other Kentucky locations in Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby and Spencer counties.{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Curadhan |title=Movie shot in Louisville, 'Bob Trevino Likes It,' wins top film award at SXSW |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/louisville-movie-bob-trevino-john-leguizamo-barbie-ferreira/44614816 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=WLKY-TV |date=March 17, 2024}} Tracie Laymon's company, Laymon's Terms, as well as Five By Eight Productions produced the film.
Release
The film premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 9, where it received both the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.{{cite news |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title='Bob Trevino Likes It,' Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man,' A24's 'Sing Sing' & Dramedy 'My Dead Friend Zoe' Among SXSW Audience Award Winners |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/sxsw-audience-award-winners-2024-monkey-man-bob-trevino-likes-it-1235861564/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=Deadline |date=March 18, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Bob Trevino Likes It |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2196572 |website=South by Southwest |access-date=March 22, 2024}} In August 2024, Roadside Attractions acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It received a limited theatrical release on March 21, 2025.{{cite news |last1=London |first1=Rob |title=Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo Are a Fated Found Family in 'Bob Trevino Likes it' Trailer |url=https://collider.com/bob-trevino-likes-it-trailer-release-date/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=Collider |publisher=Valnet |date=January 22, 2025}}{{cite web|title=Double SXSW Winner 'Bob Trevino Likes It' With Barbie Ferreira And John Leguizamo Lands At Roadside Attractions|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=16 August 2024|access-date=16 August 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/bob-trevino-likes-it-barbie-ferreira-release-roadside-attractions-1236041944/}}
It was screened in a gala presentation at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.Heidi Ulrichsen, [https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/forget-hockey-rivalry-sudburys-cinefest-2024-showing-love-for-north-bay-9390249 "Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay"]. Sudbury.com, August 22, 2024. The film was also selected for the inaugural European edition of the Tribeca Film Festival in Lisbonhttps://tribecalisboa.sic.pt/en/line-up/ and was an official selection of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival, where it won the official selection's Audience Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodevalladolid.es/cultura/240903/242997/seminci-mantiene-apuesta-cine-independiente-estadounidense.html|website=Diario de Valladolid|language=es|access-date=September 7, 2024|title=La Seminci mantiene su apuesta por el cine independiente estadounidense|date=September 3, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.publico.es/culturas/misericordia-alain-guiraudie-alza-espiga-oro-69-seminci.html|website=Público|date=26 October 2024|title='Misericordia', de Alain Guiraudie, se alza con la Espiga de Oro de la 69 Seminci}}
In October 2024, the film won the Best Feature Film Award at the San Diego International Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Film Festival 2024 |url=https://sdfilmfest.com/film-festival-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=sdfilmfest.com |language=en-US}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|95|8|57|Drawing a lot of humane power from Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo's performances, Bob Trevino proves to be a very likable movie.|access-date=April 7, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bob_trevino_likes_it|title=Bob Trevino Likes It|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 22, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|71|17|access-date=March 30, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bob-trevino-likes-it/|title=Bob Trevino Likes It|website=Metacritic|access-date=March 22, 2025}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.
Following the film's SXSW release, Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com wrote that Bob Trevino Likes It is "the kind of movie that will make certain viewers roll their eyes but inspire others to see it multiple times in a theater, just to have that great feeling again." Seitz criticized Jeanie, Bob's wife, as a character lacking dimension but noted that his complaints about the movie were "minor in the greater scheme".{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Matt Zoller |title=SXSW 2024: Sing Sing, Bob Trevino Likes It, Hood Witch |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sxsw-2024-sing-sing-bob-trevino-likes-it-hood-witch |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=RogerEbert.com |date=March 19, 2024}}
Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter said of the film that it "draws its emotional power not from watching its characters break, but from letting them start to heal" and that it "succeeds beautifully on its own terms as a love letter, or perhaps a thank you note" but criticized how Lily and Bob seem to bond too easily, as their "jagged edges fit together as neatly as pieces of a puzzle".{{cite news |last1=Han |first1=Angie |title='Bob Trevino Likes It' Review: Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo Earn Your Tears in a Touching Dramedy of Connection |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/bob-trevino-likes-it-review-barbie-ferreira-john-leguizamo-1235842217/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 9, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|28613536}}
Category:2024 comedy-drama films
Category:2024 independent films
Category:American comedy-drama films
Category:American independent films
Category:Films about father–daughter relationships
Category:Films about social media
Category:Films shot in Kentucky
Category:Films shot in Louisville, Kentucky
Category:English-language comedy-drama films