Lousy Carter

{{Short description|2023 film by Bob Byington}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Bob Byington

| writer = Bob Byington

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = {{Plainlist|

  • Carmen Hilbert
  • Lauren Pruitt

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| editing = Kris Boustedt

| music = Leafcuts

| studio = Americano Brutto

| distributor = Magnolia Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2023|08|09|Locarno|2024|03|29|United States}}

| runtime = 80 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $11,236{{Cite Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4234117121/weekend/ |title=Lousy Carter |access-date=April 21, 2024}}{{Cite The Numbers |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Lousy-Carter-(2024)#tab=summary |id=Lousy-Carter-(2024) |title=Lousy Carter |access-date=April 12, 2024}}

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Lousy Carter is a 2023 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Bob Byington. It stars David Krumholtz, Olivia Thirlby, Martin Starr, Stephen Root, Jocelyn DeBoer, and Trieste Kelly Dunn.

Premise

Lousy Carter was once an acclaimed animator as a young man, but has settled into his middle-aged life as a mediocre college literature professor with a cantankerous personality. When visiting the doctor, he learns that he only has six months to live due to a terminal illness. Rather than trying to turn his life around, he tells no one about his diagnosis and simply continues on with his unexceptional life and failed relationships.{{cite news |last1=Worthington |first1=Clint |title=Lousy Carter |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lousy-carter-movie-review-2024 |publisher=RogerEbert.com |date=March 29, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Davids |first1=Brian |title=David Krumholtz on 'Lousy Carter' and Still Waiting for the 'Oppenheimer' Bump: "It's Been Slow" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oppenheimer-actor-david-krumholtz-1235863126/|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 29, 2024}}

Cast

Production

Jay Duplass was originally set to star before dropping out and being replaced by David Krumholtz.[https://filmmakermagazine.com/125593-interview-bob-byington-david-krumholtz-lousy-carter/ "Nine Pages a Day of Heavy Dialogue": Bob Byington and David Krumholtz on Lousy Carter] The film was shot in 15 days in December 2021, primarily at the Baker Center in Austin, Texas.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/oppenheimer-actor-david-krumholtz-1235863126/amp/ David Krumholtz on Lousy Carter and Still Waiting for the Oppenheimer Bump: "It's Been Slow"]

Release

After premiering at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, the film was acquired by Magnolia Pictures for domestic distribution.{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=David Krumholtz Comedy 'Lousy Carter' Acquired By Magnolia Pictures |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/david-krumholtz-movie-lousy-carter-magnolia-pictures-1235571931/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 12, 2023}} The film was released in the United States on March 29, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Badgley |first1=Shawn |title=At Wit's End: Bob Byington on His Dry New Comedy, Lousy Carter |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2024-03-27/at-wits-end-bob-byington-on-his-dry-new-comedy-lousy-carter/ |website=The Austin Chronicle|date=March 27, 2024}}

=Reception=

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|71|6.0|35|consensus=|access-date=January 7, 2025|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|59|9|ref=yes|access-date=May 1, 2024}}

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