Preggoland
{{Short description|2014 Canadian comedy film}}
{{No plot|date=October 2024}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Preggoland
| image = "Preggoland"_official_movie_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster (USA)
| director = Jacob Tierney
| producer = Kevin Eastwood
Dylan Collingwood
| writer = Sonja Bennett
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Sonja Bennett|James Caan|Danny Trejo|Paul Campbell|Laura Harris}}
| music = James Jandrisch
| cinematography = Steve Cosens
| editing = Brendan Woollard
| studio = Optic Nerve Films
Titlecard Pictures
| distributor = Mongrel Media (Canada)
Gravitas (United States)
| released = {{Film date|2014|9|5|TIFF|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Preggoland is a 2014 Canadian comedy film directed by Jacob Tierney and written by Sonja Bennett. The film stars Bennett as Ruth, a 35-year-old single woman who falsely claims to be pregnant to deflect her friends' and family's mounting disapproval of her directionless, irresponsible lifestyle.[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/09/05/tiff-2014-review-preggoland/ "TIFF 2014 Review: Preggoland"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141009050750/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/09/05/tiff-2014-review-preggoland/ |date=2014-10-09 }}. National Post, September 5, 2014.
The film's cast also includes James Caan, Danny Trejo, Paul Campbell, Laura Harris, Jared Keeso, Lisa Durupt, Carrie Ruscheinsky and Denise Jones.
The film premiered on September 5, 2014 in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.
Cast
- Sonja Bennett as Ruth Huxley
- James Caan as Walter Huxley
- Laura Harris as Shannon
- Carrie Ruscheinsky as Deb
- Denise Jones as Cherry
- Danny Trejo as Pedro
- Jade Loring as Libby
- Olive Collingwood as Madison
- Chance Hurstfield as Oliver
- Brittney Wilson as Tina
- Jessica McLeod as Liz
Release
The film had its world premiere on September 5, 2014 in the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=TIFF 14 - Preggoland|url=http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/specialpresentations/preggoland|publisher=Toronto International Film Festival|accessdate=25 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112942/http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/specialpresentations/preggoland|archivedate=28 January 2015}} The film also screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival,{{cite web|title=Preggoland - VIFF|url=http://www.viff.org/festival/films/f13280-preggoland|publisher=Vancouver International Film Festival|accessdate=25 January 2015}} Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival{{cite web|title=Cinéfest 2014 - Preggoland|url=http://prod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=87746~c6d97610-dc3b-4fc7-a702-180dd2afd114&epguid=f737600b-ae2b-411c-ac42-cba292ae081a&|publisher=Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival|accessdate=25 January 2015}} and Calgary International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=CIFF 2014 - Preggoland|url=http://www.calgaryfilm.com/films/2014/preggoland|publisher=Calgary International Film Festival|accessdate=25 January 2015}}
The film had its US premiere on January 28, 2015 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.{{cite web|title=SBIFF 14 - Preggoland|url=http://www.sbiff.org/schedule/event/preggoland1/|publisher=Santa Barbara International Film Festival|accessdate=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124075305/http://www.sbiff.org/schedule/event/preggoland1/|archive-date=24 January 2015|url-status=dead}}
The film's Canadian distribution rights were acquired by Mongrel Media, who would handle the film's theatrical release in Canada in spring 2015.{{cite web|title=VIFF 2014 Review: Preggoland|url=http://www.rowthree.com/2014/10/08/viff-2014-review-preggoland/|publisher=Row Three|accessdate=25 January 2015}} Following the film's premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Lightning Entertainment acquired the film's international distribution rights.{{cite web|title=Lightning gets hitched to Preggoland|url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/afm/lightning-gets-hitched-to-preggoland/5079200.article|publisher=Screen Daily|accessdate=25 January 2015}}
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.{{cite web|title=Preggoland (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/preggoland|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=11 April 2022}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, has given the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|title=Preggoland (2015) - Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/preggoland|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=11 April 2022}}
Awards
The film was nominated for Best Canadian Feature Film and won the Most Popular Canadian Film Award at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival.{{cite news|title=The Vancouver Asahi wins VIFF's top audience award|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/the-vancouver-asahi-wins-viffs-top-audience-award/article21075148/|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=11 October 2014}} In January 2015, the film was nominated for Best British Columbia Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards.{{cite web|title=2015 Nominees Announced|date=23 December 2014|url=http://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2014/12/22/2015-nominees-announced/|publisher=Vancouver Film Critics Circle|accessdate=25 January 2015}} In March 2015 the film won the Best Screenplay Award at the Fargo Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the Omaha Film Festival.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2559458}}
- {{rottentomatoes|preggoland}}
- {{Metacritic film}}
- [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=filvidandsou&id=494779&lang=eng Preggoland] at Library and Archives Canada
Category:Canadian comedy films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:Films directed by Jacob Tierney
Category:2010s pregnancy films
Category:Canadian pregnancy films