
Obvious Child
Director: Gillian Robespierre
Screenwriters: Gillian Robespierre
Cast: Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, David Cross, Richard Kind, Polly Draper, Paul Briganti
A24 Films
Rated R | 83 Minutes
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Jenny Slate. She’s an actress, stand-up comedian, and the creator of the Marcel the Shell With Shoes. You know her best from Saturday Night Live or her recurring roles on shows like Parks and Recreation, Bob’s Burgers, and Kroll Show. If you don’t know who she is, you’re about to. Jenny Slate is the next big thing.
In her new film, Obvious Child, Slate delivers a star-making performance as Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern. After getting dumped by her cheating boyfriend (Paul Briganti), the struggling twenty-something loses her job at New York’s Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books.
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