Song of Back and Neck
2018 film directed by Paul Lieberstein
Song of Back and Neck is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Paul Lieberstein in his directorial debut. The film stars Lieberstein, Rosemarie DeWitt, Robert Pine, Brian d'Arcy James, Clark Duke, and Sam Anderson. The film was released on November 30, 2018, by The Orchard.
Cast
Paul Lieberstein as Fred Trolleycar
Rosemarie DeWitt as Regan Stearns
Robert Pine as David Trolleycar
Brian d'Arcy James as Stone
Clark Duke as Atkins
Sam Anderson as Jarred Foxen
Raymond Ma as Dr. Kuhang
Alice Wen as Sia
Ryan Lee as Ryan
Luke Spencer Roberts as Pete
Daniel Thrasher as Alex
Paul Feig as Dr. Street
Ike Barinholtz as Nurse
Rajeev Chhibber as Charles
Chelsea Cook as Jenny
Treisa Gary as Beverly
Alexis Hamer as Alexis
Scott Hutchison as Scott
Elizabeth Jardine as Ally
Edwin Kho as Gon-Xi
Nora Kirkpatrick as Nora
Kaidy Kuna as Restaurant Manager
Paul Kwo as Zhang Wei
Jessica McKenna as Dawn
Janine Poreba as Tracey
Jennifer Prediger as Jennifer
Trinka Soloway as Maurney
William Wang as Dr. Huang's Teacher
Coca Xie as Coca
Release
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2018. On July 13, 2018, The Orchard acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on November 30, 2018, by The Orchard.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 12 critics' reviews are positive.
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