Burying the Ex
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| Directed by | Joe Dante |
| Produced by | Carl Effenson Kyle Tekiela Frankie Lindquist Mary Cybriwsky Alan Trezza David Johnson |
| Written by | Alan Trezza |
| Starring | Anton Yelchin Ashley Greene Alexandra Daddario Oliver Cooper |
| Music by | Joseph LoDuca |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Hall |
| Edited by | Marshall Harvey |
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Voltage Pictures
Elevated Productions Act 4 Entertainment Scooty Woop Entertainment ArtImage Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Burying the Ex is a 2014 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and written by Alan Trezza. The film stars Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario and Oliver Cooper. It screened out of competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] The film was released on June 19, 2015, by Image Entertainment.
Plot
Max is dating the overbearing Evelyn whom he is afraid to break up with. When she is killed in a freak accident, he falls in love with Olivia, with whom he is much better matched. However, Evelyn rises from the grave and wants to continue her relationship with Max.
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Max
- Ashley Greene as Evelyn
- Alexandra Daddario as Olivia
- Oliver Cooper as Travis
- Archie Hahn as Chuck
- Mark Alan as Goth Bartender
- Gabrielle Christian as Coco
- Mindy Robinson as Mindy
- Dick Miller as Grumpy Cop
Production
Burying the Ex was originally produced as a 15-minute short in 2008, written and directed by Trezza. It featured Danielle Harris as Olivia and Mircea Monroe as Evelyn, with the male lead (then named Zak) played by John Francis Daley.[3] Trezza later expanded the short into a feature film script. According to an interview with director Joe Dante in 2014:
I met Alan several years ago, got the script for the feature, which was not substantially different from the one we shot. I thought it was funny and different. Cut forward five years. Unexpectedly, after another project fell through, money appeared so we could make the movie, but we had to shoot cheaply and quickly. We shot in 20 days and it was a lot of fun, a hectic shoot, but there was a lot to do. We were clever about our locations and shooting all within the same area of town... The four leads are really fun and creative and brought a lot to the table.[4]
Principal photography began November 17, 2013 and ended December 19, 2013.[5]
Mary Woronov played the owner of a store called Bloody Mary's. However she was cut out of the film.[4]
Dante said the film was "very EC Comics, but it’s not a comic book movie, I think the characters are a little bit more real... I was left alone in terms of creativity." He added that the film was made for his fans.[4]
Release
In January 2015, Image Entertainment acquired the release rights of the film,[6] and set the release of the film in the United States, to summer 2015 via Video on demand.[7] The film was released on June 19, 2015,[8] with the official trailer being released on May 26.[9]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 28%, based on 24 reviews, with a rating of 4.3/10.[10] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[11]
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