| Aardvark | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Brian Shoaf |
| Written by | Brian Shoaf |
| Produced by | Neal Dodson Susan Leber Zachary Quinto |
| Starring | Zachary Quinto Jenny Slate Sheila Vand Jon Hamm |
| Cinematography | Eric Lin |
| Production companies | Before The Door Pictures Great Point Media Suzie Q Productions |
| Distributed by | Great Point Media |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Aardvark is a 2017 American drama film directed and written by Brian Shoaf. The film stars Zachary Quinto, Jenny Slate, Sheila Vand, and Jon Hamm. Principal photography began on November 30, 2015 in New York City. It premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. It was released on April 13, 2018. Emily Milburton is a therapist who is struggling with personal problems. Things change when she meets her new patient, Josh Norman, who is mentally ill. Josh starts to develop feelings for Emily but things get interesting when Emily falls for Josh's brother, Craig.
Cast
- Zachary Quinto as Josh Norman, Craig’s brother
- Jenny Slate as Emily Milburton
- Jon Hamm as Craig Norman, Josh's brother
- Sheila Vand as Hannah
- Tonya Pinkins as Abigail
- Marin Ireland as Jenny
- Peter Grosz as Anthony
- Dale Soules as Lucille
Production
On October 23, 2015, it was announced that Brian Shoaf would direct a drama film Aardvark based on his own script, while Zachary Quinto would produce the film along with Susan Leber and Neal Dodson. Great Point Media would be financing the film.
Principal photography on the film began on November 30, 2015 in New York City.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 12% based on 25 reviews, and an average rating of 3.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
References
- "Tribeca 2017 Announces Feature Film Line Up for Competition, Spotlight, Viewpoints, and Midnight Sections". Tribeca Film Festival. March 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Nolfi, Joey (January 31, 2018). "Jenny Slate is a therapist on the edge in juicy 'Aardvark' trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 23, 2015). "Jenny Slate Joins Zachary Quinto in Indie Drama 'Aardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca; Kit, Borys (December 9, 2015). "Jon Hamm Joins Zachary Quinto in 'Aardvark' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- SSN Insider Staff (December 4, 2015). "On the Set for 12/4/15: Gal Gadot Grabs Her Lasso for 'Wonder Woman', Brad Pitt Wraps 'War Machine', 'Resident Evil' Team Finish Final Chapter". SSN Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- "Aardvark (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Aardvark Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 April 2018.