The first trailer for Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s “It’s Kind Of A Funny Story” has been unveiled and looks very much the sharp coming-of-age dramedy we expected from the duo behind “Half Nelson” and “Sugar.”
The film is an adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s novel of the same name and stars Keir Gilchrist as a suicidal teen who checks himself into a psychiatric hospital, only to be administered into the adult facilities where he meets a colorful array of characters and even a girl of his age. As we previously noted, Gilchrist may not exactly be a familiar face for many, but fans of “United States Of Tara” can vouch for the talent which will no doubt see him shine here.
Co-starring are the illustrious likes of Zach Galifiankis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Viola Davis, Zoe Kravitz, Aasif Mandvi, Jim Gaffigan and Jeremy Davies, who up until yesterday was seemingly missing from any of the film’s press. While we’re not entirely familiar with the source material, we’re intrigued by the significant amount of trailer time Galifianakis gets here — does he really have that big a part? Or are they just trying to capitalize on his success? That said, he looks at his hilarious best along with Roberts, who has us sold as an unstable teen.
Described by one producer as “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” meets “The Breakfast Club,” music for the film was also revealed to be written by Canadian indie-rockers Broken Social Scene. Do we really need to sell this anymore? We absolutely can’t wait.
“It’s Kind Of A Funny Story” hit theaters September 24th through Focus Features.