Fool's Paradise Rating
Fool's Paradise
Armory Films, Wrigley Pictures
Roadside Attractions
My Rating
5/10
#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating
57%
Release date
May 12, 2023
Description
A satirical comedy about a down-on-his-luck publicist (Jeong) who discovers a recently released mental health patient (Day) who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.
Directed by
Charlie Day
Written by
Charlie Day
Produced by
John Rickard, Chris Lemole, Tim Zajaros and Alex Saks
Starring
Charlie Day as Latte Pronto
Ken Jeong as Lenny The Publicist
Ray Liotta as The Producer
Kate Beckinsale as Christiana Dior
Adrien Brody as Chad Luxt
Common as The Dagger
Jason Sudeikis as Lex Tanner
Edie Falco as The Fool’s Agent
John Malkovich as Ed Cote
Jillian Bell as Shaman
Alanna Ubach
Travis Fimmel
Dean Norris as Studio Head
Edy Ganem
Katherine McNamara
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Glenn Howerton
Jason Bateman as SPFX Tech
Jimmi Simpson as Talk Show Host
Cinematography
Nico Aguilar
Edited by
Tim Roche and Leslie Jones
Music by
Jon Brion
Charlie Day discusses Fool's Paradise
“I knew when the time came for me to direct my first film, I would make it in the style and tone of what I’ve done with Fool’s Paradise.”
“My initial inspiration was simple: I love movies like Being There. I felt as though they were never going to be made again, and I wouldn’t be given a chance to perform in a movie like that so I had to make one. Fool’s Paradise borrows a bit from an older style of movie like Airplane or Being There. Writing in that style and tone and then directing and acting in it made complete sense.”
“I started out trying to make a biting satire about fame, fortune and celebrity because it seems to be our highest form of American currency.”
“I wound up ditching that for a story more centrally-focused on how having a meaningful connection with another human being is life’s most valuable currency.”
“Everyone knows that people in Hollywood are full of B.S.”
“And audiences love to laugh at it.”
Ken Jeong discusses Fool's Paradise
“Charlie wrote a multi-dimensional character for me that challenged me to go emotionally deeper than I ever have before.”
“He is truly one of my favorite directors I have ever worked with. Charlie obviously knows actors, but he also grasps tone, cinematography and music with such expertise and ease. I play a down-on-his-luck publicist to Charlie Day's character who, with my help, becomes an A-List movie star. And through a series of fortunate and unfortunate events, my character realizes that not only is showbiz not all it's cracked up to be, but he himself isn't all he's cracked up to be.”
“It was challenging, but I was up to the task.”
“Charlie helped me dive deep with every successive take. It felt like doing an immersive play as much as doing a movie. To have a director not only believe in you, but take you to the mountain top as an actor, I can't convey in words how gratifying it is. It's the best work I've ever done in my career, thanks to Charlie Day.”
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