Life Partners
6.2 /10 1 Votes
63% Rotten Tomatoes Director Susanna Fogel Cinematography Brian Burgoyne Director Susanna Fogel | 6.2/10 IMDb 2.5/4 Roger Ebert Music by Eric D. Johnson Initial release 15 October 2015 (Brazil) Box office 8,265 USD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Brendan BraggJordana MollickJoni LefkowitzRiva MarkerDaniela Taplin Lundberg Written by Susanna FogelJoni Lefkowitz Starring Leighton MeesterGillian JacobsAdam BrodyGreer GrammerGabourey SidibeJulie White Screenplay Susanna Fogel, Joni Lefkowitz Producers Joni Lefkowitz, Jordana Mollick, Brendan Bragg, Riva Marker, Daniela Taplin Lundberg Cast Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Gabourey Sidibe, Abby Elliott Similar Leighton Meester movies, Lesbian movies, Movies about friendship Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life partners official trailer 1 2014 leighton meester gillian jacobs movie hd
Life Partners is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Susanna Fogel and co-written with Joni Lefkowitz. It is Fogel's feature film directorial debut. The film stars are Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Greer Grammer, Gabourey Sidibe, and Julie White. The film premiered on April 18, 2014 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the Spotlight section. The film was released on November 6, 2014 on demand platforms, and in select theaters on December 5, 2014.
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- Life partners official trailer 1 2014 leighton meester gillian jacobs movie hd
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Filming
- Reception
- References
Plot
The comedy is about a co-dependent friendship between two very different girls—straight type-A Paige (Jacobs) and lesbian slacker Sasha (Meester)—All is fine until Paige meets Tim (Brody), a young and charming doctor. As the relationship heats up, Paige and Sasha have to learn how to work Tim into their friendship.
Cast
Production
Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz met in 2002 at a sketch comedy writing class and became friends. Joni Lefkowitz and Susanna Fogel both starred in the 2008 web series Joni & Susanna.
The film is an adaptation of the play Life Partners, written by Lefkowitz and Fogel based on their friendship and similar to the one depicted in Walking and Talking by Nicole Holofcener. In 2011, the play, starring Amanda Walsh and Shannon Woodward, was created and premiered as part of one act play series Unscreened, which develops and produces world-premiere short plays by some of Hollywood’s fastest-rising writers and featuring multi-star casts. In the aftermath of its success, producer Jordana Mallick approached the pair to consider adapting the play into a feature.
Lefkowitz and Fogel first thought about Kristen Bell and Evan Rachel Wood to portray the role of Sasha, but when they both got pregnant, the role was given to Leighton Meester. Magnolia Pictures acquired the US rights to the film on May 16, 2014.
Filming
Set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, principal photography began in April 2013 and lasted 19 days. The film was primarily shot in Glendale, California and Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. Some scenes were shot at Griffith Park and at Long Beach, California during the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride. Other scenes were also filmed in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minneapolis skyline and a few Minneapolis landmarks are also shown in the film.
Reception
Life Partners earned $8,265 in North America.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 64%, based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's consensus reads "With two appealing leads adrift in a sitcom-worthy plot, Life Partners doesn't do quite enough to earn viewers' commitment." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".