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Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

20125.21h 28m

Overview

A film profiling the unusual cross-demographic fandom of the ostensibly girl oriented television series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"

Directed by Laurent Malaquais
Produced by Michael Brockhoff
Box OfficeBudget: $348K0

Top Cast

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

Himself

Tara Strong

Tara Strong

Herself

Cathy Weseluck

Cathy Weseluck

Herself

Peter New

Peter New

Himself

Lee Tockar

Lee Tockar

Himself

Lauren Faust

Lauren Faust

Herself

Yoav Landau

Yoav Landau

Self

Themes & Keywords

friendshippop cultureponyfan culturecosplayfan conventionfandom

About Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony is a documentary film released in 2012 exploring themes of friendship, pop culture, pony, fan culture, cosplay, fan convention. Directed by Laurent Malaquais, it stars John de Lancie, Tara Strong, Cathy Weseluck. A film profiling the unusual cross-demographic fandom of the ostensibly girl oriented television series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"

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