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Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

20140h 22m

Overview

No man is an island, but there are always exceptions. Meet Jim Funkle, played by Tony Hale. A once promising food scientist, his career came to an end with a catastrophic failed experiment involving spray-on cheese. Ostracized, unemployed, and middle aged, Jim Funkle was American mediocrity at its best until he one night he was given the chance to become omnipotent. Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow follows one man's fight against being a mediocre man.

Directed by Stephanie Laing
Written by Patrick Somerville
Produced by David Gordon Green
Box OfficeBudget: $15K0

Top Cast

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Andy Buckley

Andy Buckley

Marc Wootton

Marc Wootton

Tim Baltz

Tim Baltz

Drug Store Clerk

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow

Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow is a comedy, fantasy film released in 2014 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Stephanie Laing, it stars Tony Hale, Frankie Faison, Andy Buckley. No man is an island, but there are always exceptions. Meet Jim Funkle, played by Tony Hale. A once promising food scientist, his career came to an end with a catastrophic failed experiment involving spray-on cheese. Ostracized, unemployed, and middle aged, Jim Funkle was American mediocrity at its best until he one night he was given the chance to become omnipotent. Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow follows one man's fight against being a mediocre man.

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