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GPJFF: STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

PRESENTED BY GERSHMAN PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm

Philadelphia Film Center | Main Stage

General Admission: $15

MATT RATNER | USA | 2019 | 91 MIN | ENGLISH

Philadelphia Premiere
It takes courage to admit that you failed at something, especially when that something is what you’ve based your whole identity on your entire adult life. Scott Rollins (Ben Schwartz) has spent the past four years in Los Angeles chasing his dream of being a stand-up comic. What was not part of his plan: moving back to Long Island, being nearly broke, and living under the same roof with his folks at age 34. While his best friend and ex-girlfriend are busy adulting with their new families, Scott is busy pleading with his mother to refrain from walking in on him when he’s trying to use the bathroom. On one of his first nights back in town – in need of a good place to lay low and lick his proverbial wounds – he ends up kicking back a few at the neighborhood bar. It’s there that he first meets Marty (Billy Crystal), his soon-to-be dermatologist, and an unlikely friendship ensues.

Easily the life of the party, Scott enjoys spending time with his witty and eccentric new pal. While it’s clearly not Marty’s first time at the rodeo, Scott views his energy and lust for life akin to someone half his age. Unlike Scott’s father, Marty doesn’t make him feel like a failure for not having made it as a comic in L.A. As their unexpected connection evolves, Scott learns that Marty’s larger-than-life personality and alcoholism mask some of his own regrets and personal struggles.

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