Red-Band Trailer for Pete Davidson's Coming-of-Age Comedy BIG TIME ADOLESCENCE
Hulu has shared a red-band trailer for the wonderful upcoming coming-of-age comedy Big Time Adolescence. The film stars SNL’s Pete Davidson, and this is the first thing that I’ve seen him in that I actually liked. I wasn’t really a fan of Davidson before this film, but he gave a solid performance and proved to me that the guy has talent.
The story follows a suburban teenager (Griffin Gluck), who comes of age under the destructive guidance of his best friend, an aimless college dropout (Davidson). Here’s the full synopsis:
It’s funny: humans have been growing up for a really long time, but somehow we still suck at it. Just look at sixteen-year-old Mo (Griffin Gluck). He’s bright enough and comes from a good family, yet his best friend is … Zeke (Pete Davidson). Yeah, that Zeke—the agressively unmotivated college dropout who used to date Mo’s older sister. Mo’s well-meaning dad (Jon Cryer) is less-than-thrilled by this state of affairs. His sister? Woof. So instead of spending his days readying himself for adulthood, young Mo is getting a very different sort of schooling. Zeke favors a nontraditional style with practicals in dealing, partying, and ghosting. Academia this ain’t.
I saw the film at Sundance a couple of years ago, and in my review for the film, I said:
“The film is very funny and there are a lot of solid laugh out loud moments, but the movie also tells a coming of age story that has heart. The characters are likable, and as much as Zeke rubs people the wrong way, you still can’t help but like the guy. He actually reminds me of a good friend of mine, which is probably one of the reasons why I was able to relate to the movie.”
The movie will finally get a limited theatrical release on March 13th and then on Hulu March 20th.