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I Saw the TV Glow is a 2024 American psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. It stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine, with Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Fred Durst and Danielle Deadwyler in supporting roles. Emma Stone and Dave McCary serve as producers under their Fruit Tree banner.
It is scheduled to be theatrically released by A24 in the United States on May 3, 2024.
Premise
Two teenagers bond over their love of a television series. After it is mysteriously canceled, their reality begins to blur.
Cast
- Justice Smith as Owen
- Ian Foreman as younger Owen
- Brigette Lundy-Paine as Maddy
- Helena Howard as Isabel
- Fred Durst as Frank
- Danielle Deadwyler as Brenda
- Lindsey Jordan as Tara
- Amber Benson as Johnny Link’s Mom
- Conner O’Malley as Dave
- Emma Portner as Mr. Melancholy/Marco/Amanda Evil Clown
- Michael C. Maronna as Neighbor #1
- Danny Tamberelli as Neighbor #2
- Phoebe Bridgers as herself
- Haley Dahl as herself
- Kristina Esfandiari as herself
Production
In October 2021, it was announced Jane Schoenbrun would direct the film, from a screenplay they wrote, with Emma Stone set to produce under her Fruit Tree banner, with A24 producing, financing, and distributing. In August 2022, it was announced Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Helena Howard, Danielle Deadwyler, Amber Benson, Ian Foreman, Michael Maronna, Conner O’Malley, Emma Portner, Danny Tamberelli, Phoebe Bridgers, Lindsey Jordan, Fred Durst, Haley Dahl, Jonathan Chacko, and Kristina Esfandiari had joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography took place in New Jersey from July to August 2022. Shooting took place at Verona High School, Cedar Grove High School and Keansburg Amusement Park. Other notable locations were the music venue The Saint and Camp Lewis.
Music
The film’s original score was composed by Alex G. The film features an original soundtrack that includes songs from Caroline Polachek, Sloppy Jane, Phoebe Bridgers, Kristina Esfandiari, Florist, and yeule, among others. The soundtrack will be released on May 10, 2024.
Release
I Saw the TV Glow premiered in the Midnight section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. It also screened at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival in the Panorama section on February 20, 2024 and South by Southwest on March 10, 2024. It is scheduled to be released in limited theaters on May 3, 2024, before a wide expansion on May 17.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 46 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website’s consensus reads: “With a distinctive visual aesthetic that enhances its emotionally resonant narrative, I Saw the TV Glow further establishes writer-director Jane Schoenbrun as a rising talent.” Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating “universal acclaim”.
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote, “This is both promising psychodrama fodder on its own terms, and of a piece with the particular fixations Schoenbrun has established across their small oeuvre thus far”. David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote, “Schoenbrun’s astonishing second feature manages to retain the seductive fear of their micro-budget debut and deepen its thrilling wounds of discovery even while examining them at a much larger scale”.
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