American Sausage Standoff

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American Sausage Standoff
Gutterbee.jpg
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Directed by Ulrich Thomsen
Written byUlrich Thomsen
Starring Antony Starr
Ewen Bremner
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date
  • 27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)(United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageEnglish

American Sausage Standoff [1] (formerly titled Gutterbee) [2] is a 2021 Danish comedy-drama film written and directed by Ulrich Thomsen and starring Antony Starr and Ewen Bremner. [3]

Contents

Cast

Release

In June 2021, it was announced that Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. [4] It was released on 27 August 2021. [5]

Reception

The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews. [6]

Glenn Kenny of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...the end product of this dismal film is mostly befuddlement." [3]

Demetrios Matheou of Screen International also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...its combination of extremely eccentric comedy and bigotry-themed drama would be challenging at the best of times; and Thomsen doesn’t exercise enough finesse or restraint to pull it off." [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Matheou, Demetrios (22 November 2019). "'Gutterbee': Tallinn Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kenny, Glenn (26 August 2021). "'American Sausage Standoff' Review: Order the Salad". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. Keslassy, Elsa (21 June 2021). "Samuel Goldwyn Films Acquires U.S. Rights to Satirical Comedy 'American Sausage Standoff' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. Lane, Carly (21 July 2021). "Exclusive: 'American Sausage Standoff' Trailer, Featuring Antony Starr & W. Earl Brown, Serves Up a Rowdy Western Comedy". Collider. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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