Living Will

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Living Will
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Directed byMatthew Lauyer
Written byRoy Koriakin
Allan Delikat
Produced by Ryan Dunn
Roy Koriakin
StarringRyan Dunn
April Scott
Gerad Haitz
Edited byMatthew Lauyer
Distributed byKPHAT Productions
Release date
  • October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)(direct-to-video)
Running time
102 Minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Living Will is an American comedy film starring Ryan Dunn, Gerard Haitz and April Scott.

Contents

Cast

Production

In 2011, the domestic distribution rights to the film were purchased by Lions Gate Entertainment. The studio had originally planned an October 2011 release for the film but after the death of Ryan Dunn on June 20, 2011, the studio announced that it no longer had any plans to release the film theatrically. The film was released direct-to-video on October 4, 2011.

Reception

DVD Talk said, "The storyline gets predictable in spots and seems more intent on throwing in some (very welcome) nudity and (admittedly funny) crass jokes than to develop the story and the characters as fully as it could have." [1]

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References

  1. Jane, Ian. "Living Will". DVD Talk. Retrieved 22 May 2023.