Sacramento (film)

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Sacramento
Directed by Michael Angarano
Written by
Produced by
  • Stephen Braun
  • Eric B. Fleischman
  • Chris Abernathy
  • Sam Grey
  • Michael Angarano
  • Chris Smith
Starring
CinematographyBen Mullen
Edited byMax Goldblatt
Production
companies
  • Bee-Hive Production
  • The Wonder Company
Distributed by Vertical
Release date
Running time
84 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sacramento is a 2024 American road comedy film directed by Michael Angarano, who wrote the screenplay with Chris Smith. It stars Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart and Maya Erskine.

Contents

Synopsis

Rickey and Glenn take an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. [2] [3]

Cast

Production

Angarano co-wrote the script with Chris Smith. Both also acted as producers alongside Bee-Hive Production's Stephen Braun, The Wonder Company's Eric B. Fleischman and Chris Abernathy, and Sam Grey. [4]

Casting

The production was announced in November 2020 with Michael Cera and Maya Erskine amongst the cast with an expected shoot start date of early 2021. [5] In April 2023, Kristen Stewart and former wrestler AJ Mendez were added to the cast. [4] [6] [7]

Filming

Principal photography took place on location in Sacramento in the spring of 2023. Filming locations included Gunther's Ice Cream Store and 35th Street and Folsom Boulevard, as well as Old Sacramento, Downtown Sacramento, East Sacramento, and the R Street Corridor. [8]

Release

Sacramento had its world premiere at the 2024 Tribeca Festival on June 8, 2024. [9] Prior to the premiere, Vertical acquired distribution rights to the film. [10]

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