The House of Tomorrow | |
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Directed by | Peter Livolsi |
Screenplay by | Peter Livolsi |
Based on | The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni |
Produced by | Tarik Karam Danielle Renfrew Behrens |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Corey Walter |
Edited by |
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Music by | Rob Simonsen |
Production companies | Superlative Films Water's End Productions |
Distributed by | Shout! Studios [1] |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $8.6 million |
Box office | $6.9 million |
The House of Tomorrow is a 2017 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Livolsi and starring Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff. [2] The film is based on Peter Bognanni's 2010 novel of the same name. [3] It is Livolsi's directorial debut. [4] Co-stars Ellen Burstyn and Nick Offerman served as executive producers of the film. [5]
Sebastian Prendergast lives in a dated tourist spot called the House of Tomorrow with his grandmother Josephine. Sebastian longs to leave his isolated existence which quickly changes when he meets Jared Whitcomb, a young up-and-coming punk rocker with a heart condition, and his sister Meredith. Inspired to rebel, Sebastian decides to pick up a guitar and join Jared in becoming a punk rock group.
The film has a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews with an average score of 6.27/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Familiar yet endearing, The House of Tomorrow is a well-told coming-of-age comedy that marks an auspicious if not indispensable debut from writer-director Peter Livolsi." [8] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune awarded the film four stars. [9] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B. [10] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five. [11] Both Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com and Barbara VanDenburgh of The Arizona Republic gave it three stars. [12] [13] Wes Greene of Slant Magazine awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. [14] Joe Friar of The Victoria Advocate awarded the film three stars out of four. [15]
Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "a confident and perfectly cast debut feature." [2]
Robert Abele of TheWrap also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "what makes the movie organically enjoyable outside of its expected direction is that the manifestation of Sebastian's and Jared's mutually beneficial attachment is, in Livolsi's hands, a delicate simmer instead of a sentimental splash, and tended to with plenty of deadpan wit and honest feeling." [16]
Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a negative review and wrote "Part of what's missing in The House of Tomorrow is the acerbic punk spirit that inspires its two heroes, which could have been remedied by a sharper script." [17]
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