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Directed by | Kyle Mooney |
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Cinematography | Bill Pope |
Edited by | David Marks |
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Distributed by | A24 |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Y2K is a 2024 American disaster comedy film directed by Kyle Mooney, written by Mooney and Evan Winter, and starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison and Rachel Zegler.
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024.
The film depicts the projected event of Y2K actually happening while two loser friends crash a high school party in 1999.
It was announced in early March 2023 that Kyle Mooney would direct Y2K for A24. Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Lachlan Watson, Mason Gooding, The Kid Laroi, Eduardo Franco, Miles Robbins, Fred Hechinger, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker and Daniel Zolghadri joined the cast. Additionally, Weta Workshop worked on the effects for the film. [2] In April 2023, Sebastian Chacon and Lauren Balone joined the cast. [3]
Principal photography began in April 2023 in New Jersey. [4] [5] The following month, filming took place in Chatham Borough and in Clark at the recreation center, before wrapping. [6] [7]
It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024. [8]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 61% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "Y2K earns points for ambition and sheer audacity, even if it struggles to keep the laughs coming while maintaining a messy tonal blend." [9] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [10]
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