Boyz in the Wood

Boyz in the Wood is a 2019 British comedy film written and directed by Ninian Doff and starring Eddie Izzard.[2][3][4] It is Doff's feature directorial debut.[5][6][7] The film premiered at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival and will be released by Amazon Studios on Prime Video on August 7, 2020.

Boyz in the Wood
Directed byNinian Doff
Produced byBrian Coffey
Tobey Maguire
Matthew Plouffe
Laura Tunstall
Written byNinian Doff
StarringEddie Izzard
Kate Dickie
Georgie Glen
James Cosmo
Music byAlex Menzies
CinematographyPatrick Meller
Edited byNinian Doff
Ross Hallard
Distributed byAmazon Studios[1]
Release date
  • March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) (South by Southwest)
  • August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Deep in the Scottish Highlands on a camping trip competition, four city boys try to escape a mysterious huntsman while the police trail behind, failing to provide assistance.[8][9]

Cast

Release

The film premiered as the opening Midnight Movie at the 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival.[9] It opened the 2019 Edinburgh International Film Festival,[7] and also screened at festivals including the Vancouver International Film Festival[1] and International Film Festival Rotterdam.[10] Amazon Studios acquired the film in December 2019,[9] and will release it on Prime Video on August 7, 2020.[11]

Reception

Writing in /Film, Matt Donato called the film a "winningly outrageous classist satire" and "the hippest, wildest, most energetic genre blowout to come from the UK since Attack the Block."[12] Bob Hunter of Film School Rejects called it "a wildly satisfying genre blast about underdogs out of their element."[8] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote, "Its best moments pulse with creative energy, propelled by a playful cast that includes the great Eddie Izzard."[4] Joe Blessing of The Playlist wrote, "Underneath the jokes and adolescent banter is a tightly constructed script, filled with running jokes and surprises that all pay off in a bonkers finale."[13] Bobby LePire of Film Threat praised the film as "nothing short of a masterpiece."[14] Alistair Harkness of The Scotsman called it "a riotous teen movie/horror mash-up that confidently veers from gross-out humour to surreal flights of fancy to crude, but surprisingly pointed, social commentary without overstaying its welcome."[15] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "A Boy Scout-like challenge becomes a brogue-filled Most Dangerous Game," adding that "the film gets more fun as it goes, especially after an unlikely hallucinogen makes its entrance."[6]

The film has a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews.[16] It won Best International Feature at the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival and Best Youth Film at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Debut Director.[1]

References
  1. Millican, Josh (18 December 2019). "AMAZON STUDIOS SNAGS HORROR COMEDY/FESTIVAL DARLING BOYZ IN THE WOOD". Dread Central. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. Motamayor, Rafael (11 March 2019). "SXSW 2019: BOYZ IN THE WOOD REVIEW – A HILARIOUS SATIRE DIPPED ON ACID". Dread Central. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. J. Hurtado (16 March 2019). "SXSW 2019 Review: The Hills Have Ayes In Hilarious Scottish Thriller BOYZ IN THE WOOD". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. Tallerico, Brian (10 March 2019). "SXSW 2019: BOYZ IN THE WOOD, TALES FROM THE LODGE, DARLIN'". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. Ide, Wendy (20 June 2019). "'Boyz In The Wood': Edinburgh Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. DeFore, John (13 March 2019). "'Boyz in the Wood': Film Review; SXSW 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. Barraclough, Leo (1 May 2019). "'Boyz in the Wood,' Starring Eddie Izzard, to Open Edinburgh International Film Festival". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. Hunter, Rob (12 March 2019). "'Boyz In the Wood' Review: Nature Gets Naughty In The Scottish Highlands". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. Ramos, Dino-Ray (17 December 2019). "Amazon Studios Acquires Ninian Doff's SXSW Horror-Comedy 'Boyz In The Wood'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. "Boyz in the Wood". IFFR. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. Miska, Brad (8 May 2020). "SXSW Horror-Comedy 'Boyz in the Wood' Hits Amazon Prime This August". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  12. Donato, Matt (9 March 2019). "'Boyz In The Wood' Review: It's The Most Dangerous Game On Acid In This Winningly Outrageous Classist Satire". /Film. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  13. Blessing, Joe (9 March 2019). "'Boyz In The Wood': Filmmaker Ninian Doff Crafts A Love Letter To The Bonkers Midnight Movie Genre". The Playlist. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  14. LePire, Bobby (10 March 2019). "Boyz in the Wood". Film Threat. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. Harkness, Alistair (19 June 2019). "Edinburgh Film Festival review: Boyz in the Wood". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. "Boyz in the Wood". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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