IFC Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to Foresight Unlimited’s robbery comedy Flypaper.
Directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), Flypaper stars Patrick Dempsey (Enchanted), Ashley Judd (Crossing Over), Jeffrey Tambor (Win Win), Tim Blake Nelson (Leaves of Grass) and Pruitt Taylor Vince (Natural Born Killers).
Flypaper premiered earlier this year at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to moderately positive reviews.
Tripp Kennedy (Dempsey) ambles into a bank near closing time, just as two different gangs unwittingly converge to rob it. A shoot-out erupts, and Tripp tackles the smart, pretty teller, Kaitlin (Judd), to protect her. The gangs – one clearly made up of pros and the other a couple of buffoons named Peanut Butter (Nelson) and Jelly (Pruitt Taylor Vince) – have deadlocked themselves in a Mexican standoff. The bank’s security system starts the end-of-day lockdown and seals everyone into the building. As the night evolves, a hilarious game of cat and mouse ensues as Tripp and Kaitlin try to save the day, escape being killed, and avoid falling in love . . . almost.
IFC will release the film in cinemas and on its Video-on-Demand service later this year.
Source: Deadline
