Comedian Esther Povitsky finally gets a movie that allows her to shine with Drugstore June. She plays an internet influencer whose life is falling apart. Can she hold it together and get all the clicks? The film is executive produced by Bill Burr and also stars Matt Walsh (the guy from Veep and not person on the internet). The film is available for digital rental and purchase on March 8. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios:
Utopia Originals Presents in Association with Shout! Studios
An All Things Comedy Production in Association with Paper Anvil
“It’s a future cult classic for all the right reasons.” – Hollywood in Toto
“Indie Comedy’s Insufferable Heroine Is a
Schadenfreude Goldmine” – ScreenRant
Directed by Nicholaus Goossen
Written by Nicholaus Goossen and Esther Povitsky
Esther Povitsky Stars in Offbeat Indie Comedy Alongside Bobby Lee, Beverly D’Angelo, James Remar, and Brandon Wardell
Available for Digital Rental and Purchase Everywhere March 8, 2024
Check out the Trailer Here:
Executive Producer Bill Burr and the director of cult classic Grandma’s Boy team up to bring a delightfully original film to comedy fans, available for digital rental and purchase on all major platforms March 8, 2024 from Shout! Studios. Esther Povitsky stars as the titular June, a wannabe influencer juggling multiple issues: her parents pressuring her to move out, her ex-boyfriend accusing her of stalking, and two detectives who suspect she’s involved in the robbery of the local pharmacy.
In Drugstore June, Povitsky leads a large ensemble cast featuring: Bobby Lee, Beverly D’Angelo, James Remar, Brandon Wardell, Haley Joel Osment, Danny Griffin, Matt Walsh, Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams, Miranda Cosgrove, Jackie Sandler, Al Madrigal, Bill Burr, Brittany Furlan, Nick Rutherford, Trevor Wallace, Steph Tolev, Danielle “Bhad Bhabie” Bregoli, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, Jon Gabrus, Gerald “Slink” Johnson, and Nate Ellner.
Not Rated. 91 min.
About Shout! Studios
Launched in 2003, Shout! Studios is a multiplatform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns and manages a large portfolio of contemporary and classic feature films, series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, ALF, The Carol Burnett Show, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, The Johnny Carson Show, the Roger Corman New Horizons Pictures Library, GKIDS, ITV Studios, LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson), and Sesame Street, alongside many others. Shout! Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties including anime, and the company releases genre and horror films and television shows under the Scream Factory imprint. Shout! Studios also produces, acquires, and distributes new films, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com
About Utopia Originals
Utopia Originals is an independently owned and operated media company focused on developing, packaging, producing and selling original features and episodic projects. Our team of creative and strategic industry leaders is fueled by a shared passion for bold visions and supporting storytellers. We find auteur-driven and edgy voices to curate and deliver content that is fresh, accessible, and nuanced. The company has several announced scripted and unscripted features and television series in development, such as a Sorority House Massacre television adaption with Norman Reedus’ Big Bald Head and Shout! Studios, the feature comedy Drugstore June with Bill Burr’s All Things Comedy and Shout! Studios, the official Blues Brothers docu-series in collaboration with Dan Aykroyd and the Belushi Estate, and the Nick Jonas led feature film, The Good Half, which made its recent Tribeca debut and is due to be released in 2024.
About All Things Comedy
Founded by Bill Burr and Al Madrigal, All Things Comedy (ATC) is the leading comedy podcast network and a production company creating digital series and a development slate for television, original podcasts and feature films.
ATC recently premiered, Old Dads, the multi-week #1 movie worldwide on Netflix, and has produced the Emmy-nominated Roku series, Immoral Compass, and the documentary film, Patrice O’Neal: Killing Is Easy, in collaboration with Comedy Central. Since 2020, ATC has premiered several podcasts including OMG Hi! With George Lopez, Laughing with Myself with Melissa Villaseñor, Welcome To Friday, Nate Bargatze’s Nateland, Anthony Jeselnik’s Jeselnik & Rosenthal Vanity Project, Gettin Better with Ron Funches, and Breaking Bread with Tom Papa. Recent ATC-produced stand-up specials include the Netflix specials Mae Martin: SAP, Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo), Bill Burr: Live At Red Rocks, Whitney Cummings: Can I Touch It?, and the Ronnie Chieng specials, Asian Comedian Destroys America and Speakeasy as well as Netflix’s annual Best of Standup collections.
For more on ATC visit the website, subscribe to the ATC YouTube page and follow ATC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
