The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Media Distribution announced today the acquisition of the breakout Sundance comedy A.C.O.D. The Film Arcade will release the film theatrically throughout North America and Paramount Home Media Distribution will manage domestic home entertainment, televisionlicensing and digital distribution, as well as all international distribution.
A.C.O.D., which comedically explores the world of Adult Children of Divorce, marks the directorial debut of Stuart Zicherman (creator of J.J. Abrams/ABC’s “Six Degrees”), who co-wrote the script with Ben Karlin, a producer and writer on “Modern Family” and previously on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” The film features an all-star cast of comedic talent including Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Clark Duke and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Teddy Schwarzman’s Black Bear Pictures fully financed A.C.O.D. and Schwarzman produced the film alongside Karlin and Tim Perell.
A.C.O.D. follows Carter (Scott), a seemingly well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. Having survived the madness of his parents’ (Jenkins and O’Hara) divorce, Carter now has a successful career and supportive girlfriend (Winstead). But when his younger brother (Duke) gets engaged, Carter is forced to reunite his bitterly divorced parents for the wedding, causing the chaos of his childhood to return.
“‘A.C.O.D.’ is one of the funniest Sundance films we’ve seen and the audience at its premiere laughed the whole way through,” said The Film Arcade partners. “Stu and his incredible cast have shown us that divorce hurts until you laugh. We look forward to bringing this entertaining film to audiences and adding ‘A.C.O.D.’ to the pop-culture lexicon.”
“We are thrilled that The Film Arcade and Paramount are distributing ‘A.C.O.D.'” said Schwarzman. “We look forward to working closely with both companies, and are so excited for audiences worldwide to see thismemorable comedy.”
