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Spontaneous is a 2020 American science fiction romantic black comedy film, written and directed by Brian Duffield, in his directorial debut.[2] It stars Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel and Yvonne Orji.

It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2020, followed by video on demand on October 6, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.

Synopsis

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding, seniors Mara (Katherine Langford), Dylan (Charlie Plummer) and others navigate in a world where each moment may be their last. As spontaneous explosions continue unexplained, an unexpected romance blossoms between Mara and Dylan, who discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today.

Cast

Production

In June 2016, it was announced Awesomeness Films had acquired rights to the film, with Brian Duffield writing the script, based upon the novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer. Brian Robbins and Matt Kaplan will produce under the banner, while Nicki Cortese will produce under her Jurassic Party Productions banner.[3] In December 2017, Katherine Langford joined the cast of the film.[4]

In January 2018, Charlie Plummer and Hayley Law joined the cast of the film.[5][6] In February 2018, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Yvonne Orji, Laine MacNeil, Clive Holloway, Bzhaun Rhoden, and Chris Shields joined the cast of the film.[7]

Principal photography began in January 2018.[8]

Release

It was released in a limited release on October 2, 2020, followed by video on demand on October 6, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.[9]

Reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "A dark teen comedy with an explosive twist, Spontaneous reaffirms Katherine Langford as a rising star ― and marks debuting director Brian Duffield as a filmmaker to watch."[10] On Metacritic, the film received a rating of 78/100 based on seven critic reviews, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.[11]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave Spontaneous 3 out of 4,[12] while Leslie Felperin of The Guardian who gave the film a 4 out of 5 score, said that "this debut feature from writer-director Brian Duffield has plenty of gallows humour to leaven the gore and tragedy, and plenty of subtexts swimming under the surface like glittering, metaphorical koi".[13]

Allie Gemmill of the Collider gave the film B-,[14] while Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called Spontaneous "explosively funny and touching".[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Spontaneous". Film Ratings. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ Lybarger, Dan (October 9, 2020). "'Spontaneous' director about to blow up". ArkansasOnline.com.
  3. ↑ Busch, Anita (June 1, 2016). "Awesomeness Films Acquires YA Novel 'Spontaneous'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (December 11, 2017). "'13 Reasons Why' Star Katherine Langford To Topline YA Film 'Spontaneous'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (January 17, 2018). "'All the Money in the World' Breakout Charlie Plummer to Star in 'Spontaneous' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (January 24, 2018). "'Riverdale' Actress Hayley Law Joins Katherine Langford In 'Spontaneous'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
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  8. ↑ Canfield, David (April 10, 2018). "Spontaneous: See Katherine Langford and her costars' on-set diary". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (August 26, 2020). "'Spontaneous' Trailer Finds Katherine Langford's Classmates Exploding — Literally". Collider. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Spontaneous (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Spontaneous". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (October 2, 2020). "Spontaneous". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ Felperin, Leslie. "Spontaneous review – bloody high-school horror hits raw nerve", Guardian Media Group, October 7, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2021. 
  14. ↑ Gemmill, Allie (September 27, 2020). "'Spontaneous' Review: Katherine Langford's Sci-Fi Comedy Is Bloody Good — But Mostly Bloody". Collider. Retrieved on March 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ Frank Scheck. "'Spontaneous': Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, September 30, 2020. Retrieved on March 19, 2021. 

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