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Megan Park’s crowd-pleasing film “My Old Ass” was one of the biggest hits at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, and is available now on Prime Video when it begins streaming on November 7th. It has become a number 1 hit.
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Aubrey Plaza stars in this coming-of-age comedy about 18-year-old Elliot LaBrant (Maisie Stella), who is visited by his 39-year-old self (Plaza) during a mushroom trip the summer before college. At first, young Elliot doesn’t believe what she’s seeing (not that there’s a resemblance), but then she realizes that her older self, with hindsight learned from her past mistakes, knows what to do and what to do. Gives sage advice on what not to do. .
“My Old Ass” was written and directed by “Secrets of the American Teenager” star-turned-director Megan Park. At the film’s Sundance premiere, Park said he wanted “My Old Ass” to feel like an escape from adult life. “I had been thinking about this idea for a long time. I had done something like pretend play with a friend, and then I never did it again,” she told the audience at a packed premiere in Park City. told. “That really touched me.”
In his review, variety Film critic Peter Debruge said, “The scenery alone is enough to make you cry, and there’s a good chance you’ll end up crying. This is a film that redefines a genre that audiences have long seen. It’s a movie with a twist.”
Stream “My Old Ass” on Prime Video below.
