Acquisitions – Indie Films

Retro-Fitting: Roadside Attractions Knit “Hello, My Name is Doris” in Future Plans

Published on April 15, 2015

She won’t be single for much longer. Among the surprise break-out items from this year’s SXSW, Variety reports that Roadside Attractions is in the final stages of landing Michael Showalter’s Hello, My Name is Doris. The Sally Field starrer will be the biggest deal at the fest so far and they’re taking the longterm approach to the comedy pegging it with a rather late 2016 theatrical release.

Gist: Co-written by Laura Terruso and Snowalter, this tells the story of a 70-something cubicle worker (Field) who develops an obsessive crush on a much younger co-worker (Max Greenfield).

Worth Noting: This is based on Terruso’s 2011 short, Doris and the intern. You can watch the graduate film here. view it below.

Do We Care?: There are not enough films on older women and perhaps the SXSW auds warmed up to this dramedy because it has a lot more elements working for it than just a two-time Oscar winner toplining. We’re curious.

Related Topics:Acquisitions: Indie Films, Hello My Name is Doris, Michael Showalter, Roadside Attractions, Sally Field

Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).