2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Phil Alden Robinson’s The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

It wouldn’t be the first time a veteran helmer with a Hollywoodized filmography cracked the line-up and seeing that he directed mainstream titles such as Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears means Phil Alden Robinson’s name is far from what we think might be part of the final Park City equation. His sixth directorial outing, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn was lensed in NYC back in September of ’12, and padded with some shooting in L.A. at the beginning of this year. With Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo, Peter Dinklage and James Earl Jones cast, we think there might be some just a little wiggle room for what would be considered a high value dramedy, regardless is Williams has another high profile indie title that we mention on our list and regardless if the Lionsgate folks just picked this up for a 2014 day & date release. Seasoned Sundance behinds the scenes folks in cinematographer John Bailey (A.C.O.D.) and production designer Inbal Weinberg (The Place Beyond the Pines) add their sugar and spice to the mix.

Gist: A remake of the 1997 Israeli film, The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum, this is about a physician (Kunis) who accidentally tells an obnoxious patient (Williams) that he has a brain aneurism and only 90 minutes to live. As the patient races around the city, trying to right his wrongs, the doctor attempts to find him as he tries to find what he must do in the final moments of his life.

Production Co./Producers: Landscape Ent.’s Bob Cooper (John Tucker Must Die), Tyler Mitchell (Lucky Number Slevin), Daniel J. Walker.

Prediction: In what could be a breakout year for Robin Williams with a possibility of two indie perfs making waves, chances are moderately possible for a Premiere category unveiling.

U.S. Distributor: Lionsgate

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