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Set
in a stylized yet familiar landscape
of Americana, Munro’s whimsical
cautionary tale follows Alby Cutrera
(Matt McGrath), a 35-year-old
husband and father who longs for the
days of his carefree boyhood when
his only occupation was playing with
his action figures. Desperate to
escape the confines of adulthood and
return to his halcyon days, Alby
tracks down his childhood whipping
boy Elias (Judah Friedlander), who
now teaches at a special needs
school, and persuades him to take a
road trip to Diggityland – their
favorite childhood theme park. As
the dynamic duo motor along
Florida’s tatty Orange Blossom
Highway, they encounter a cast of
tragicomic creatures, including an
AWOL ex-theme park employee turned
commando hitchhiker (Alan Cumming),
an oversexed bartending
clown-in-training (Amy Sedaris), and
a trailer-dwelling delusional
mermaid (Deborah Harry). Calamity
and mayhem ensue as Alby and Elias’
sentimental trip down memory lane
becomes an unsolicited lesson in the
perils of living in the past. |
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