Looking for the Jackalope

2016
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

188

YOUR RATING

Michael Leydon Campbell, Larry Clarke, Stephen Root, Mary Testa, Jean Zarzour, and Meissa Hampton in Looking for the Jackalope (2016)

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Comedy Drama

A disenchanted writer takes a comically ill-fated journey from New York to his college reunion in Ohio in an attempt to reunite with his old college girlfriend.A disenchanted writer takes a comically ill-fated journey from New York to his college reunion in Ohio in an attempt to reunite with his old college girlfriend.A disenchanted writer takes a comically ill-fated journey from New York to his college reunion in Ohio in an attempt to reunite with his old college girlfriend.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

188

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations

Featured review

10/10

Laugh Out Loud Grown-Up Comedy

I just finished watching Looking for the Jackalope, and it's freaking GREAT!

I LOVED this film, it was really fun, and then quite profound in the end. It's so funny, I was laughing out loud. At first the character Jordan (Michael Leydon Campbell) is SO cringeworthy, such a loser that your thinking, "come on, man, really?"

Then it builds to such a raucous, hilarious and noble ending. Really well directed, really well cast and superbly acted - I was looking at all the little nuances of body language.

Larry Clarke as Doctor Jim is bloody great, and the subtlety of Meissa Hampton's performance as Jennifer is inspired.

Mary Testa as the no-nonsense, down-to-earth agent is also excellent.

The only difference between this and a big hit comedy is STARS. If this was Will Farrell or Ben Stiller and John Goodman (or Josh whoever) it would be a studio picture.

It's every bit as funny as Albert Brooks' Lost in America - and that's funny - so if you liked that, you'll love this.

I don't know much about filmmaking, but I know when I enjoy a good film, and I would recommend Looking for the Jackalope to anyone who enjoys intelligent, grown-up comedies.