Life After Beth

"Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy."

2014 1h 29m EN

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 743

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Synopsis

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Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she mysteriously returns, he gets a second chance at love. Soon his whole world turns upside down...

“Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy.”

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Cast

Aubrey Plaza
Beth Slocum
Dane DeHaan
Zach Orfman
John C. Reilly
Maury Slocum
Molly Shannon
Geenie Slocum
Cheryl Hines
Judy Orfman
Paul Reiser
Noah Orfman
Matthew Gray Gubler
Kyle Orfman
Anna Kendrick
Erica Wexler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Baena
Writers: Jeff Baena
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Baena, shot by Jay Hunter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Levon Been. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colin Patton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan and John C. Reilly carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Jeff Baena directs. Jay Hunter behind the camera. Robert Levon Been scores. Colin Patton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 12 years ago.
5Directed by Jeff Baena, shot by Jay Hunter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Levon Been. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Colin Patton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan and John C. Reilly carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Boy meets girl. Girl eats boy.".
10IMDB entry: tt2581244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jay Hunter
Original score: Robert Levon Been
Editing: Colin Patton
Production design: Michael Grasley
Costume design: Negar Ali
Makeup / hair: Autumn Butler
VFX supervisor: Matthew Merkovich
Sound: Ugo Derouard
Stunt coordinator: Ben Hernandez Bray
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,400,000
Box office: $88,273
Return: 4% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Life After Beth (2014)

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Reno2016-03-14
★ 6/10
Back to normal is sometimes not good. The movie did not reach my expectation, but still I enjoyed watching it. A story like this I never thought would do fairly, a better movie from the average section. I think not without the Aubrey Plaza, she as a Beth was excellent. Not a career defining performance, but funny enough. The story looks only faintly different from other similar films, but a few good scenes saved it. If it had a couple more good jokes and maybe a twist, surely would have been done greatly at the box office. There's no surprise material in it, I thinks that's negative about it. Easy to read the situation and predict the story within the first 15 minutes, but the second half was drastically changed its pace as well as the atmosphere in the story. If you've not seen many zombie films, especially comedy ones, then you may find it better than average. Definitely a decent direction for a first timer, got a good support from the cast. For a small budget, this is a wonderful production quality. It surely upset you if you expect like 'Warm Bodies' or 'Shaun of the Dead', but if you know all about it before giving a try, the disappointment will be lessened and you may have a decent time pass with it. 6/10

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