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Directed by | Jeff Baena |
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Cinematography | Sean Mcelwee |
Edited by | Ryan Brown |
Music by | Pino Donaggio |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Spin Me Round is a 2022 American dark comedy film [1] [2] co-written by Jeff Baena and Alison Brie and directed by Baena. It premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2022. It was released on August 19, 2022, by IFC Films in theaters and by AMC+ on video on demand.
Amber, the manager of a chain restaurant in Bakersfield, California, wins an all-expenses trip to the franchise's educational immersion program in Pisa, Italy, as well as the chance to meet the chain's wealthy and charismatic owner, Nick. However, she finds a different adventure than the one she imagined.
It was announced in May 2021 that Jeff Baena and his Horse Girl co-writer and star Alison Brie were reuniting for Spin Me Round, which they would co-write. Brie would star in the film along with Aubrey Plaza, Alessandro Nivola, Molly Shannon and Lil Rel Howery. Filming began in Italy in June 2021. [3] [4]
Spin Me Round had its world premiere at the 2022 South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2022. [5] [6] It was released on August 19, 2022, by IFC Films in theaters [7] and by AMC+ on video on demand. [8] [9]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 86 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "If it never quite lives up to its potential, Spin Me Round remains a dizzily diverting comedy elevated by Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza's performances." [9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [10]