Michael Angarano is making his sophomore directorial effort with road trip coming of age comedy “Sacramento” — and it sure doesn’t hurt to have an all-star cast behind the wheel.
“Minx” alum Angarano directs and stars in “Sacramento,” which he co-wrote with Chris Smith. This is Angarano’s second feature he’s directed; the star made his debut with 2017’s “Avenues.”
“Sacramento” centers on Angarano and Michael Cera‘s characters, as the duo embark on a road trip before Cera’s onscreen wife Kristen Stewart gives birth. “PEN15” co-creator and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” actress Maya Erskine, who is also Angarano’s real-life partner, co-stars.
The official logline reads: “Following the death of his father, energetic and free-spirited Rickey (Angarano) convinces long-time friend Glenn (Cera) to go on an impromptu road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Frustrated by Rickey’s Peter Pan complex, Glenn is encouraged by his pregnant wife Rosie (Kristen Stewart) to go on the adventure to reconnect. In the worn yellow seats of Glenn’s old college convertible, the two men confront their anxiety-ridden lives, addressing past mistakes and questioning what their futures hold.”
The film premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
Angarano and co-writer Smith produce along with Stephen Braun, Sam Grey, Chris Abernathy, and Eric B. Fleischman. Leslie Braun executive produces.
Angarano previously told Variety that the road to making “Sacramento” was paved with mishaps, including even having issues shooting on location.
“This movie has this weird cosmic energy around it, where it’s life imitating art or art imitating life. Small little miracles happened around this film,” Angarano said. “At one point we were ready to shoot the movie in Atlanta — we had the financing and everything. And this was for a movie called ‘Sacramento.’ But it’s like why try to cheat it? Maybe, should we just call it ‘Athens’ or ‘Savannah’?”
Co-star Cera also pointed to how the plot of “Sacramento” was especially timely for its cast after the years it took to make the feature.
“It’s a movie about these two guys on the precipice of fatherhood who are entering this new chapter,” Cera told Variety. “And when this movie first started coming together that was a few years off for both of us. But it took so long to get started that by the time we were shooting, Mike and I had just entered into fatherhood. So it was very real and immediate to us.”
“Sacramento” premieres April 11 in theaters from Vertical. Check out the trailer below.
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