Poor Boy
World Premiere

Poor Boy

Viewpoints
| USA | 105 MINUTES | English
Drama

Romeo and Samson Griggs are two reckless, misfit brothers who live on a battered houseboat in the desert on the outskirts of town. Left without any other family to speak of, these two desperately lack both intuition and direction. They survive by constantly hustling, gambling and thieving other small-time crooks in their neighborhood. Nothing seems to ever go according to their harebrained schemes but that hardly seems to faze either of them as they operate in their own strange and delusional headspace. In an attempt to finally leave for California, they plan an even more complex and financially rewarding long con.



First-time feature filmmaker Robert Scott Wildes assembles a cast brimming with notable indie veterans and creates a darkly nuanced, adrenaline-filled caper set in a modern western landscape. Hypnotic visuals collide in an emotionally powerful rhythm that reflect the film's bizarre environment and characters, immersing the viewer into the filmmaker’s own twisted Southwestern phantasmagoria.



—Tilson Allen-Merry


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Robert Scott Wildes

Robert Scott Wildes was born in March and raised in New England. He holds a BFA from the Purchase College Film Conservatory and an MFA from the American Film Institute. He has made one film and one daughter.

Director
Robert Scott Wildes
Screenwriter
Robert Scott Wildes, Logan Antill
Producer
Kristin Mann, Robert Scott Wildes
Editor
Chris Walldorf
Cinematographer
Andrew Wheeler
Cast
Lou Taylor Pucci, Dov Tiefenbach, Michael Shannon, Dale Dickey, Pat Healy, Amy Ferguson, Justin Chatwin

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Hailey Wierengo
UTA
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 273 6700
WierengoH@unitedtalent.com
International Sales Contact
Hailey Wierengo
UTA
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310 273 6700
WierengoH@unitedtalent.com
Print Source
Kristin Mann
Them Gold Wolves
kristin.mann05@gmail.com
Press Contact
Jenny Bloom
Jive PR + Digital
Los Angeles, CA CA
Phone: 4804067021
jenny@jiveprdigital.com
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Read an interview with Michael Shannon where he discusses all of his Tribeca 2016 roles, at TribecaFilm.com.

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