Struck By Lightning

Struck By Lightning

| USA | 84 MINUTES | English

High school senior Carson Phillips (Chris Colfer, “Glee”) was destined for bigger things than his close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on a path to greatness, but destiny had a different plan when he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning in his school parking lot.

 

Demonstrating that life is what happens while you’re busy planning your future, Carson recounts the last few weeks of his life via witty, insightful flashbacks, including a blackmail scheme targeting the popular kids in school that he concocts with his best friend (Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect) and a home life that includes a mother (Allison Janney, Juno, “The West Wing”) who’s more interested in the bottle than her son’s future and an estranged father (Dermot Mulroney, My Best Friend's Wedding) who suddenly appears with a pregnant fiancée (Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men”).


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Brian Dannelly and Brian Dannelly
Brian Dannelly co-wrote and directed Saved! in 2004 (it later premiered as a musical at the Playwrights Horizons in New York). Dannelly was the creative producer for the first season of Weeds, also directing several episodes. His TV work includes episodes of Pushing Daisies and United States of Tara.

Buy the Book

Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal

Co-Producer
Monica Aguirre Diez Barroso, Steve Longi, Mark Moran
Production Designer
Linda Burton
Director of Photography
Bobby Bukowski
Producer
David Permut, Roberto Aguire, Mia Chang
Editor
Tia Nolan
Screenwriter
Chris Colfer
Primary Cast
Chris Colfer, Allison Janney, Dermot Mulroney, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Rebel Wilson
Director
Brian Dannelly
Executive Producer
Jason Berman, Chris Colfer, Glenn Rigberg, Lawrence Kopeikin

Contacts
Director's Agent
Adam Levine
Verve
Phone: 310 558 2424
alevine@vervetla.com
Sales Agent
Maren Olson
Sales Contact
Traction Media
9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste. 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310 385 0770
mo@traction-media.com
http://www.traction-media.com
Main Contact
Mia Chang
Camellia Entertainment
1201 North Beverly Glen Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90077
Phone: 310 854 9673
mia@camelliaentertainment.com
Producer
David Permut
Permut Presentations
1257 Brockton Avenue, Apt. 201 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310 248 2792
permut@permutpres.com
Main Contact
Jessica Lacy
ICM
10250 Constellation Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310.550.4000
jlacy@icmtalent.com
Print Source
Jason Berman
Phone: 213 610 8923
jnmberman@gmail.com
Sales Agent
Peter Trinh
ICM
10250 Constellation Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310 550 4000
ptrinh@icmtalent.com
http://icmtalent.com
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