A David Sedaris story is getting the movie treatment for the first time, and the new trailer for "C.O.G." provides insight into the popular author's life. The autobiographical short story of the same name, published in the 1998 collection "Naked," chronicles a pompous young man (Broadway staple and "Glee" actor Jonathan Groff) who goes "off the radar" in Oregon and finds work on an apple farm. Thedramedy co-stars Corey Stoll, Denis O'Hare, Casey Wilson and Troian Bellisario.
David has it all figured out. His plan—more a Steinbeckian dream—is to spend his summer working on an apple farm in Oregon with his best friend, Jennifer. When she bails out on him, David is left to dirty his hands alone, watched over by Hobbs, the old farm owner and the first in a series of questionable mentors he encounters. First there’s Curly, the friendly forklift operator with a unique hobby, and then Jon, the born-again rock hound who helps David in a time of need. This first film adaptation of David Sedaris’s work tells the story of a prideful young man and what’s left of him after all he believes is chipped away piece by piece.
With such beloved source material come great advantages and immense pressure. Writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez proves more than up to the challenge as he delivers a finely wrought story that remains true to both the author’s voice and his own. Jonathan Groff perfectly embodies David and imbues him with abundant wit that masks the uncertainty that he hides. C.O.G. is a funny and poignant portrait of a lost soul searching for himself among the amusing characters in life’s rich pageant.
The Movie will be released on Friday, September 20, 2013
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Cast
Troian Bellisario
Corey Stoll
Dale Dickey
Jonathan Groff
Denis O'Hare
Dean Stockwell
David has it all figured out. His plan—more a Steinbeckian dream—is to spend his summer working on an apple farm in Oregon with his best friend, Jennifer. When she bails out on him, David is left to dirty his hands alone, watched over by Hobbs, the old farm owner and the first in a series of questionable mentors he encounters. First there’s Curly, the friendly forklift operator with a unique hobby, and then Jon, the born-again rock hound who helps David in a time of need. This first film adaptation of David Sedaris’s work tells the story of a prideful young man and what’s left of him after all he believes is chipped away piece by piece.
With such beloved source material come great advantages and immense pressure. Writer/director Kyle Patrick Alvarez proves more than up to the challenge as he delivers a finely wrought story that remains true to both the author’s voice and his own. Jonathan Groff perfectly embodies David and imbues him with abundant wit that masks the uncertainty that he hides. C.O.G. is a funny and poignant portrait of a lost soul searching for himself among the amusing characters in life’s rich pageant.
The Movie will be released on Friday, September 20, 2013
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Cast
Troian Bellisario
Corey Stoll
Dale Dickey
Jonathan Groff
Denis O'Hare
Dean Stockwell
