Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow (2014)

Genre : Comedy, Fantasy

Runtime : 22M

Director : Stephanie Laing
Writer : Patrick Somerville

Synopsis

No man is an island, but there are always exceptions. Meet Jim Funkle, played by Tony Hale. A once promising food scientist, his career came to an end with a catastrophic failed experiment involving spray-on cheese. Ostracized, unemployed, and middle aged, Jim Funkle was American mediocrity at its best until he one night he was given the chance to become omnipotent. Trouble & the Shadowy Deathblow follows one man's fight against being a mediocre man.

Actors

Tony Hale
Tony Hale
Frankie Faison
Frankie Faison
Andy Buckley
Andy Buckley
Marc Wootton
Marc Wootton

Crews

Stephanie Laing
Stephanie Laing
Director
Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville
Screenplay
Patrick Somerville
Patrick Somerville
Screenstory
David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green
Producer

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