Phase 4 Films snags privileges to 'Bindlestiffs'

Berry Meyerowitz's Phase 4 Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian privileges to Andrew Edison's raunchy teen comedy "Bindlestiffs" and can release the pic through its new "Kevin Smith's SModcast Pictures Presents" banner. Pic made its world premiere in The month of january in the Slamdance Film Festival, where it won the crowd Award for the best Feature Narrative. Edison authored the script with Luke Loftin, and also the duo created our prime school laffer with Mike Akel and Matt Patterson. Edison and Loftin star alongside John Karna. Trio play wise-mouthed virgins who flee towards the inner city to reside the plot of "The Catcher within the Rye" after being suspended from soccer practice on the graffiti charge. Phase 4 will release the film in June included in a theatrical tour which will features Q&A's with Cruz and also the filmmakers. A few days ago, Meyerowitz and also the Phase 4 team is going to be on the floor with Cruz and the SModcast Pictures team at SXSW searching to get other films for that label. "'Bindlestiffs' is the best first film for all of us to produce under our new partnership with Kevin Cruz," stated Meyerowitz. "It's raunchy, crazy and shockingly funny, and showcases the immense talents of Andrew Edison and Luke Loftin. The support that people and Kevin brings towards the film will expose it to countless fans and help transform it into a classic." "SModcast Pictures Presents is ecstatic about our first feature, a ballsy senior high school comedy which was created by real, live high schoolers (who're really way more amusing compared to 20-something grown ups who usually play teens in movies)," stated Cruz. "This mind-bendingly original and stomach-bustingly hysterical first film is really with confidence made and something-of-a-kind, I am unable to wait to face on the stage near the 'Bindlestiffs' boys and smell the area following the audience has pissed themselves poking fun at their debut film." "We're beyond stoked to possess Kevin Cruz present 'Bindlestiffs,'" stated Edison and Loftin. "If he did not already pave the way in which with 'Clerks' for films like ours to locate a crowd, he's certainly doing that now in the partnership with Phase 4. For all of us, this really is a classic dream become a reality.Inch Phase 4 and SModcast Pictures' distribution partnership, that was introduced at the begining of 2012, allows Phase 4 to get exclusive privileges to demonstrate and distribute as much as 12 films each year under Smith's banner. Phase 4 will release four of those films theatrically every year, which includes an active tour with Cruz. The offer for 'Bindlestiffs' was discussed by Phase 4's Ray Greenberg and Katharyn Howe with William Morris Global and Quality Media with respect to the filmmakers. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com