Beau Is Afraid
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
Plot:A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother.
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Cast & Crew
Joaquin Phoenix
Beau
Amy Ryan
Grace
Nathan Lane
Roger
Kylie Rogers
Toni
Denis Ménochet
Jeeves
Parker Posey
Elaine
Zoe Lister-Jones
Beau’s Mom
Joe Cobden
Brian Galloway
Stephanie Herrera
Martha
Julia Antonelli
Teen Elaine
Writing
Ari Aster
Writer
Crew
Louis Craig
Special Effects Supervisor
Production
Ann Ruark
Executive Producer
Lars Knudsen
Producer
Ronald Gilbert
Production Manager
Luca Borghese
Co-Producer
Sound
Claude La Haye
Production Sound Mixer
Art
Erik Gosselin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Fiona Crombie
Production Design
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
David Gaucher
Supervising Art Director
Fun Facts of Movie
- Speculation is that this film is a full length version of writer/director’s prior short film “Beau”, now as “Beau Is Afraid”. A 2014 draft script of the full length version has been circulated on the internet and is widely admired and anticipated by fans of the writer/director.
- Described by Ari Aster as a “zonky nightmare comedy”.
- The film was originally titled “Disappointment Boulevard” but was changed to “Beau Is Afraid”.
- Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid”, starring Joaquin Phoenix, reportedly cost $60M to produce, making it A24’s biggest production to date.
- Longtime Aster collaborator Billy Mayo was speculated to play in the lead role until his passing.
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