Beau Is Afraid
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Cast & Crew
Joaquin Phoenix
Amy Ryan
Nathan Lane
Kylie Rogers
Denis Ménochet
Parker Posey
Zoe Lister-Jones
Joe Cobden
Stephanie Herrera
Julia Antonelli
Writing
Ari Aster
Crew
Louis Craig
Production
Ann Ruark
Lars Knudsen
Ronald Gilbert
Luca Borghese
Sound
Claude La Haye
Art
Erik Gosselin
Fiona Crombie
Jean-Pierre Paquet
David Gaucher
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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