Summary
Alex Winter and Josh Gad bring Adulthood to TIFF with twists and dark comedy.
Collider's Steve Weintraub interviews the writer-director and star of the film about its various twists and turns.
Making indie adult films is brutal now, but passion, clever financing, and festivals like TIFF keep them alive.
Family dysfunction gets a uniquely sharp edge in Adulthood , a comic neo-noir from actor-director Alex Winter . Known to generations for his iconic turn in the Bill & Ted films and to cinephiles for his acclaimed documentaries like Zappa , Winter brings that same irreverent energy to a narrative that’s equal parts twisted and hilarious. Written by Michael M.B. Galvin , the film pairs Kaya Scodelario and Josh Gad as siblings forced into an escalati