Chronically Metropolitan (2016)

CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN is a cynical and clever coming of age film about first time novelist Fenton Dillane, who, unannounced returns to New York City to confront his family, his ex- girlfriend and a few lingering childhood fears.

Director:

Xavier Manrique

Writer:

Nicholas Schutt (screenplay)

Stars:

Shiloh Fernandez, Chris Noth, Victor Cruz

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shiloh Fernandez	...	Fenton
Chris Noth	...	Christopher
Victor Cruz	...	Irving
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Annabel (as Mary Louise Parker)
Josh Peck	...	John
Addison Timlin	...	Layla
Nasser Faris	...	Ahmed
Ashley Benson	...	Jessie
Sosie Bacon	...	Hannah
Antoinette Kalaj	...	Simi
Benja K. Thomas	...	Pam (as Benja Kay Thomas)
Rhys Coiro	...	The Georgian
Chris Lowell	...	Victor
Al Thompson	...	Jackson
Whitney Vance	...	Alex

Storyline

Full of wry wit, Chronically Metropolitan, is a cynical family drama about a young writer, Fenton, who is forced home to help the family cope when his larger than life father, Christopher, gets into a car accident with a truck full of crabs.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | car accident | accident | family relationships | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

4 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kronik Büyükşehirli

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Film Community, Chron NY, Inc., Planeo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

21:9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bottles of beer in front of Fenton and Layla at the restaurant when their father takes them out is Duvel, a slightly sweet Belgian beer with 8.5% alcohol by volume. It is considered somewhat sacrilege to drink it out of the bottle as Layla does as like many Belgian beers, it has its own special glass in which it is supposed to be served to maximize all the characteristics of the beer when drinking it.

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Goofs

Annabel's pony-tailed hair as she waits for a cab in the building's lobby.

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Connections

References The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

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Soundtracks

Excuses
Written by Christopher Chu
Performed by Pop Etc (as The Morning Benders)

User Reviews

Chronically Metropolitan

Well the title fits the film. Chronically self absorbed wealthy New Yorkers. It's hard to really care about a young published author from a wealthy family when NYC is so full of unpublished poor authors. It's also hard to tell the difference between the cute young blondes in the movie. This movie is basically about "white peoples problems." I also suspect the tobacco industry paid a lot for product placements. There is a lot of gratuitous smoking in the film for no other apparent reason.