THE GUTTER - the hilarious new bowling comedy with Shameik Moore & Susan Sarandon
Nov 1 thru 5
Fri to Tue 5:45pm only!
Dir. Yassir & Isiah Lester - 2024 - 89m
What if Robert Townsend (HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE) directed KINGPIN?! Directed by comedians/writers/brothers Yassir Lester (Black Monday, Duncanville) and Isaiah Lester (Black-Ish, The Tonight Show), starring Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), D'Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry, A League of Their Own) and Susan Sarandon star, with a huge supporting cast of comedians new and old (Paul Reiser!).
When frequently fired Walt (Shameik Moore) lands a position tending bar and de-roaching shoes at his local bowling alley AlleyCatz, he feels like he finally found a home. When money issues threaten AlleyCatz, Walt is pressured by former pro-bowler and current champion drinker Skunk (D’Arcy Carden) to accept his role as the greatest bowler ever put on this earth. While Walt’s love of big checks and in-your-face style of play dominates the pro tour, his detractors, including fresh-out-of-retirement bowling-legend Linda “The Crusher” Curson (Susan Sarandon), furiously attempt to snuff out Walt’s flame before it burns too bright.
"This hilarious, profane underdog story is best described as “Dodgeball” meets “Pootie Tang,” but with bowling. It has massive cult classic potential.." - Louisa Moore, Screen Zealots
"Laughter strikes from all sides in “The Gutter,” the kind of brash and boisterous broad comedy that has largely been missing." - Stephen Saito, Variety
"Lke an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic." - Lovia Gyarkye, Hollywood Reporter
"So smart in its jokes. ... the kind of comedy that scares the hell out of distributors because it doesn't play it safe." - Kristy Puchko, Mashable