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A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stu Zicherman
Produced by Teddy Schwarzman
Ben Karlin
Tim Perrell
Written by Ben Karlin
Stu Zicherman
Starring
Music by Nick Urata
Cinematography John Bailey
Edited by Jeffrey Wolf
Production
company
Black Bear Pictures
Distributed by The Film Arcade
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Release date
  • January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23) (Sundance)
  • October 4, 2013 (2013-10-04) (United States, limited)
Running time
90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $175,705

A.C.O.D. is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Stu Zicherman, based on a script by Zicherman and Ben Karlin, and starring Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch. The name of the film is an abbreviation for Adult Children of Divorce.

Teddy Schwarzman produced the film through his Black Bear Pictures production company. Other stars include Richard Jenkins, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Catherine O'Hara, with Ken Howard and Clark Duke in supporting roles.

The film was released in the U.S. on October 4, 2013.

A content and successful man decides to revisit a former counselor to make sense of his brother's wedding and his parents' extremely messy divorce. When he realizes his life has been personified in a book about children of divorce written by his mediocre counselor, he decides to confront his family about their dysfunctional nature.

Several cast additions were reported in Deadline.com: Jenkins (December 7, 2011), Lynch (February 10), Winstead (March 1), Poehler (March 8). On March 20, Variety reported the Howard and Duke joined the cast. Pally's addition was reported in Entertainment Weekly on March 21.

Filming began on March 12, 2012 in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill area. It has done some filming at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Scenes were also shot in Decatur at the end of the month. By early April, filming had taken place in Buckhead, near Lake Lanier,

Alba got temporary tattoos of a trio of roses on her left biceps and a bow on her tailbone for her role in the film from an Atlanta-based artist.


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