Don't Think Twice (film)
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| Directed by | Mike Birbiglia |
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| Written by | Mike Birbiglia |
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| Music by | Roger Neill |
| Cinematography | Joe Anderson |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Richman |
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| Distributed by | The Film Arcade |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.4 million |
Don't Think Twice is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Birbiglia and stars Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 13, 2016 and was released on July 22, 2016, by The Film Arcade.
The Commune is an improv troupe in New York headed by Miles (Birbiglia). Other members include Jack, a talented improviser with a tendency to grandstand, Sam, his insecure girlfriend who acts as the group's emcee, Allison, who has been working on a graphic novel for years, Lindsay, who lives off of her wealthy parents, and Bill, who loves improv but feels increasingly unsuccessful. One night, the group learns that staff from Weekend Live, a Saturday Night Live–style show, are attending a performance. Miles is excited for another chance to audition for the show, having auditioned and not been selected years ago.
Following the performance, Jack receives a phone call informing him that he and Sam are being invited to audition. Jack attends the audition, but Sam loses her nerve at the last minute and does not. Jack is selected as a new cast member, and his friends begin asking about the possibility of joining the writing staff, or having Jack arrange auditions for them. Meanwhile, Bill's father is in a serious car accident and the group travels to Philadelphia to visit him in the hospital.
Jack finds success at Weekend Live playing an old-timey ticket taker in a sketch, but finds the pressure of the show difficult to manage. The Commune sees an uptick in its audience, but they are mostly there to see Jack and his ticket taker character rather than the rest of the performers. With their theater space closing, the group decides to hold a show at a new space, but the ticket price discourages audiences from attending and they fail to recoup their investment.
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