Life After Beth
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| Directed by | Jeff Baena |
| Produced by | Michael Zakin Liz Destro |
| Written by | Jeff Baena |
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| Cinematography | Jay Hunter |
| Edited by | Colin Patton |
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| Distributed by | A24 |
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.4 million |
| Box office | $254,881 |
Life After Beth is a 2014 American zombie comedy film written and directed by Jeff Baena. The film stars Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, Molly Shannon, and John C. Reilly, with Anna Kendrick, Cheryl Hines, Paul Reiser, and Matthew Gray Gubler in supporting roles. The film premiered in competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014 given a limited release on August 15, 2014.
After his girlfriend Beth Slocum (Aubrey Plaza) dies, Zach Orfman (Dane DeHaan) is left devastated. He begins to spend time with Beth's parents Maury (John C. Reilly) and Geenie (Molly Shannon) as a source of comfort. Zach confesses to Maury that he and Beth were having problems in their relationship; Maury advises him not to let the end of the relationship define it.
The Slocums stop contacting Zach. Confused, he goes to their house and sees Beth through a window. Zach yells at the Slocums to let him in but his brother Kyle, a security officer, escorts him off the premises. At home, Zach's manic demeanor and strange comments that Beth is alive causes his parents, Judy and Noah, to worry. That night, Zach breaks in and discovers that Beth's parents have been hiding her. A heated argument ensues before Zach storms off. Later, he goes to Beth's grave and sees a large hole in its place. He confronts Geenie and Maury with this and they explain that, after the funeral, Beth suddenly reappeared, seemingly alive and well. Beth's parents are reluctant to let her leave the house, especially during daytime, and refuse to tell her that she died. When Zach takes Beth on a daytime date in the park, she gets blisters on her face, apparently from the sun. Maury bans Zach from the Slocum house and seeing Beth, but Zach continues to sneak in.
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