Jobe'z World

2018 American film

Jason Grisell
Theodore Bouloukos

CinematographySean Price WilliamsEdited byZach ClarkMusic byPaul Grimstad

Production
company

Jobeworks

Distributed byFactory 25

Release dates

2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) (Indie Memphis Film Festival)
11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) (US)

Running time

70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Jobe'z World is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Michael M. Bilandic, starring Jason Grisell and Theodore Bouloukos.

Cast

Jason Grisell as Jobe
Theodore Bouloukos as Royce
Stephen Payne as Ron
Owen Kline as Zane
Jeremy O. Harris as Jax
Lindsay Burdge as Linda
Sean Price Williams as Brad
Keith Poulson as Frank
Jason Giampietro as Joey
Kate Lyn Sheil as Trish
Jamie Granato as Trevor
Natalie Swan as Lara
Brian Allen Jackson as Adam
Stephen Gurewitz as Radio DJ

Release

The film was released in theatres on 11 January 2019.^[1]

Reception

Richard Brody of The New Yorker wrote that while the film is "uneven", the film's inspirations "redeem its longueurs and virtually blast them off the screen and out of memory", and Bouloukos is a "secret weapon of independent cinema".^[2]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Bilandic "fails to infuse the painfully thin proceedings with any narrative momentum or comic flair, resulting in an oppressive weirdness for weirdness’ sake."^[1]

Mark Jenkins of NPR wrote that "at a mere 67 minutes, the movie is not exactly sprightly", as well as that while the screenplay "begins with a promising scenario", the characters are "sketchy", and the dialogue "needs a couple more spins through the word processor."^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Scheck, Frank (9 January 2019). "'Jobe'z World': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ Brody, Richard (11 January 2019). ""Jobe'z World," Reviewed: A New Film Showcases a Secret Weapon of Independent Cinema, the Actor Theodore Bouloukos". The New Yorker. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ Jenkins, Mark (10 January 2019). "It's A Small, Slight 'Jobe'z World'". NPR. Retrieved 15 December 2022.