Petunia (film)

Petunia
Directed by	Ash Christian
Screenplay by	Ash Christian Theresa Benett
Produced by	Ash Christian Jordan Yale Levine
Starring	Tobias Segal Thora Birch Michael Urie Brittany Snow Shad Gaspard
Cinematography	Austin Schmidt
Edited by	Scott D. Martin
Music by	Douglas J. Cuomo
Production companies	New Films International Ironclad Pictures
Distributed by	Wolfe releasing
Release date	June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Petunia is a 2012 American comedy-drama film. It was co-written and directed by Ash Christian. Thora Birch, who stars in the film, and her father Jack Birch, are credited as producers.[1]

Plot

The film relates simultaneously the lives and romantic/sexual relationships of the Petunias: the parents, Felicia and Percy, and their three sons, Michael, Adrian and Charlie. The film also features the wife of Michael, Vivian, and her cousin George.

Cast

• Tobias Segal as Charlie Petunia
• Thora Birch as Vivian Petunia
• Christine Lahti as Felicia Petunia
• Brittany Snow as Robin McDougal
• Michael Urie as George McDougal
• David Rasche as Percy Petunia
• Eddie Kaye Thomas as Michael Petunia
• Jimmy Heck as Adrian Petunia
• Branca Ferrazo as Natassia
• Shad Gaspard as XL

Reception

Due to its very limited release,[1] the film has been reviewed by few outlets. Reception for the film has generally been mixed. Frank Scheck from The Hollywood Reporter weighs, in a lukewarm review, a "wildly inconsistent" plot against "some marvelous moments and a terrific ensemble".[2] Dennis Harvey in Variety compares the film to director Todd Solondz's works, judging Petunia to have "a bit less bile (and punch)".[3]

References

1. Freedman, Hadley. January 23, 2014. Thora Birch Interview, The Guardian. Accessed January 27, 2014.
2. Scheck, Frank. June 27, 2013. Petunia Review, The Hollywood Reporter. Accessed January 27, 2014.
3. Harvey, Dennis. June 27, 2013. Petunia Review, Variety. Accessed January 27, 2014.

External links

• Petunia at IMDb