This fall, come on and dream, baby dream! A24 presents the stirring trailer forAmerican Honey. In this slice of pure Americana, a teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind ofhard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits. The teaser is set to the anthemic Bruce Springsteen ballad ‘Dream Baby Dream’, which sets the tone for the drama that plays out.
Overflowing with electric, primal energy,American Honeyis an immersive, exhilarating odyssey of heartbreaking beauty. It is a generation-defining movie that celebrates the defiant resilience of young people looking for a place they belong. These teens are chasing their own version of theAmerican Dream, and there may be only one person who can truly show them what that is.
‘Optimistic and just plain beautiful…A film for this generation’, raves Ryland Aldrich of Twitch.American Honeycomes from acclaimed director Andrea Arnold, who took home the Jury Prize at Festival de Cannes. Arnold is best known for her 2009 indie dramaFish Tankstarring Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender. She also directed 2011’sWuthering Heights. Before embarking onAmerican Honey, she helmed two important episodes of the Amazon smash hitTransparent.
Sasha Lane makes her acting debut inAmerican Honey, joining a stellar cast that also includes Actress and modelRiley Keough, who may be best known forMad Max: Fury Roadand just so happens to be the oldest grandchild of musical iconElvis Presley. Shia LaBeouf rounds out the leading trio, returning to the big screen after a series ofpop artexperiments carried out around the globe. He was last seen starring in director David Ayer’s WWII thrillerFury.
American Honeis one of this fall’s moreexciting movies. It opens September 30, which is prime Oscar real estate. It will debut in theaters during a block that is quite full of independent and wide releases. Also coming on this date is Lionsgate’s true-life oil disatster thrillerDeepwater Horizonstarring Mark Wahlberg. The ensemble comedyMastermindswill finally see its way into theaters after being delayed due to Relativity’s bankruptcy issues. It stars Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig. And Tim Burton will deliver his latest fantasy epicMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Take a look at the trailer and poster forAmerican Honeywhich arrive fromA24. This may be the next true American road classic.
