Court Crandall, writer and director of the buddy comedy Bromates

The comedy Bromates is about buddies Sid (Josh Brener) and Jonesie
(Lil Rel Howry) who are both going through a breakup, so the two
move in together. During a night out at a bar with a group of
friends, nerdy Sid meets a woman from out of town. The guys
convince Sid to go after her, and head out on a road trip to Texas
together, encountering crazy situations and adventure along the
way. Court and writing partner Chris Kemper wanted to do a story
about guys moving in together and helping each other through a
breakup. The film was independently made at first, and Court says
it was a hard sell to make a movie about guys behaving like
jackasses, since these days, so many comedies just go straight to
streaming. Luckily, musician and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg came on
board as an executive producer with his new production company,
Snoopadelic Films Inc. He plays himself in a few scenes of the
film, and though Snoop doesn't prefer to act, he was willing to do
it for Bromates. Court and the production team pursued several
different comedians who could bring plenty of laughs and gags to
the movie. They found comedic actors who could do a ton of improv.
A good portion of the movie is ad-libbed, and Court found it easy
to work with funny people who make the script stronger. Court would
shoot the scene once for coverage, and then they'd start playing
around. As a director, Court values time management, so he knew it
was important to know when to say when, and to limit the amount of
takes for each scene. They only had a five week shoot, and he found
it was important to hit the main story points so that the plot
stayed cohesive than just keep shooting endless jokes. Court is the
found and CEO of the ad agency, Positivity, with screenwriting as
just a side gig. His first script was for a movie called A Lobster
Tale, which he sold and then was finally made 10 years later. Court
also wrote the first draft of the movie Old School, based on his
experience of being in a fraternity. He pitched the story to
director Todd Phillips, sold the idea and received “story by”
credit for the film. Find Court Crandall:
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