
BlackTree TV's Shauna Bain Smith sits down with Mike White to talk about his new film Gentlemen Broncos... What do science fiction space odysseys, popcorn balls, mythical yeast, rebellious teenagers, plagiarism and Dr. Ronald Chevaliers esteemed anous workshop have in common? They are all a part of the quirky new universe of GENTLEMEN BRONCOS, the latest comedy from director Jared Hess, the mind behind NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and NACHO LIBRE. A salute to oddball adolescent artistes everywhere, GENTLEMEN BRONCOS weaves together a series of narratives revolving around Benjamin Purvis (Michael Angarano), a loveable underdog whose passion for writing science-fiction novels is turned upside down when his idol, the celebrated fantasy author Dr. Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement), steals his story at a writers camp. Benjamin, a 17-year-old science fiction prodigy, lives in a geodesic dome in Utah with his mother (Jennifer Coolidge), an aspiring nightgown designer working on a line she calls Decent Beginnings. As a homeschooler, Benjamin doesnt have much experience in the real world, but his imagination takes him to fantastical worlds far from the drab small town in which he lives. When he finds out that his idol, sci-fi legend Dr. Ronald Chevalier will be teaching at Cletus Festival (the best writers camp in Utah), its the chance of a lifetime for the young author. He packs up his best manuscript, Yeast Lords: The Bronco Years, and sets out to fulfill his destiny. There he meets some <b>...</b>
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