MANGUS!
Monday, June 27 • 7:30pm

A fun dark comedy in the vain of such hit films as Napoleon Dynamite and Little Miss Sunshine, MANGUS!, revolves around a high school senior, Mangus Spedgewick, in fictional Rivercity, Texas.

Mangus hopes to fulfill a family tradition by playing the role of Jesus in his local annual production of “Jesus Christ Spectacular” (the poor man's version of “Jesus Christ Superstar”)…that is until a freak accident renders him legless.

Shuttled off to live with his estranged mother in a trailer park, the senior finds new friendship with a quasi sibling and winds up playing the role after a series of strange events that also reunites his family.

24-year old award-winning filmmaker Ash Christian's (FAT GIRLS) sophomore feature film stars notable talent including the very funny and loveable Jennifer Coolidge, best known as Stifler'ss mom in American Pie and her funny turns in films like Legally Blonde and Best in Show.

Veteran actress Heather Matarazzo(Welcome to the Doll House) is playing a character named Jessica Simpson, but isn't playing the singer in the film, but she is one of the its producers

Crowd favorite Leslie Jordan (best known for his Emmy Award winning role on Will and Grace) is playing Bruce Jackson — the local theater teacher.
 

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

"Exudes the quirky sentimentality of a John Waters picture with the visual edge of early Almodóvar." -INDIEwire

(2011) USA, 88 minutes

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