The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2016. It was released on April 28, 2017, by Well Go USA Entertainment.
An eccentric mountain man is on the run from the authorities, surviving the winter by breaking into empty vacation homes in a remote community. Regularly calling into radio talk shows — where he has acquired the nickname "Buster" — to rant about the impending inversion at the turn of the millennium, he is haunted by visions of being lost at sea, and memories of his former life as a family man.
Buster was once Jonah, a husband and father whose job as the night-shift concierge at a hotel took its toll on his psyche and, consequently, his marriage to Marty — until a chance encounter with conspiracy-obsessed drifter Brown changed the course of their lives forever. As the solitary present-day Buster drifts from house to house, eluding the local sheriff and law enforcement, the film portrays the events that fractured his life and left him alone on top of a snowy mountain, or in a small rowboat in the middle of an ocean, or both.
Cast
Rami Malek as Jonás "Jonah" Cueyatl, a hotel concierge turned mountain man who acquires the nickname Buster
DJ Qualls as Brown, a computer engineer who self-identifies as "the Last Free Man"
After producing her first feature film The Midnight Swim, Smith knew that she wanted to create a story about a man and a mountain. She wrote the script at the Screenwriters Colony in Nantucket, MA. It was a non-traditional script, that combined illustrations with scene descriptions so that it almost read like a short story.
While finding financing came surprisingly easily for such an unusual script, the biggest challenge was finding someone to cast as the lead. Originally planning to cast a Latino actor due to the bilingual nature of the main character Jonah, Smith widened the search to expedite the casting process, eventually deciding on Rami Malek who she had seen in Short Term 12 and The Pacific. A tarot-card reading confirmed her casting choice.[2]
Buster's Mal Heart was filmed near Glacier National Park and in Kalispell, MT, as well as on the ocean in open water. Originally, Smith planned to film in her home-state of Colorado but, in the end, decided to shoot in Montana for the available state grant as well as the unique and dramatic landscape. The film was shot in 18 days.[3]
Release
Buster's Mal Heart premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2016.[4] Shortly after, Well Go USA Entertainment acquired U.S distribution rights to the film.[5] The film went onto screen at the AFI Fest on November 11, 2016.[6] and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2017.[7][8]
Buster's Mal Heart received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 70% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 50 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.[11] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]
John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review writing : "Fans of Mr. Robot won't be disappointed in the least by this vehicle for Emmy-winning series star Rami Malek, which both fits in with Mr. Robot's delusion-prone paranoia and lets the charismatic actor stretch out in his first feature lead."[13] Jeanette Catsoulis of The New York Times also gave the film a positive review writing : "If the story is too tricky to realize its themes or welcome the impatient, it also contains enough empathy to humanize a character who's part man, part spiritual symbol."[14] Geoff Berkshire of Variety also gave the film a positive review writing : "Whether he's playfully interacting with his wife and daughter, or delivering a madman's rant to thin air, Malek has the range to be utterly charming, utterly creepy, or both at once."[15]
^Scott Macaulay. "TIFF 2016: Five Questions for Buster's Mal Heart Writer/Director Sarah Adina Smith". FilmMaker.
^O'Falt, Chris. "Where I Shot It: Finding the Right Backdrop for a Character's Spiritual Quest in 'Buster's Mal Heart'". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
^"Buster's Mal Heart". www.tiff.net. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
^McNary, Dave (October 26, 2016). "Rami Malek's Thriller 'Buster's Mal Heart' Sells to Well Go USA". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
^"Buster's Mal Heart". AFI. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^Cox, Gordon (March 2, 2017). "Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2017 Feature Film Slate (FULL LIST)". Variety. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^Crust, Kevin (January 16, 2017). "Listing a winter's worth of movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
^"Buster's Mal Heart". Variety. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
^"Buster's Mal Heart". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
^"Buster's Mal Heart". Metacritic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^DeFore, John (September 20, 2016). "'Buster's Mal Heart': Film Review TIFF 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^Catsoulis, Jeanette (April 27, 2017). "Review: Rami Malek as a Drifter With a Past in 'Buster's Mal Heart'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^Berkshire, Geoff (September 11, 2016). "Toronto Film Review: 'Buster's Mal Heart'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
buster, heart, 2016, surreal, mystery, film, written, directed, edited, sarah, adina, smith, stars, rami, malek, qualls, kate, sheil, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bysarah, adina, smithwritten, bysarah, adina, smithproduced, bytravis, stevens, jonako, d. Buster s Mal Heart is a 2016 surreal mystery film written directed and edited by Sarah Adina Smith It stars Rami Malek DJ Qualls and Kate Lyn Sheil Buster s Mal HeartTheatrical release posterDirected bySarah Adina SmithWritten bySarah Adina SmithProduced byTravis Stevens Jonako DonleyStarringRami Malek DJ Qualls Kate Lyn SheilCinematographyShaheen SethEdited bySarah Adina SmithMusic byMister SquinterProductioncompaniesEverything is Everything Gamechanger Films Snowfort PicturesDistributed byWell Go USA EntertainmentRelease datesSeptember 11 2016 2016 09 11 TIFF April 28 2017 2017 04 28 United States Running time96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish SpanishBox office 62 382 1 The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 2016 It was released on April 28 2017 by Well Go USA Entertainment Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Critical reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditAn eccentric mountain man is on the run from the authorities surviving the winter by breaking into empty vacation homes in a remote community Regularly calling into radio talk shows where he has acquired the nickname Buster to rant about the impending inversion at the turn of the millennium he is haunted by visions of being lost at sea and memories of his former life as a family man Buster was once Jonah a husband and father whose job as the night shift concierge at a hotel took its toll on his psyche and consequently his marriage to Marty until a chance encounter with conspiracy obsessed drifter Brown changed the course of their lives forever As the solitary present day Buster drifts from house to house eluding the local sheriff and law enforcement the film portrays the events that fractured his life and left him alone on top of a snowy mountain or in a small rowboat in the middle of an ocean or both Cast EditRami Malek as Jonas Jonah Cueyatl a hotel concierge turned mountain man who acquires the nickname Buster DJ Qualls as Brown a computer engineer who self identifies as the Last Free Man Kate Lyn Sheil as Marty Cueyatl Jonah s wife Sukha Belle Potter as Roxy Cueyatl Jonah and Marty s daughter Lin Shaye as Pauline Marty s mother Toby Huss as Deputy Winston Mark Kelly as Oscar Cueyatl Jonah s father Teresa Yenque as Adelita Cueyatl Jonah s mother Bruce Bundy as Ranger Meg Jared Larson as Dale Sandra Ellis as Mrs Bowery Nicholas Pryor as Mr Bowery Lily Gladstone as Kelly the morning shift concierge at the hotel Sandra Seacat as a public access psychic Ross Partridge as the psychic callerProduction EditAfter producing her first feature film The Midnight Swim Smith knew that she wanted to create a story about a man and a mountain She wrote the script at the Screenwriters Colony in Nantucket MA It was a non traditional script that combined illustrations with scene descriptions so that it almost read like a short story While finding financing came surprisingly easily for such an unusual script the biggest challenge was finding someone to cast as the lead Originally planning to cast a Latino actor due to the bilingual nature of the main character Jonah Smith widened the search to expedite the casting process eventually deciding on Rami Malek who she had seen in Short Term 12 and The Pacific A tarot card reading confirmed her casting choice 2 Buster s Mal Heart was filmed near Glacier National Park and in Kalispell MT as well as on the ocean in open water Originally Smith planned to film in her home state of Colorado but in the end decided to shoot in Montana for the available state grant as well as the unique and dramatic landscape The film was shot in 18 days 3 Release EditBuster s Mal Heart premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 2016 4 Shortly after Well Go USA Entertainment acquired U S distribution rights to the film 5 The film went onto screen at the AFI Fest on November 11 2016 6 and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26 2017 7 8 It was released on April 28 2017 9 10 Critical reception Edit Buster s Mal Heart received positive reviews from film critics It holds a 70 approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 50 reviews with an average score of 6 2 10 11 On Metacritic the film holds a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics indicating generally favorable reviews 12 John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review writing Fans of Mr Robot won t be disappointed in the least by this vehicle for Emmy winning series star Rami Malek which both fits in with Mr Robot s delusion prone paranoia and lets the charismatic actor stretch out in his first feature lead 13 Jeanette Catsoulis of The New York Times also gave the film a positive review writing If the story is too tricky to realize its themes or welcome the impatient it also contains enough empathy to humanize a character who s part man part spiritual symbol 14 Geoff Berkshire of Variety also gave the film a positive review writing Whether he s playfully interacting with his wife and daughter or delivering a madman s rant to thin air Malek has the range to be utterly charming utterly creepy or both at once 15 References Edit Buster s Mal Heart Box Office Mojo Retrieved May 23 2017 Scott Macaulay TIFF 2016 Five Questions for Buster s Mal Heart Writer Director Sarah Adina Smith FilmMaker O Falt Chris Where I Shot It Finding the Right Backdrop for a Character s Spiritual Quest in Buster s Mal Heart Indiewire Retrieved 2016 02 22 Buster s Mal Heart www tiff net Retrieved 2016 09 19 McNary Dave October 26 2016 Rami Malek s Thriller Buster s Mal Heart Sells to Well Go USA Variety Retrieved October 26 2016 Buster s Mal Heart AFI Retrieved April 7 2017 Cox Gordon March 2 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2017 Feature Film Slate FULL LIST Variety Retrieved April 7 2017 Buster s Mal Heart Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved April 7 2017 Crust Kevin January 16 2017 Listing a winter s worth of movies Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 26 2017 Buster s Mal Heart Variety Retrieved February 10 2017 Buster s Mal Heart Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved November 3 2018 Buster s Mal Heart Metacritic Retrieved April 7 2017 DeFore John September 20 2016 Buster s Mal Heart Film Review TIFF 2016 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved April 30 2017 Catsoulis Jeanette April 27 2017 Review Rami Malek as a Drifter With a Past in Buster s Mal Heart The New York Times Retrieved April 30 2017 Berkshire Geoff September 11 2016 Toronto Film Review Buster s Mal Heart Variety Retrieved April 30 2017 External links EditBuster s Mal Heart at IMDb Buster s Mal Heart at Rotten Tomatoes Buster s Mal Heart at Metacritic Buster s Mal Heart at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buster 27s Mal Heart amp oldid 1142329056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
