Dreamin' Wild

Dreamin' Wild is a 2022 American biographical drama film written, directed, and produced by Bill Pohlad, and starring Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Walton Goggins, and Beau Bridges. Its storyline is based on the life of singer-musician brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson.

Dreamin' Wild
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bill Pohlad
Written by	Bill Pohlad
Based on	"Fruitland, Washington" by Steven Kurutz^[1]
Produced by	Jim Burke Bill Pohlad Kim Roth Viviana Vezzani Karl Spoerri
Starring	Casey Affleck Noah Jupe Zooey Deschanel Walton Goggins Beau Bridges
Cinematography	Arnaud Potier
Edited by	Annette Davey
Music by	Donnie Emerson
Production companies	River Road Entertainment Zurich Avenue Innisfree Pictures
Distributed by	Roadside Attractions
Release dates	September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07) (Venice) August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04)
Running time	110 minutes^[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$303,164^[3]^[4]

The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2022. It was released on August 4, 2023, by Roadside Attractions.

Plot

Cast

• Casey Affleck as Donnie Emerson
  • Noah Jupe as young Donnie
• Zooey Deschanel as Nancy
• Walton Goggins as Joe Emerson
  • Jack Dylan Grazer as young Joe
• Beau Bridges as Don Sr.
• Chris Messina as Matt Sullivan

Production

In April 2019, it was announced Bill Pohlad would direct, write, and produce a biographical film revolving around Donnie and Joe Emerson, with Focus Features set to distribute.^[5] In October 2021, Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Messina, Jack Dylan Grazer and Walton Goggins joined the cast of the film.^[6]

Principal photography began in October 2021, in Spokane, Washington.^[7]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2022.^[8][9] In March 2023, Roadside Attractions acquired distribution rights to the film, and scheduled a release date on August 4, 2023.^[10]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 60 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "The thoughtful and well-acted Dreamin' Wild honors the creative impulse and the faith it takes to will a dream into reality."^[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[12]

References

1. "Dreamin' Wild". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
2. "Dreamin' Wild". Venice International Film Festival. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
3. "Dreamin' Wild (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
4. "Dreamin' Wild (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
5. Vlessing, Etan (April 24, 2019). "Bill Pohlad to Direct 'Dreamin' Wild' Music Biopic for Focus Features". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
6. Grobar, Matt (October 19, 2021). "'Dreamin' Wild': Casey Affleck, Beau Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Walton Goggins, Chris Messina & More Board Emerson Brothers Drama From Director Bill Pohlad". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
7. Perez, Brianda (October 27, 2021). "VIDEO: Movie starring Zooey Deschanel and Casey Affleck is filming in Spokane". Shoshone News Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
8. "Biennale Cinema 2022 | Dreamin' Wild". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
9. Tartaglione, Nancy (July 26, 2022). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Aronofsky, Inarritu, Field, Dominik, Guadagnino, Hogg, McDonagh, Panahi In Competition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
10. Grobar, Matt (March 30, 2023). "Roadside Attractions Acquires Emerson Brothers Drama 'Dreamin' Wild' With Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe & Zooey Deschanel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
11. "Dreamin' Wild". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 24, 2023.  
12. "Dreamin' Wild". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Dreamin' Wild at IMDb