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Bob Byington is a Actor, Director, Writer, Co-Producer and Script Supervisor American born on 29 april 1971
Bob Byington is an award-winning independent American film director, screenwriter and actor living in Austin, Texas. He is most noted for his films RSO (Registered Sex Offender) (2008) and Harmony and Me (2009). His latest film, Somebody Up There Likes Me (2012), won The Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival.
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7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
, 1h15Directed by Bob Byington
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Togo, Alex Karpovsky, Tunde Adebimpe
Roles White Beemer Guy
Rating56%
In this quirky comedy, Larry (Jason Schwartzman) along with his trusty sidekick french bulldog Arrow (Schwartzman's real life pet), goes through life as a misanthropic outcast looking for work and a purpose in life.
Wild Canaries (2014)
, 1h38Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Alia Shawkat, Jason Ritter, Sophia Takal, Annie Parisse, Lawrence Michael Levine, Kevin Corrigan
Roles Disgruntled Filmmaker
Rating59%
Barri (Sophia Takal) and Noah (Lawrence Michael Levine) are a couple who suspect the mysterious death of their neighbor Sylvia (Marylouise Burke). With their friend Jean (Alia Shawkat), they investigate the crime and discover secrets in the apartment. Anthony (Kevin Corrigan) becomes the prime suspect.
Ned Rifle (2014)
Directed by Hal Hartley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Liam Aiken, Aubrey Plaza, Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, Martin Donovan, Lloyd Kaufman
Roles Concierge
Rating61%
Fay Grim (Parker Posey) a passé quatre ans en détention préventive pour des activités terroristes présumées et est transférée dans un pénitencier fédéral pour purger une peine d'emprisonnement à vie. Son fils, Ned Rifle (Liam Aiken), a été placé sous protection de témoins dans une famille chrétienne. Le film suit l'intention de Ned de tuer son père, Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan), pour avoir ruiné la vie de sa mère, Fay Grim. Par la suite, Ned rencontre Susan (Aubrey Plaza), qui a une connexion au passé de Henry Fool.
The Color Wheel (2011)
Directed by Alex Ross Perry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ry Russo-Young, Kate Lyn Sheil, Bob Byington, Alex Ross Perry
Roles Professor Neil Chadwick
Rating65%
Colin (Alex Ross Perry) lives with his girlfriend Zoe (Ry Russo-Young). His troubled sister JR (Carlen Altman) visits him asking for a favor. JR is an aspiring news anchor. She asks her brother to accompany her on a road trip to pick up her belongings from Neil who is her ex-boyfriend. Neil is a broadcasting professor at the college JR went to. Neil and JR lived together until they broke up and JR dropped out of school. Colin begrudgingly agrees to help his sister. During the trip they constantly bicker and argue with each other revealing that JR's relationship with her parents is dysfunctional unlike her brother's.
Beeswax (2009)
, 1h40Directed by Andrew Bujalski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Alex Karpovsky, Bob Byington, Bryan Poyser
Roles Tom
Rating60%
Jeannie et Lauren sont deux sœurs jumelles qui vivent ensemble à Austin au Texas mais qui n’ont rien en commun. Lauren a du mal à trouver un emploi stable et réfléchit au poste d’enseignante qu’on lui propose au Kenya. Jeannie, handicapée, tient une boutique de vêtements vintage mais un conflit éclate avec son associée.
Director
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
, 1h15Directed by Bob Byington
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Togo, Alex Karpovsky, Tunde Adebimpe
Rating56%
In this quirky comedy, Larry (Jason Schwartzman) along with his trusty sidekick french bulldog Arrow (Schwartzman's real life pet), goes through life as a misanthropic outcast looking for work and a purpose in life.
Somebody Up There Likes Me (2013)
, 1h16Directed by Bob Byington
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Jonathan Togo, Kevin Corrigan, Megan Mullaly, Kate Lyn Sheil
Rating56%
The film skips through 35 years in the life of Max Youngman (Poulson), following him through his courtship and marriage to Lyla (Weixler), also the object of affection for his best friend Sal (Offerman). Never seeming to age, Max and the adult characters closest to him stumble in and out of comically misguided relationships and happenstances that are seamlessly woven together by animated vignettes provided by Bob Sabiston (A Scanner Darkly).
Scriptwriter
7 Chinese Brothers (2015)
, 1h15Directed by Bob Byington
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Togo, Alex Karpovsky, Tunde Adebimpe
Roles Writer
Rating56%
In this quirky comedy, Larry (Jason Schwartzman) along with his trusty sidekick french bulldog Arrow (Schwartzman's real life pet), goes through life as a misanthropic outcast looking for work and a purpose in life.
Somebody Up There Likes Me (2013)
, 1h16Directed by Bob Byington
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Jonathan Togo, Kevin Corrigan, Megan Mullaly, Kate Lyn Sheil
Roles Writer
Rating56%
The film skips through 35 years in the life of Max Youngman (Poulson), following him through his courtship and marriage to Lyla (Weixler), also the object of affection for his best friend Sal (Offerman). Never seeming to age, Max and the adult characters closest to him stumble in and out of comically misguided relationships and happenstances that are seamlessly woven together by animated vignettes provided by Bob Sabiston (A Scanner Darkly).
Producer
The Color Wheel (2011)
Directed by Alex Ross Perry
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ry Russo-Young, Kate Lyn Sheil, Bob Byington, Alex Ross Perry
Roles Co-Producer
Rating65%
Colin (Alex Ross Perry) lives with his girlfriend Zoe (Ry Russo-Young). His troubled sister JR (Carlen Altman) visits him asking for a favor. JR is an aspiring news anchor. She asks her brother to accompany her on a road trip to pick up her belongings from Neil who is her ex-boyfriend. Neil is a broadcasting professor at the college JR went to. Neil and JR lived together until they broke up and JR dropped out of school. Colin begrudgingly agrees to help his sister. During the trip they constantly bicker and argue with each other revealing that JR's relationship with her parents is dysfunctional unlike her brother's.
Director
Bark! (2002)
, 1h40Directed by Katarzyna Adamik
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Lee Tergesen, Lisa Kudrow, Vincent D'Onofrio, Hank Azaria, Aimee Graham, Wade Williams
Roles Script Supervisor
Rating49%