Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid Movie Details:

Beau Is Afraid Movie Cast & Characters:

• Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann
  • Armen Nahapetian as young Beau
• Patti LuPone as Mona Wassermann
  • Zoe Lister-Jones as young Mona
• Amy Ryan as Grace
• Nathan Lane as Roger
• Kylie Rogers as Toni
• Denis Ménochet as Jeeves
• Parker Posey as Elaine Bray
  • Julia Antonelli as young Elaine
• Stephen McKinley Henderson as the therapist
• Richard Kind as Dr. Cohen
• Hayley Squires as Penelope
• Julian Richings as Strange Man
• Bill Hader as UPS Guy
• Michael Esper as Officer Johnson
• Michael Gandolfini, Théodore Pellerin and Mike Taylor as Beau’s sons

Storyline:

The film’s plot follows the mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden Beau as he embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to attend his mother’s funeral, realizing his greatest fears along the way.

About Beau Is Afraid Movie:

• In February 2021, A24 announced the film, then titled Disappointment Blvd., with Joaquin Phoenix on board to star in the leading role.
• Principal photography began on June 28, 2021, and concluded that October. It was shot in Downtown Montreal, and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, an off-island suburb of Montreal in Quebec.
• With a budget of $35 million, Beau Is Afraid is A24’s most expensive film.
• The song featured in the trailer is the 1979 hit “Goodbye Stranger” by Supertramp.
• Beau Is Afraid premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on April 1, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 14, 2023, before a wide release the following week.
• The film received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box-office bomb, grossing only $11 million.
• The film was released digitally on June 13. A Blu-ray and DVD release followed on July 11, 2023.