The House of Tomorrow (2017 film)
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by Peter Bognanni
Danielle Renfrew Behrens
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| Directed by | Peter Livolsi |
| Screenplay by | Peter Livolsi |
| Based on | The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni |
| Produced by | Tarik Karam Danielle Renfrew Behrens |
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| Cinematography | Corey Walter |
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| Music by | Rob Simonsen |
Production companies | Superlative Films Water's End Productions |
| Distributed by | Shout! Studios[1] |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.6 million |
| Box office | $6.9 million |
The House of Tomorrow is a 2017 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Livolsi and starring Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff.[2] The film is based on the 2010 novel of the same name, by Peter Bognanni, a literature professor at Macalester College,[3] in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[4] It is Livolsi's directorial debut.[5] Co-stars Ellen Burstyn and Nick Offerman served as executive producers of the film.[6]
Sebastian Prendergast lives in a geodesic dome, a dated tourist museum, called the House of Tomorrow with his futurist grandmother, Josephine. Sebastian longs to leave his isolated existence which quickly changes when he meets Jared Whitcomb, a young nascent punk rocker with a heart replacement, and his sister Meredith. Inspired by Jared to rebel, Sebastian is induced to steal an electric bass guitar and join Jared in forming a punk rock group.
Cast
- Asa Butterfield as Sebastian Prendergast, Josephine's grandson and Jared's friend
- Alex Wolff as Jared Whitcomb, Sebastian's friend, Meredith's brother and Alan's son
- Nick Offerman as Alan Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared's father
- Ellen Burstyn as Josephine Prendergast, Sebastian's grandmother, obsessed by all things Buckminster Fuller, even providing retro-futurist tours of her geodesic home, including authentic video of Buckminster Fuller talking and sailing with Ellen Burstyn, who had actually befriended him in real life.[7]
- Maude Apatow as Meredith Whitcomb, Jared's sister and Alan's daughter
- Michaela Watkins as Mrs. Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared's mother and Alan's ex-wife
- Fred Armisen as Tour Video Narrator (voice)
Production
The some of the film was shot in Minnesota: Robbinsdale, St. Michael, North Branch, St. Paul, and the Dennis Odin Johnson Geodesic House.[8][9][10] According to Maude Apatow, the film was shot in 18 days.[7]
