IT’S A BATTLE OF WITS WITH STEVE CARELL VS. ROSE BYRNE
IN JON STEWART’S HEARTFELT SMART COMEDY
NOW AVAILABLE TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME
IRRESISTIBLE
BRING HOME EXCLUSIVE AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN EXTRAS, INCLUDING A HILARIOUS
GAG REEL, DELETED SCENES AND FEATURETTES WITH THE CAST AND CREW
OWN IT ON DIGITAL AUGUST 18, 2020,
BLU-RAYTM AND DVD SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, August 11, 2020 – Acclaimed writer and director Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Rosewater) delivers the razor-sharp and timely comedy, IRRESISTIBLE, available to own for the first time on Digital August 18, 2020 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 1, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The “deliciously biting satire” (Pete Hammond, Deadline) follows Golden Globe® winner Steve Carell (“The Office,” 40 Year Old Virgin, The Big Short) as a political strategist going head to head with his adversary, Faith Brewster (Rose Byrne; Neighbors series, Bridesmaids), over a Midwestern town election that turns into an all-out battle between the national parties. Filled with laugh-out-loud moments from start to finish, IRRESISTIBLE on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital comes home with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content, including a gag reel, deleted and extended scenes, and featurettes with the cast and crew that take audiences deeper into the fish out of water story and behind-the-scenes on the set.
Hailed as “brilliantly hilarious” (Sean O’Connell, CinemaBlend), Jon Stewart’s latest film, IRRESISTIBLE, follows what happens when a small town becomes the main attraction for two rival political pundits. Top Democratic consultant Gary Zimmer (Carell) sees an opportunity to win back voters in America’s heartland when a video of a passionate farmer and retired Marine colonel (Chris Cooper; Breach, August: Osage County) goes viral. After a long, hard day’s work as a farmhand, Gary persuades the farmer to run for mayor. However, when the Republican National Committee counters him by sending in his brilliant nemesis, Faith Brewster (Byrne), Gary is more than primed to up his game, turning this local race into a hilarious game of tug of war.
Alongside Carell, Byrne and Cooper is a top-notch cast including Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Tully), Topher Grace (“That 70’s Show,” BlacKKKlansman) and Natasha Lyonne (“Orange is the New Black,” “Russian Doll”) that bring even more laughs throughout the wickedly funny and charming film. From Academy Award®-winning production company Plan B Entertainment and the filmmakers behind The Big Short, 12 Years a Slave and Vice, IRRESISTIBLE is an entertaining and insightful must-own film with a profound message for everyone.
BONUS FEATURES AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL:
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Campaign Comedy: The Cast of IRRESISTIBLE – Elevating the comedy at every turn, the cast of IRRESISTIBLE kept everyone laughing on set. See what it took to bring this ensemble together in this featurette.
- Taking the Lead: Jon Stewart – Go behind the camera with writer and director Jon Stewart as he reveals what drew him in to the film making process.
- An IRRESISTIBLE Story – Discover the full story of IRRESISTIBLE as you go behind-the-scenes in this making of piece.
IRRESISTIBLE will be available on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital.
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne and Rose Byrne
Music By: Bryce Dessner
Costume Designer: Alex Bovaird
Edited By: Jay Rabinowitz, ACE, Mike Selemon
Production Designer: Grace Yun
Director of Photography: Bobby Bukowski
Executive Producers: Brad Pitt, Christina Oh
Produced By: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Jon Stewart, Lila Yacoub
Written and Directed By: Jon Stewart
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: September 1, 2020
Selection Number: 62211533 (US) / 62211862 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66 Side Matted
Rating: R for language including sexual references
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1:41:32
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: September 1, 2020
Selection Number: 62211537 (US) / 62211909 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.66 Side Matted
Rating: R for language including sexual references
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1:41:32
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