Brown Paper Bag (2020)

Brown Paper Bag
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Synopsis

The year is 1942, and Archie Glass Is trying to get into Hollywood. His chance comes as he is offered a job: Find a young white movie star before the press reports that she is missing and he will have a shot at his Hollywood dream. Thus begins a journey into a Los Angeles you have never seen before, the actors who play the maids, the busboys, the background actors in jungle films, all spring into the foreground in this dramatic noir about a man willing to do anything to make his dream come true. Archie searches the back alley of Hollywood and discovers more lies than truth. Ultimately he finds the woman he is looking for and the dark reality of being a black man in tinsel town.

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 14th, 2020 (Limited) by Indie Rights
Video Release: February 14th, 2020 by Indie Rights
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Geographical setting: Hollywood
Social setting: Film Noir
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Knuckle Sandwich Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Synopsis

The year is 1942, and Archie Glass Is trying to get into Hollywood. His chance comes as he is offered a job: Find a young white movie star before the press reports that she is missing and he will have a shot at his Hollywood dream. Thus begins a journey into a Los Angeles you have never seen before, the actors who play the maids, the busboys, the background actors in jungle films, all spring into the foreground in this dramatic noir about a man willing to do anything to make his dream come true. Archie searches the back alley of Hollywood and discovers more lies than truth. Ultimately he finds the woman he is looking for and the dark reality of being a black man in tinsel town.

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 14th, 2020 (Limited) by Indie Rights
Video Release: February 14th, 2020 by Indie Rights
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 93 minutes
Geographical setting: Hollywood
Social setting: Film Noir
Time period setting: 1940s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Knuckle Sandwich Productions
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.