{"id":42765,"date":"2018-04-23T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=42765"},"modified":"2018-04-22T21:25:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T01:25:01","slug":"mustsee-cult-film-scumbag-dir-mars-roberge-us-premiere-on-digital-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=42765","title":{"rendered":"#MustSee: Cult Film &#8220;SCUMBAG&#8221; (dir. Mars Roberge) US Premiere on Digital Platforms!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=42766\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42766\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/priincess-frank-560x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/priincess-frank-560x539.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/priincess-frank-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/priincess-frank.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, we told you about a burgeoning, super cool, indie film\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scumbag-movie.com\/\"><strong>Scumbag<\/strong><\/a>. Since then, the &#8220;dark comedy&#8221; has garnered a mammoth cult following and is finally being released in North America, on all digital platforms. It&#8217;s the first feature narrative by Canadian-American director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marsroberge\/\"><strong>Mars Roberge<\/strong><\/a>. &#8220;I realize, almost 25 years later, that I purposely put myself in a bunch of insane situations where I almost lost my own sanity, so that one day I&#8217;d be able to make a movie about it. Here I am now, writing this from my desk in Hollywood&#8221;, says Roberge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The story takes place circa 1990s. A young wannabe DJ, Phil (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/princessfrankofficial\/\">PrincessFrank<\/a>, above pic), takes on a day job at a telemarketing company, working with crazy people, ex-prisoners, drug addicts and murderers. The time on his life begins to tick as he battles addiction, fights the law and tries to maintain the only sane thing left in his life, his girlfriend, Christine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/feminineoddities\/\">Debra Haden<\/a>). <em>Scumbag premieres on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/scumbag\/id1353724934\">iTunes<\/a>, and all digital platforms May 1st!<\/em> (screengrabs via the film)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/249596143\" width=\"560\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=42767\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42767\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag1-560x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag1-560x327.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag1-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag1.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShatters all film conventions with a sledgehammer!\u201d-<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0Hollywood Film Festival<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=42768\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42768\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag2-560x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag2-560x351.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag2-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag2.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTake it or leave it, slap in the face comedy.\u201d-<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0International Film Festival Rotterdam<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?attachment_id=42769\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42769\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-42769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scumbag3-560x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, we told you about a burgeoning, super cool, indie film\u00a0Scumbag. 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