Rating: Full

Genre: Dramady, Sci-Fi

Studios: Focus Pictures/Indian Paintbrush

Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan and Jeff Goldblum

Director: Wes Anderson

Writers: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola

Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales

Music by: Alexandre Desplat

Rated: PG-13 for brief graphic nudity, smoking and some suggestive material

Release Date: 06/16/23

Tagline: N/A

Favorite Character: Augie Steenbeck

Quote: “You can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep.”-Augie Steenbeck

Fun Facts: the movie was originally rated R for brief graphic nudity but the MPAA decided on the PG-13 rating.

Wes Anderson claimed that the story was inspired by COVID-19 pandemic.

Scarlett Johansson didn’t have a problem with filming the nudity scene.

The role Steve Carell plays was originally casted to Anderson’s regular Bill Murray.

Summary: Asteroid City is the in film play about a tiny town hosting a Stargazing event that gets a bizarre interruption from a alien.

The One Liner Review: The fantastic filmmaking by THE Wes Anderson is very Wes Andersony the way you wanted even if it wasn’t his best work.