Cartuna and Irony Point have released the theatrical trailer for Julian Glander’s animated coming-of-age comedy Boys Go to Jupiter. Featuring a star-studded voice cast, this debut independent feature film will open August 8 in New York at the IFC Center and August 15 in Los Angeles at Laemmle Glendale, with a limited theatrical expansion to follow.
Boys Go to Jupiter stars NPR’s Planet Money host Jack Corbett as Billy 5000, a teenager in suburban Florida desperately trying to make $5,000 when his winter break is turned upside down by the arrival of a bizarre creature from another world. Glander’s candy-colored 3D CG aesthetic is mixed with absurdist comedy and lo-fi musical numbers — headlined by an original song by L.A.-based singer-songwriter Miya Folick, who voices Billy’s crush Rozebud.
The cast is also features Janeane Garofalo (Reality Bites), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Tavi Gevinson (Gossip Girl), Grace Kuhlenschmidt (The Daily Show), Joe Pera (Joe Pera Talks with You), Julio Torres (Problemista), Sarah Sherman (Saturday Night Live), Tony Award winner Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!), Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby), River L. Ramirez (Los Espookys), Max Wittert (High Maintenance), J.R. Phillips (Summer Camp Island), Chris Fleming (Hell) and comedy writer Demi Adejuyigbe.
Premiered in the 2024 Tribeca Festival’s Viewpoints section, Boys Go to Jupiter is Glander’s feature directorial debut. A 3D artist, animator and filmmaker, Glander has directed projects for Adult Swim, Disney, HBO Max and Cartoon Network. His 3D illustrations frequently appear in the New York Times and New Yorker, and in 2019 he released the video game ART SQOOL, which has since become a cult hit. Boys Go to Jupiter was self-produced and animated entirely over 90 days on the free open-source 3D modeling program Blender. Peisin Yang Lazo executive produced.
Synopsis: It’s the day after Christmas in suburban Florida and Billy 5000 (Jack Corbett) and his friends pass the seemingly endless days by slacking, shoplifting, and beatboxing. In between lounging on the beach and sneaking into pools, Billy spends his time hustling on the food-on-demand app Grubster, desperate to make $5,000 before New Year’s Eve. As he darts around the city delivering to a series of oddball characters, a routine stop at the mysterious Dolphin Groves Juice Company leads to a run-in with his former classmate — and crush — Rozebud (Miya Folick) and a surprise backpack stowaway in Donut, a bizarre creature from another world. But Dr. Dolphin (Janeane Garofalo), the powerful orange juice CEO, will do anything to get Donut back, and Billy is forced to make hard choices about love, friendship, and how far he’ll go for financial security in a world ruled by capitalism in this absurdist and musical take on a coming-of-age comedy.
Following its theatrical launches in N.Y.C. and L.A., Boys Go to Jupiter will roll out to venues in Seattle, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, St. Louis ant other cities.
Read more about the making of Boys Go to Jupiter in Animation Magazine‘s feature interview with Glander here.
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