Jake Johnson describes his new film “Self Reliance,” which he wrote and directed, as “‘Jacob’s Ladder’ with some laughs.” The film is a comedy with real st…
,” which he wrote and directed, as “‘Jacob’s Ladder’ with some laughs.” The film is a comedy with real stakes: Johnson stars as a man who winds up in a game where he’s trying to win a million dollars while hunters try to kill him. The twist is he discovers that the hunters can only attack him when he’s alone. But when none of his friends or family believe the game is real, Johnson’s character must figure out how to survive on his own.
“I love ‘Jacob’s Ladder.’ I love it so much. I do get some laughs,” Johnson said after the screening. “And I thought, what if you fill it with really funny people and you’re actually personalized, but it’s scary, and you’re not sure what’s happening and you’re along for a ride.” “I thought, who would be somebody who’s playing? The idea went away and then the pandemic came,” he said. “And when the pandemic hit I felt like truth became subjective. I was missing everybody. I thought I’m gonna try it right now and if the world comes back, I’m going to try to make it.”“The whole vibe was, let’s just really go for it,” Johnson said. “Because we were just climbing out of the pandemic. So the actors, everybody’s vibe was so good. Everybody in post worked so hard.
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