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Alexander IRL (2017)

Alexander IRL poster
Directed by
K. Asher Levin
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
15
Rating
3.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of three friends throw a party to reinvent themselves. One friend's brother asks for help making a phone app for the event.

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What happens

Alexander IRL is a 2017 American teen comedy-drama web film directed by K. Asher Levin and written by Brandon Cohen. It stars Nathan Kress, Brent Rivera, Ryan Newman, Bo Mitchell, and Marcus Scribner. Produced by Rob Fishman, Levin, and Rivera, it follows a socially enclosed trio named Alexander Finn, Darius, and Stuart (Rivera, Mitchell and Scribner) trying to form their own alter ego by throwing a party and as Alex's brother EJ (Kress) begs him to make an app prototype involving his party. The latter word of the title is an Internet acronym for 'in real life'. The film was announced in July 2016, with filming occurring shortly after. Internet personalities like Rivera were cast to increase viewership of the film, primarily targeting teenagers. With technology being a recurring motif in the film, production gained partnership with the companies like General Electric, as part of an effort to increase awareness on the industrial internet of things. After a month of delay, Alexander IRL was released on YouTube Red on January 11, 2017, and received mixed reviews on its plot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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