The Marc Pease Experience

The Marc Pease Experience is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina in March–April 2007, the film is centered around Marc Pease (played by Jason Schwartzman), a man living in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musicals. The film also stars Ben Stiller as Pease's former mentor and Anna Kendrick as his love in... more

The Marc Pease Experience is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Louiso and written by Louiso and Jacob Koskoff. Shot primarily in and around Wilmington and New Hanover County, North Carolina in March–April 2007, the film is centered around Marc Pease (played by Jason Schwartzman), a man living in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musicals. The film also stars Ben Stiller as Pease's former mentor and Anna Kendrick as his love interest. Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net dubbed the film "the next Rushmore"—which also starred Jason Schwartzman in the lead—based on the similar character elements. Marc Pease (Jason Schwartzman) is a man living ten years in the past, when he was the star of his high school's musical stage productions. The story takes place over the course of one day as his former teacher, Mr. Gribble (Ben Stiller) helms a new production that allows Pease to exorcise his Broadway demons once and for all. The Marc Pease Experience is Todd Louiso's second... less