How often have you wanted to turn to a rude movie patron and yell “Will you shut the fuck up?”
John Lithgow does just that to his The Rule of Jenny Pen co-star Geoffrey Rush in a PSA for Alamo Drafthouse.
In the humorous clip below, Lithgow performs Shakespeare’s Richard II while Rush is a nuance to society who can’t stay off his phone in the theater.
Praised by Stephen King as “one of the best movies I’ve seen this year,” The Rule of Jenny Pen hits theaters this weekend from IFC Films.
A former judge (Rush), confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, must stop an elderly psychopath (Lithgow) who employs a child’s puppet to abuse the home’s residents with deadly consequences.
George Henare, Nathaniel Lees, Thomas Sainbury, and Ian Mune round out the cast.
The New Zealand production is directed by James Ashcroft from a script he co-wrote with Eli Kent, based on the short story of the same name by Owen Marshall. The three creatives previously collaborated on Coming Home in the Dark.
Matt Donato wrote in his review, “The Rule of Jenny Pen showcases behind-the-camera command, excellent performances, and that horror has no age limit. Geoffrey Rush plays wounded and stubborn, while John Lithgow gives himself to the mocking malevolence of a nasty hand puppet. It’s a methodical brand of fearfulness that isn’t about jump scares or unnatural forces, but that’s the point.”
