Smiley Face (Gregg Araki, 2007)

After accidentally eating an entire batch of cannabis-laced cupcakes, perpetually distracted actress Jane F. sets out to complete a simple to-do list: go to an audition, pay her electric bill, replace the cupcakes, and somehow get through the day without everything falling apart. Naturally, everything falls apart. Anna Faris gives one of her funniest and most fearless performances in Gregg Araki’s sun-baked stoner odyssey, turning one very bad high into a surreal Los Angeles quest involving Marxist theory, Garfield, dental offices, an angry roommate, a very patient John Krasinski, and the slow collapse of every reasonable plan Jane has ever had. Silly, chaotic, oddly sweet, and much smarter than it looks, Smiley Face is a cult comedy built around one simple truth: Anna Faris should have been handed the keys to American comedy.

“Anna Faris’s bright performance and Gregg Araki’s sharp direction make Smiley Face more than your average stoner comedy.”

ROTTEN TOMATOES

“Faris, flawless, rocks their inspired idiot odyssey in a virtuoso comedic turn.”

THE VILLAGE VOICE

“An unabashed valentine to Anna Faris.”

LOS ANGELES TIMES

“One of the all-time great stoner monologues in movie history.”

SALON

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