Pet Shop Days

Pet Shop Days
Pet Shop Days
Directed by	Olmo Schnabel
Written by	Jack Irv; Olmo Schnabel; Galen Core;
Produced by	Francesco Melzi d'Eril; Gabriele Moratti; Olmo Schnabel; Galen Core; Marie Savare de Laitre; Alex Coco;
Starring	Darío Yazbek Bernal; Jack Irv; Willem Dafoe; Peter Sarsgaard;
Production; companies	MeMo Films; Storyteller Productions; TWIN;
Release date	September 3, 2023 (Venice);
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Pet Shop Days^[1] (formerly titled Pet Shop Boys) is a 2023 British romantic thriller drama film written by Jack Irv, Olmo Schnabel and Galen Core, directed by Schnabel and starring Darío Yazbek Bernal, Irv, Willem Dafoe and Peter Sarsgaard.^[2] It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023.^[3]^[4]

Plot

After fleeing his well-to-do family in Mexico, Alejandro arrives in New York and meets a young man named Jack, eventually seducing him and drawing him into his criminal life.

Cast

Darío Yazbek Bernal as Alejandro
Jack Irv as Jack
Tal Chatterjee as Sammie^[5]
Willem Dafoe as Francis
Peter Sarsgaard
Grace Brennan
Emmanuelle Seigner as Diana
Jordi Mollà as Castro
Louis Cancelmi as Walker
Camille Rowe as Andy
Maribel Verdú as Karla
Angela Sarafyan
Gerry Bednob

Reception

The film has a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.^[6]

References

^ Donnelly, Matt (August 17, 2023). "Willem Dafoe Confronts Lingerie Robber in 'Pet Shop Days,' First Look at Venice Debut From Olmo Schnabel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^ Bajer, Ted (April 2, 2023). "Pet Shop Boys: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2023-07-25). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ Gilchrist, Todd (2023-09-03). "'Pet Shop Days' Review: Two Men With Daddy Issues Attract One Another, and Trouble, in Promising Nepo Debut". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
^ "Pet Shop Days (2023)". AV Club. G/O Media. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Pet Shop Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

External links

Pet Shop Days at IMDb

[1] Donnelly, Matt (August 17, 2023). "Willem Dafoe Confronts Lingerie Robber in 'Pet Shop Days,' First Look at Venice Debut From Olmo Schnabel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

[2] Bajer, Ted (April 2, 2023). "Pet Shop Boys: Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know". MovieWeb. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

[3] Tartaglione, Nancy (2023-07-25). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[4] Gilchrist, Todd (2023-09-03). "'Pet Shop Days' Review: Two Men With Daddy Issues Attract One Another, and Trouble, in Promising Nepo Debut". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-03.

[AV-5] "Pet Shop Days (2023)". AV Club. G/O Media. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[6] "Pet Shop Days". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

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