Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday is a 2022 American comedy film starring Jo Koy as a struggling actor, comedian, and single father who attends a gathering of his loud and dysfunctional Filipino American family on Easter Sunday. The film is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and written by Ken Cheng and Kate Angelo, from a story by Cheng. In addition to Koy, the film stars Eugene Cordero, Tia Carrere, Asif Ali, Lydia Gaston, Jimmy O. Yang, and Lou Diamond Phillips. Universal Pictures theatrically released the film on August 5, 2022. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
Joe Valencia is a comedian and struggling actor in Los Angeles, known for his beer commercial catch-phrase, "Let's Get This Party Started". He is also a single father to his son Junior, though his work schedule often comes first.
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author | Jo Koy Ken Cheng |
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director | Jay Chandrasekhar |
editor | Steven Sprung |
genre | comedy |
keywords | bad mother bicker box cheer los angeles manny pacquiao meet mysterious man oscar de la hoya panic attack single father struggling actor taco truck than the video chat |
musicBy | Dan the Automator |
producer | Dan Lin Jonathan Eirich |
productionCompany | Amblin Partners DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Rideback |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
recordedAt | Vancouver |