Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Josh Greenbaum, from a screenplay by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who also star. Originally scheduled for a 2020 release, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was pushed back and released in the United States by Lionsgate via VOD on February 12, 2021. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
Plot
Middle-aged best friends Barb and Star leave their home of Soft Rock, Nebraska for the first time to go on vacation to Vista Del Mar, Florida. They are apprehensive about trying something new. The two friends construct a narrative about a woman named "Trish", who becomes a water spirit. Upon arrival, they find accommodations at the luxurious Vista Del Mar Hotel and resolve to try many excursions, particularly an inflatable banana inner tube ride.
More details
author | Annie Mumolo Kristen Wiig |
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director | Josh Greenbaum |
editor | Steve Welch |
genre | comedy |
keywords | antidote best friend bully culotte first time florida held at gunpoint homing beacon hotel bar human cannon human cannonball inner tube jet ski kidnap kill melt morning nebraska rescue sexual relationship soft rock |
musicBy | Christopher Lennertz Dara Taylor |
producer | Adam McKay Annie Mumolo Jessica Elbaum Kristen Wiig Margot Hand Will Ferrell |
productionCompany | Gloria Sanchez Productions Lionsgate Stellie |
publisher | Lionsgate |
theme | buddy comedy female buddy |