The King of Staten Island
The King of Staten Island is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Judd Apatow, from a screenplay by Apatow, Pete Davidson, and Dave Sirus. It stars Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, and Steve Buscemi, and follows a young man who must get his life together after his mother starts dating a new man who, like his deceased father, is a firefighter.
Plot
Scott Carlin is a 24-year-old high school dropout, living with his mother Margie and his sister Claire in Staten Island. His firefighter father Stan died fighting a fire when he was seven, a loss that continues to affect him; he also deals with numerous medical problems, including Crohn's disease and ADD, and smokes marijuana often. Unemployed, he spends his days hanging out with his friends, including Kelsey, whom he is sleeping with. She wants the relationship to be more serious, but Scott fears commitment and that he is not good enough for her. Claire, who is leaving for college, is concerned his neuroses may grow out of control with her gone.
More details
| author | Dave Sirus Judd Apatow Pete Davidson |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City Staten Island |
| director | Judd Apatow |
| editor | Brian Scott Olds Jay Cassidy William Kerr |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | add arrest busboy civil service civil service entrance examination civil service exam crohn's disease death ray disturb drop out dropout emergency room fight firefighter firehouse friends with benefits relationships gamble gambling addict hang out lookout manhattan marijuana medical problem neurosis out of control oxycodone paint pharmacy problem gambling sleep sleeping with staten island ferry staten island yankees tattoo artist unemployed walk |
| musicBy | Michael Andrews |
| producer | Barry Mendel Judd Apatow |
| productionCompany | Apatow Productions Perfect World Pictures |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Staten Island |
| theme | high school |