Infinity Baby
Description
Infinity Baby, Bob Byington’s (7 Chinese Brothers, Festival 2015) pointed and droll dissection of modern life and relationships, involves babies that don’t age, men that do (but not emotionally), and a unique technique for breaking up with unwanted girlfriends. Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby, run by the garrulous Neo (Nick Offerman), is able to offer an invaluable service for aspiring parents who never want to leave the baby bubble—infants that do not get older. Ben (Kieran Culkin), a serial monogamist who says he wants to find the right woman but is always looking for the next one, and his close-to-incompetent pals Larry (Kevin Corrigan) and Malcolm (Martin Starr), are hired to market the service to those keen to nurture. While Ben swipes through his smart phone looking for his next partner, Malcolm and Larry end up having more time with one of the timeless toddlers than they would like. Does having a baby automatically confer some level of maturity? Will Ben’s mom, the sarcastic and demanding Hester (Megan Mullally), ever approve of one of the women he brings home? Will Malcolm recover from a devastating accident with kitchen cleaner? The answers to these questions and more await in Byington’s heady and hilarious potpourri. —Rod Armstrong
Bob Byington grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, and studied at UC Santa Cruz and University of Texas at Austin. His film Olympia (1998) opened South by Southwest Film Festival, after which he took a decade-long hiatus from filmmaking. Recent films include Harmony and Me (2009), Somebody Up There Likes Me (Festival 2013), and 7 Chinese Brothers (Festival 2015). He’s also acted in films by Hal Hartley, Alex Ross Perry, and Andrew Bujalski. Somebody Up There Likes Me won the Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Locarno Film Festival.
Trailer
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Language English
Year 2017
Runtime 75
Country USA
Director Bob Byington
Producer Barry Lacina, Christos Konstantakopoulos, Veronica Leon, Rebecca Eskreis, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman
Writer Onur Tukel
Editor Kris Boustedt
Cinematographer Matthias Grunsky
Music Aesop Rock
Cast Kieran Culkin, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Nick Offerman, Martin Starr, Megan Mullaly, Noël Wells, Kevin Corrigan