A.C.O.D.

In this pointed comedy about a dysfunctional family, a man must revisit childhood scars and spend time with his bitterly divorced parents and their new spouses, as well as the psychologist who examined him during his parents’ breakup., When his brother gets engaged, a man must revisit childhood scars and spend time with his bitterly divorced parents and their new spouses, as well as the psychologist who examined him during his parents’ breakup., Director Stu Zicherman’s debut feature A.C.O.D., which stands for Adult Children of Divorce, stars Adam Scott as Carter, a successful restaurateur whose divorced parents, Hugh (Richard Jenkins) and Melissa (Catherine O’Hara), haven’t spoken in nearly a decade. Carter was always the peacemaker in the family and now that his younger brother Trey (Clark Duke) is getting married, Tre has asked Carter to use all his diplomatic skills to convince his parents to spend one day in the same room without tearing each other to shreds and embarrassing themselves or Trey on his wedding day. When Carter’s efforts bring about consequences he could not have imagined, he must come face-to-face with his own never-resolved issues, including his reluctance to get engaged to his longtime girlfriend Lauren (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). The supporting cast includes Jane Lynch and Amy Poehler., Forced to reunite with his bitterly divorced parents and their new spouses at his brother’s wedding, a man’s chaotic childhood comes back to haunt him.