Big Gold Brick

Big Gold Brick is a 2022 American black comedy film written and directed by Brian Petsos, in his directorial debut. It stars Emory Cohen, Andy Garcia, Megan Fox, Lucy Hale, Shiloh Fernandez, Frederick Schmidt, and Oscar Isaac.^[2] Principal photography began in May 2019 in Toronto, Canada.^[3][4] The film was released on February 25, 2022.^[5]

Big Gold Brick
Official release poster
Directed by	Brian Petsos
Written by	Brian Petsos[1]
Produced by	Brian Petsos Greg Lauritano Jonathan Bronfman Sergio Rizzuto Danny Sawaf
Starring	Emory Cohen Andy Garcia Megan Fox Lucy Hale Shiloh Fernandez Frederick Schmidt Oscar Isaac
Cinematography	Daniel Katz
Edited by	Bryan Gaynor
Music by	Justin Hori
Production companies	A Saboteur JoBro Productions Oceana Studios
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Films Arclight Films
Release date	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Emory Cohen as Samuel Liston
• Andy Garcia as Floyd Deveraux
• Megan Fox as Jacqueline Deveraux, Floyd's second wife and attorney
• Lucy Hale as Lily Deveraux, Floyd's daughter from his first marriage
• Oscar Isaac as Anselm
• Shiloh Fernandez as Roy
• Leonidas Castrounis as Edward Deveraux, Floyd's son
• Frederick Schmidt as Percy
• Tevin Wolfe as Lentil "Beans" Washington

Release

In June 2021, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights to the film.^[6]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Big Gold Brick holds an approval rating of 21% based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 3.40/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Quirky to a fault, Big Gold Brick tries and fails to use visual tricks and a crowded narrative to hide its fundamental lack of purpose."^[7] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 30 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.^[8]