Drugstore June

Drugstore June is a 2024 American crime comedy film co-produced, directed, and edited by Nicholaus Goossen. The film stars Esther Povitsky in her first starring role, who co-penned the script with Goossen. Produced by Paper Anvil and Bill Burr's All Things Comedy, the film was distributed by Utopia and Shout! Studios.

Drugstore June
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nicholaus Goossen
Written by	Nicholaus Goossen Esther Povitsky
Produced by	Jordan Ellner Nicholaus Goossen Robert Schwartzman
Starring	Esther Povitsky Bobby Lee Beverly D'Angelo James Remar Brandon Wardell Danny Griffin Haley Joel Osment Matt Walsh Patricia Williams Miranda Cosgrove Al Madrigal
Cinematography	Sherri Kauk
Edited by	Nicholaus Goossen
Music by	Alex Geringas
Production companies	All Things Comedy Paper Anvil
Distributed by	Utopia Shout! Studios
Release dates	February 23, 2024 (2024-02-23) (Limited) March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$18,665[1]

Plot

After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, June, a wannabe influencer Gen-Z twenty-something girl who still lives at home with her parents, who for their part want her to move out, takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more mature and responsible.

Cast

• Esther Povitsky as June
• Bobby Lee as Bill, June's boss at the pharmacy
• Beverly D'Angelo as Marla, June's mother
• James Remar as Arnold, June's gambling addict father
• Brandon Wardell as Jonathan, June's little brother
• Danny Griffin as Owen
• Haley Joel Osment as Davey, June's ex-boyfriend
• Miranda Cosgrove as Kelly, Davey's fiancé
• Al Madrigal as Detective David Foltz
• Jackie Sandler as Detective Justine Piazzo
• Bill Burr as Dr. Weisman
• Trevor Wallace as Gary, the owner of a local dispensary
• Bhad Bhabie as Jenny
• Nic Nemeth as Delivery Man
• Matt Walsh as Crawford
• Patricia "Ms. Pat" Williams as Nicole

Production

Director Nicholaus Goossen and comedienne Esther Povitsky have been friends for years, having worked together on many projects for Comedy Central, including her first comedy special Esther Povitsky: Hot For My Name. After working together for so long, they decided to develop a comedy vehicle for her to star in.^[2] The project first began in 2017, when it was originally conceived as a web series for ABC Digital. But when the site went defunct, they thought about continuing the series, but Povitsky's other show Alone Together was picked up for a second season, so the two reworked the project into a feature film.^[3] The script was finished in 2020.^[4]

Filming

When describing the look of the movie, cinematographer Sherri Kauk described it as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off with all the woke, millennial, modern twists".^[2] Filming took 19 days and was shot around the Los Angeles area.^[5]

Release

The film had a limited theatrical release on February 23, 2024. The film premiered on digital on March 8, 2024.^[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Drugstore June has an approval rating of 55% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10.^[7] Michael Cieply of Deadline Hollywood gave the film a brief positive review, calling it a "It's small, funny, and lands smack in the middle of a favorite genre: Off-center charmer turns world upside down. You know, Bringing Up Baby, What's Up, Doc?, Clueless, that sort of thing. Esther Povitsky is the charmer, Nick Goossen the director, and both of them wrote it".^[8]