Ponyboi

2024 American drama film

Mark Ankner
River Gallo
Adel "Future" Nur
Trevor Wall

Starring

River Gallo
Dylan O'Brien
Victoria Pedretti
Murray Bartlett
Indya Moore

CinematographyEd WuEdited byHanna ParkMusic byCristobal Tapia de Veer

Production
companies

30KFT
Tideline Entertainment^[1]

Release date

January 20, 2024 (2024-01-20) (Sundance)

Running time

103 minutes^[2]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Ponyboi is an 2024 American thriller directed by Esteban Arango, from a screenplay by River Gallo. It is based upon the 2019 short film of the same name by Gallo. It stars Gallo, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Murray Bartlett and Indya Moore.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024.

Premise

On Valentine's Day, in New Jersey, a young sex worker must run from the mob when a drug deal goes sideways.

Cast

River Gallo as Ponyboi
Dylan O'Brien as Vinny
Victoria Pedretti as Angel
Murray Bartlett as Bruce
Indya Moore as Charlie
Denis Lambert
Stephen Moscatello
Aphrodite Armstrong
Keith William Richards

Production

In December 2022, it was announced River Gallo, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti, and Indya Moore had joined the cast of the film, with Esteban Arango directing from a screenplay by Gallo.^[3]

Principal photography concluded by December 2022.^[4]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024.^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.^[6]

References

^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 19, 2024). "Fox's MarVista Launches Tideline Entertainment; First Movie Under New Label Is Dylan O'Brien Sex-Worker Mob Tale 'Ponyboi' – Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Ponyboi". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ Bergeson, Samantha (December 1, 2022). "'Ponyboi' First Look: Dylan O'Brien and Victoria Pedretti Lead Queer Sex Worker Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ McDaniel, Caitlynn (December 13, 2022). "See What Queer Film Dylan O'Brien Will Star in Next". Gayety. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 6, 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
^ "Ponyboi". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved January 26, 2024.