VIDEO: See Sterling K. Brown, Dr. Phil, Meghan Trainor, & More in a First Look at BUG THERAPY
The film premieres at TIFF this week.
88 Pictures and Citronella Stories are thrilled to announce Bug Therapy, a new captivating, edgy and lighthearted comedy, featuring a highly talented, award-winning, A-List cast and crew. The all-star cast includes DR. PHIL McGraw, Meghan Trainor, Jay Leno, Sterling K. Brown, Tom Green, Emily Goglia, and Jason Reisig.
Bug Therapy is directed by Jason Reisig (Smallfoot) and written by Emmy-nominated former Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon writer Michael Jann, andMichele Jourdan, of Citronella Stories. The film speaks to people of all ages, from all places, to shed light on mental health struggles and how vital it is to have a support system, especially now, whatever that may look like. The film makes its TIFF world market premiere this week, via Lon Haber & Co.
In Bug Therapy, Citronella (Trainor), a mosquito who faints at the sight of blood, tries to muster the courage to attend group therapy, led by Dr. Pill (Dr. Phil McGraw), to overcome her phobia. She learns that everyone faces mental health struggles - Stick Bug (Brown) battles depression over never feeling seen, Fly (Leno) is OCD/germaphobe and can't stop washing his hands, Grasshopper (Green) suffers from addiction to coffee, Praying Mantis (Goglia) is narcissistic/delusional and believes she's God, Dragonfly couple (film writers Michael Jann and Michele Jourdan) are co-dependent, and Spider (Reisig) tries to overcome his phobia of spiders.
"I play a Fly with OCD, who can't stop washing his hands. And it's based on an actual fly. So, it's a true story!" Said Jay Leno.
Bug Therapy delves into the core of the current emotional, cultural and societal current events facing the world, and delivers a highly entertaining, commercially viable, expertly crafted film with an award-winning cast and crew that stays true to its purpose and integrity. The movieaddresses and offers solutions to the ultimate challenge of our world today: How can we not just survive, but thrive in the face of adversity?
Watch the opening here:
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