Directed by Slamdance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish (Between Us) from a long-lost script by Academy Award® and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and screenwriter Jules Feiffer (Mike Nichols’ Carnal Knowledge, Robert Altman’s Popeye), BERNARD AND HUEY is the story of roguish Huey (David Koechner, Anchorman) and nebbishy Bernard (Academy Award®-winner Jim Rash, The Way Way Back), who are unlikely collegiate friends in late 1980s New York.
Years later, a bedraggled Huey crashes at Bernard’s upscale bachelor pad. As the two reconnect, Bernard falls in love with Huey’s estranged daughter Zelda (Mae Whitman, Good Girls), an aspiring graphic novelist who's got a seductive new creative partner, Conrad (Eka Darville, Jessica Jones). Huey slowly gets his mojo back and tries to seduce the various women in Bernard’s life, including his off-again girlfriend Roz (Sasha Alexander, Rizzoli & Isles) and colleague, Mona (Nancy Travis, So I Married An Axe Murderer), while reconnecting with his ex-wife (Bellamy Young, Scandal) and brother (Richard Kind, Argo). As Bernard and Huey return to their old ways, at least one of them finds himself in danger of marrying a woman old enough to be his wife. An award-winning film that screened at over 30 festivals in 5 continents, BERNARD AND HUEY is a particularly timely story of two men behaving badly, and the smart women who rein them in.
PRESS REVIEWS:
“Has wit and personality… bristles with Mr. Feiffer’s inimitable wit” – THE NEW YORK TIMES
“The ever-reliable Koechner admirably underplays Huey's loser aspects, thankfully resisting the opportunity to turn him into a caricature" – THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Bristles with anxious, circuitous, hilarious talk” – THE VILLAGE VOICE
"Outstanding performances from Rash as the older Bernard and, especially, Koechner as the contemporary Huey” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“A reminder of why the cartoonist [screenwriter Jules Feiffer] became popular in the first place” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“The acting is strong across-the-board… crackles with wit and intelligence.” – REEL VIEWS
“Bernard and Huey is a small pleasure; it’s almost always welcome to watch a character-based film crafted without pretentions” – REEL VIEWS
“The actors are wonderful”- FILM THREAT
“Mirvish has stylishly blended the past and present for a comfortable vibe that makes the film fun and cool” - FILM THREAT
“Lovingly detailed” - ROGEREBERT.COM
“The performances are spot-on, and the production looks and sounds great” - ROGEREBERT.COM
“It's a terrific cast. It's really a joy to watch” - FILM SCHOOL RADIO
“That Feiffer, that wit, that bite, that honesty is in the film” - FILM SCHOOL RADIO
“A wonderful film. It's a joy to watch, it's a joy to hear the words spoken by the people who speak them” - FILM SCHOOL RADIO
“An absolute gem of a film” – PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL
“The strong characters, the comedy and the drama all work so expertly thanks to Dan Mirvish’s deft direction and a witty, brazen and acerbic script from Jules Feiffer “ – PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL
“Very very good” – PASTE MAGAZINE
“Hilarious, heart-breaking, and sneakily wise” – PASTE MAGAZINE
“A brilliant comedy” – BROADWAY WORLD
“[Feiffer’s writing is] as polished and as sharp as a sabre” - MANNBEISSTFILM.DE
“Despite its limited financial resources, is still fresher and more original than some multi-million dollar productions” - MANNBEISSTFILM.DE
“Mae Whitman’s performance as Zelda is refreshing” – SET THE TAPE
“The flashbacks are the true gems of Bernard and Huey… tremendous filmmaking” – SET THE TAPE
“A terrific independent comedy-drama” – SET THE TAPE
“**** [Four Stars]” – SET THE TAPE
“Dan Mirvish has created a warm-hearted comedy with the film adaptation of Jules Feiffer's 50-year-old comic book hero, which illustrates how timeless Feiffer's bizarre and lovable characters are” – OLDENBURGER ONLINEZEITUNG
“For fans of the formidable Feiffer, Bernard And Huey is a must movie date” – WE ARE MOVIE GEEKS
“A crowd pleaser” - LET THE MOVIE MOVE US
“A smart and dynamic comedy” - LET THE MOVIE MOVE US
“Amusing and timely” - LET THE MOVIE MOVE US
Bernard and Huey 
