Just In Time For Hanukkah And Christmas

With Hanukkah starting on Christmas Day this year, BAD SHABBOS is just the ticket for a fast-paced comedy about a Jewish family meeting their future non-Jewish in-laws over a Shabbat dinner.  Directed by Daniel Robbins, and co-written with Zack Weiner, this "one-night-in-New-York" story delivers laugh-out-loud performances by an ensemble cast led by Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff "Method Man" Smith, along with David Paymer, Milana Vayntrub, Jon Bass, Meghan Leathers, Catherine Curtin, John Bedford Lloyd, and Ashley Zukerman. 

“When we tested the film, we shared it with many different audiences to make sure it works for everyone. The goal was to make a film like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which is specific to a certain culture, but universal in its humor and its heart. The reaction (from Jews and non-Jews) has been amazing from both.”

In the film BAD SHABBOS, David and his fiancée Meg, who is converting to Judaism, have invited her devout Catholic parents to meet David's Jewish family for the first time at a Shabbat dinner.

David’s mother Ellen and his dad, Richard, are preparing for the dinner. Meanwhile, David’s sister Abby and her boyfriend Benjamin are running late, and his younger brother Adam is an anxious ball of nerves. Just when everything starts to simmer, an accidental death gets in the way and the uproariously funny dark comedy is filled with twists, turns, and laughs you won’t see coming.

From Menemsha Films, the theatrical premiere of BAD SHABBOS starts Friday, December 6 exclusively at the Movies of Delray, located at 7421 West Atlantic Avenue on the corner of Hagan Ranch Road in Delray Beach. Director, Daniel Robbins and Producer, Adam Mitchell will be on-hand for audience discussions at several weekend showtimes for three weeks, December 6th - December 8th, December 13th - December 15th and December 20th - December 22nd. Check showtimes and purchase tickets at: www.moviesofdelray.com

BAD SHABOSS won the Audience Award at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, the Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Audience Award and Jury Award at Cordillera International Film Festival in Reno, Nevada. The film has also played to sold out crowds at film festivals, including the Hamptons, Rutger University in New Jersey, and Pittsburg among others.

In January 2025, the comedy will screen in West Palm at the Sun and Stars International Film Festival from January 23rd - February 2nd and at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on January 9th - January 23rd. After, BAD SHABBOS will roll out to additional theaters in Florida and elsewhere in the U.S.

Courtesy of Menemsha Films