Smashed (2012)

Smashed is a 2012 comedy-drama film directed by James Ponsoldt, written by Ponsoldt and Susan Burke, and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012 and won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Independent Film Producing. On February 5, the film was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics and on August 8, a release date of October 12, 2012 was set.

Plot: Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter. . . and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to confront the lies she’s been spinning at work, her troubling relationship with her mother, and the nature of her bond with Charlie.

Production and release: On September 21, 2011, Super Crispy Entertainment announced the casting of Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul as the leads in "dramatic comedy" Smashed, with Octavia Spencer and Nick Offerman co-starring. James Ponsoldt is directing from a screenplay he wrote with Susan Burke.

Shooting completed on October 22, and Smashed entered the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on November 30.

On July 25, Variety reports that Smashed is playing at the Deauville American Film Festival, which runs from August 31 - September 9. Smashed is also set to be played during the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics on February 5, and set for release on October 12, 2012.