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When two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

My friends and I filmed Idiots earlier last year (2025) in Atlanta. It’s a labor of love. Short money, long hours, sweat equity, cussed determination, you know the drill. I had met the producer Alex Orr many years ago while working on Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin. We began talking about script ideas and Alex pitched something to do with shady teenager transport operatives. Like teenagers that transport things? No, like people who transport teenagers. Hmm, alright. So, I started a script, and together we had been trying to get it made ever since.

Idiots is a story about two guys with nothing in common (aside from a penchant for making poor decisions) on a strange journey with the troubled teenager they’ve been assigned to deliver to rehab. In the long tradition of road trip movies, things go horribly sideways. Like many indie-ish productions, there have been ups and downs: we almost filmed it in 2017 but things fell apart during pre-production. While discouraging at the time, in hindsight a blessing because it allowed this version of the movie to be the one that got made. And I love this version: it’s the sleazy-sweet earnest-dipshits-on-the-road screwball comedy that I’ve been wanting to make for thirteen years now.

It was always designed to be a broad, scatological, slapstick-y kind of a comedy (exhibit A: our title) but as time went on, and especially after the first version fell apart, it began to resemble more of a film about desperate people trying to do their not-great best, which is always going to be a soft spot for me; and in spite of the characters’ undercurrent of bitterness, I think of it as a fundamentally warmhearted story about found friendships.

The jokes are one thing, but the performances in Idiots are what zaps it to life. I think its greatest special effect is the cast: Dave, O’Shea, Mason, Kiernan, Nick, Killer Mike, Peter D. and a slew of immensely talented actors from Atlanta brought this thing to life with such verve and personality. My hope is that you’d end up liking these characters, or most of them, even if you wouldn’t want to have them in your car. I’m excited for audiences to see these folks blast off. Macon Blair, Writer Director

FILMMAKER BIOGRAPHIES

MACON BLAIR, Writer/Director
Macon Blair is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker, actor, producer, and writer celebrated for his offbeat, genre-blending storytelling. He first garnered attention as the lead in Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin (2013) and later delivered standout performances in Green Room (2015), as well as memorable supporting roles in Logan Lucky, The Florida Project, and the blockbuster Oppenheimer.

Blair made his directorial and writing debut with I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017), which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. In August 2025, his sophomore effort The Toxic Avenger reboot was released to amazing reviews and sits certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The wild/gory/fun update of the cult classic stars Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon. Blair's latest film, Idiots (formerly known as The Shitheads) - is a no-holds-barred road trip comedy starring Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., and Peter Dinklage, with Blair serving as writer, director, and producer which premieres at Sundance Film Festival (2026).

ALEX ORR, Producer
Alex Orr is a Peabody Award–winning, Emmy-nominated producer based in Atlanta. He is known for his work on The Lowdown (FX), Atlanta (FX), Swarm (Amazon), Decameron (Netflix), and Chad Powers (Hulu), as well as Blue Ruin, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, where he first worked with Macon Blair. He is currently in production on All the Sinners Bleed for Netflix.

Gramercy Park Media, Production Company
Gramercy Park Media is a leading bicoastal independent production and finance company affiliated with the Peachtree Group, known for producing premium, commercially driven films with top-tier talent across multiple platforms. Led by principals Joshua Harris, Ford Corbett, Nathan Klingher, and Mark Fasano - bringing over twenty years of experience in independent film production and finance - the company develops, produces, and finances bold, filmmaker-driven projects.

Gramercy Park Media’s recent and upcoming slate includes Motor City, starring Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival; Mary, the acclaimed reimagining of the iconic story of the mother of baby Jesus, which premiered on Netflix; The Surfer, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Lorcan Finnegan; Famous, starring Zac Efron and Phoebe Dynevor with A24; and Alpha Gang, starring Chris Pine, Lily-Rose Depp, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Peachtree Group, Production Company
Peachtree Group is a vertically integrated investment management firm specializing in identifying and capitalizing on opportunities in dislocated markets, anchored by commercial real estate with a specialization in film finance. The company manages billions in capital across acquisitions, development and lending, augmented by services designed to protect, support and grow its investments. Peachtree Group's film division, led by industry veteran Joshua Harris, has financed and produced dozens of movies across all genres including their recent films "Mary" with Netflix, "Motor City" with IFC, "We Bury The Dead" with Vertical, and "Famous" with A24. For more information on Peachtree Media Partners, visit www.peachtreegroup.com/film.

TREVOR KANE, Co-Producer
Trevor Kane is a filmmaker and producer whose credits include the docuseries Magic City: An American Fantasy and the Adult Swim animated shorts Buster & TJ, Camp Bucktooth, and Lil Daddy.

DAVID SWINBURNE, Co-Producer
David Swinburne is a film and television Producer/UPM whose credits include Atlanta, Swarm, The Lowdown and English Teacher.