
After violent confrontations with an intruder at home, then by a police officer and a murderer on the street, Beau is hit by a food truck.īeau wakes up wounded two days later in the house of a married couple, Grace and Roger, who live with their angsty teenage daughter Toni, and care for an unstable veteran named Jeeves, who was their late son's battle buddy after he was killed in action.
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After having been locked out by deranged homeless people for the night, he attempts to call his mother, only to have it answered by a UPS driver who tells him that she was decapitated in an accident, after a chandelier fell on her head. Beau calls his mother to explain the situation, but she dismisses him. He prepares for a flight to see his mother for the anniversary of his father's death, but misses his plane after his keys and luggage are stolen from his door. The two kiss and promise to remain virgins until they meet again as adults.Īs an adult, Beau is extremely anxious and living alone in a crime-ridden city. As a teenager on a cruise trip with his mother, Beau meets and falls in love with a girl named Elaine. He grows up without a father, who his mother says died the night Beau was conceived due to a heart murmur caused by an orgasm. Plot īeau Wasserman is the son of a famous and wealthy businesswoman, Mona, who is responsible for building a large conglomerate empire. The film received generally positive reviews from critics but it was considered a box office bomb after grossing only $11 million in the box office.


Its plot follows the mild-mannered but paranoia-ridden Beau as he embarks on a surreal odyssey to get home to attend his mother's funeral, confronting his greatest fears along the way.ĭistributed by A24, Beau Is Afraid premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on April 1, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 14, 2023, before a wide release the following week. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the title character, Beau Wassermann, and also includes a supporting ensemble cast consisting of Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister-Jones, Armen Nahapetian and Richard Kind. Beau Is Afraid is a 2023 American surrealist tragicomedy horror film written and directed by Ari Aster, who also serves as a co-producer.
