Director / Co-Writer Kyle Mooney and Co-Writer Evan Winter are here to turn back time, discuss video store viewings, high school cliques and more.
This interview contains mild spoilers for Y2K.
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More about Y2K
On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy.
Starring: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, The Kid Laroi, Lachlan Watson, Eduardo Franco, Mason Gooding, Tim Heidecker, Alicia Silverstone, Fred Durst.
More about Kyle Mooney
Kyle Mooney is known for his nine seasons on Saturday Night Live. He co-created, co-wrote and starred in Saturday Morning All Star Hits! which was released on Netflix in 2021. Most recently Kyle appeared, opposite Jennifer Lawrence in No Hard Feelings. In 2017, he co-wrote and starred in Brigsby Bear, which premiered in competition at Sundance and was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Classics. His other film appearances include Zoolander 2, directed by Ben Stiller, and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. Mooney also starred in the HBO series Hello Ladies and the show’s movie adaptation, Hello Ladies: The Movie, opposite Stephen Merchant. Other notable television appearances include NBC’s Parks And Recreation and Netflix’s Arrested Development. Mooney is a co-founder of the Good Neighbor sketch group and has been a regular writer and performer at Upright Citizens Brigade since 2007. Y2K is Kyle’s feature directorial debut.
More about Evan Winter
Evan Winter is a writer, director and producer based in Los Angeles. Through his production company Arms Race he has created music videos, commercials and short form content for Paramount, Sony, Warner Music Group, and Universal, with work appearing in The New York Times, NPR, MTV, Rolling Stone and more. His debut feature film, Y2K, for A24, will have its World Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.
Y2K is in theaters now.
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