When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home.
Acting
Jon Heder finally gets to be tender, not just weird.
Production
The bowling alley feels lived-in, loved, and genuinely threatened.
Writing
Dialogue that respects working-class intelligence without romanticizing struggle.
Director
Kendall Goldberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a remake of the 2015 German film 'Jeff,' but director Kendall Goldberg relocated it to suburban Illinois and expanded the workplace family dynamics.
The film quietly captures a specific post-recession American reality: skilled workers managing declining institutions with no exit strategy, finding meaning in maintenance rather than growth.
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