What if your dad's life literally depended on the Red Sox winning? Fake it 'til he makes it.
Follows Ted, an aimless thirtysomething who moves in with his father Marty when he develops a fatal illness. Marty’s health suffers every time the Boston Red Sox lose, so to keep him happy and alive, Ted enlists Marty’s grief counselor Mariana and friends to fake a Red Sox winning streak.
Acting
David Duchovny playing dying dad AND directing? Multitasking king.
Writing
Based on Duchovny's own novel—yes, Fox Mulder wrote a book.
Direction
Duchovny's debut somehow makes fake baseball games emotionally devastating.
Director
David Duchovny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Duchovny adapted his own 2016 novel 'Bucky F*cking Dent'—the title was sanitized for film. Boston fans know why.
The 1978 Red Sox collapse referenced in the film is real history—the 'Bucky Dent' home run still triggers New England trauma.
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