Take Me To Tarzana combines the relatable day-in-day-out corporate drudgery of Office Space with the shenanigans of Workaholics set in a high stakes scheme-gone-wild plot reminiscent of The Big Lebowski. The elements mix well for a hilarious romp around LA while weaving an important narrative centering on current fears of workplace harassment and Big Tech spying on (and monetizing) our deepest secrets. This is the Millennial answer to the impending midlife life crisis that is office place malaise and having our most personal data exposed all over the web. Come for the prescient story on the corruption of big data, stay for the psychedelics-fueled trip with a monkey in a jungle mansion.
The entire cast is very solid, but Jonathan Bennett especially knocks his comedic performance out of the park, which pairs well with Owen Harn's Tarzan-themed techno villain. Chris Coppola is perfectly sleazy, Bob Wiltfong shows up to crush your soul and make you laugh out loud all at once, and Maria Conchita Alonso even sneaks in for some hilarious guest work with Emanuel Hernandez as her son in the funniest liquor-store-operating duo this side of Hollywood. Take Me to Tarzana is well-crafted indie production storytelling at its finest. Well worth the price of admission.
The entire cast is very solid, but Jonathan Bennett especially knocks his comedic performance out of the park, which pairs well with Owen Harn's Tarzan-themed techno villain. Chris Coppola is perfectly sleazy, Bob Wiltfong shows up to crush your soul and make you laugh out loud all at once, and Maria Conchita Alonso even sneaks in for some hilarious guest work with Emanuel Hernandez as her son in the funniest liquor-store-operating duo this side of Hollywood. Take Me to Tarzana is well-crafted indie production storytelling at its finest. Well worth the price of admission.