| Director: | Nicholaus Goossen |
| Cinematography: | Sherri Kauk |
| Editing: | Nicholaus Goossen |
| Music: | Alex Geringas |
| Released: | (Limited) |
| Runtime: | 91 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $18,665[1] |
Drugstore June is a 2024 American crime comedy film co-produced, directed, and edited by Nicholaus Goossen. The film stars Esther Povitsky in her first starring role, who co-penned the script with Goossen. Produced by Paper Anvil and Bill Burr’s All Things Comedy, the film was distributed by Utopia and Shout! Studios.
After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, June, a wannabe influencer girl who still lives at home with her parents, who for their part want her to move out, takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more mature and responsible.
Director Nicholaus Goossen and comedienne Esther Povitsky have been friends for years, having worked together on many projects for Comedy Central, including her first comedy special Esther Povitsky: Hot For My Name. After working together for so long, they decided to develop a comedy vehicle for her to star in.[2] The project first began in 2017, when it was originally conceived as a web series for the now-defunct ABC Digital. But when the site went out of business, they thought about continuing the show, but Povitsky's other series Alone Together was picked up for a second season, so the two reworked the project into a feature film.[3] The script was finished in 2020.[4]
When describing the look of the movie, cinematographer Sherri Kauk described it as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off with all the woke, millennial, modern twists."[2] Filming took 19 days and was shot around the Los Angeles area.[5]
The film had a limited theatrical release on February 23, 2024. The film premiered on digital on March 8, 2024.[6]
The film has received mixed-to-negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 44%, based on nine reviews.[7] Michael Cieply of Deadline gave the film a brief positive review, calling it a "It's small, funny, and lands smack in the middle of a favorite genre: Off-center charmer turns world upside down. You know, Bringing Up Baby, What's Up, Doc?, Clueless, that sort of thing. Esther Povitsky is the charmer, Nick Goossen the director, and both of them wrote it."[8]