The Do-Deca Pentathlon

Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Writer: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Cast: Mark Kelly, Steve Zissis, Jennifer Lafleur
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

Synopsis: Two grown brothers who, while home for a family reunion, rekindle their uber-competitive childhood sporting event (see title), so that an ultimate winner can be named. When the rest of their family is disrupted by their competition, they must conceal it in order to complete it.

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Indiewire News

Event: Indiewire and Apple Invite You to Meet Jay Duplass and the Real-Life Brothers That Inspired 'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'

With Mark and Jay Duplass' comedy "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon" finally available on DVD and Blu-ray, four years after being completed, Indiewire and Apple are proud to host a live, in-person chat with Jay, some of the film's cast and the two brothers who inspired the film.
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Thompson on Hollywood News

Duplass Brothers Kidnap Hollywood and The New York Times Magazine

They call each other Dupes and keep their brotherly spirit at the fore. In a New York Times Magazine profile of the Mark and Jay Duplass, Gavin Edwards details the pair's evolution from a budget of $3 (2002's "This is John") to $40 million comedies. Their partnership is thrilling to watch (our vide...
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Leonard Maltin Reviews

The Do-Deca-Pentathlon—movie review

The Duplass Brothers, Jay and Mark, made their reputation with a series of barely-there indie movies that first attracted attention at the South by Southwest festival. Since then they’ve made films like Cyrus and Jeff, Who Lives at Home with well-known actors, using the same improv techni...
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Indiewire Reviews

Out This Week: 7 Reviews of New Indie Releases

Reviewed this week: "Crazy Eyes," "The Pact," the new Duplass brothers movie and more.
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Criticwire Reviews

Criticwire Picks: 'The Do-Deca Pentathlon' Outlasts the Competition

In early March, when the Olympics were still months away, a different kind of athletic prowess made its debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival. “The Do-Deca Pentathlon,” a film by Jay and Mark Duplass, follows two brothers who attempt to create a definitive, 25-discipline event. A...
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