Film News in Brief: Fred Willard Comedy ‘Here Comes Rusty’ Bought by Cinedigm
Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, JULY 27Cinedigm has bought the comedy “Here Comes Rusty,” starring Fred Willard, Bruce Hampton, Joey Lauren Adams and Paulie Litt, for digital release this fall, Variety has learned exclusively.Hampton portrays the owner of a dog track who makes a wager with Willard’s dishonest owner of a used car lot. It was directed by Tyler Russell and written by Russell, Pierce Wortham and William Ross Smith, who also produced.The deal was negotiated by Josh Thomashow on behalf of Cinedigm and Russell on behalf of the filmmakers.