![]() Principal photography began in July 2019. Julia Davis auditioned to play the villain before it was decided to cast Wiig in dual roles. In June 2019, Jamie Dornan joined the cast of the film, and in July 2019, it was announced that Wendi McLendon-Covey and Damon Wayans Jr. Wiig and Mumolo also produced, alongside Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay, under the Gloria Sanchez Productions banner, with Lionsgate distributing. The film was officially announced in April 2019, having been in production for a number of years, with Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, the co-writers of the screenplay, set to play the titular characters, and Josh Greenbaum directing. Andy García (credited as Tommy Bahama) as Tommy Bahama.Josh Robert Thompson as Morgan Freemond.Kwame Patterson as George the Bartender.Nevada Renee Arnold as three year old Fisherman.Elizabeth Kelly as young Sharon Fisherman.Kristen Wiig as Star and as Sharon Fisherman.She offers to be Sharon's friend, as do the other residents, melting Sharon's icy facade. Star recognizes that Sharon's hostility is born from her bullied childhood, and having never experienced true friendship (with the exception of a girl who befriended her only to be immediately eaten by an alligator). ![]() Sharon arrives on shore, having survived the mosquitos by taking an antidote. They are rescued and brought back to shore by Trish, the water spirit. Barb and Star go underwater, avoiding the mosquitos. However, it is too late and the unleashed mosquitos converge on her. Sharon uses a human cannon to reach them, regaining the beacon. Edgar fights Darlie, while Star and Barb escape with the beacon, taking a jet ski out to sea to save the town. He confesses his love to Star, but they are held at gunpoint by Darlie. He spots Star and Barb and helps them locate the homing beacon. They reconcile and go to stop Sharon.Įdgar realizes that Sharon lied to him about Barb and Star, that she never loved him, and was setting him up to die. As they fall, Barb and Star's culottes act as parachutes that allow them to safely land on the ground. She forces the women to jump, and leaves to go ensure her revenge succeeds. They escape, but are kidnapped by Sharon, who brings them to an ocean cliff. Edgar captures them but cannot bring himself to kill them, leaving them indoors where they will be safe and plants the beacon. Sharon uses photos from Darlie to convince Edgar that Barb and Star are spies and that Star was using him. She informs Star, who accuses her of jealousy, while Barb accuses her of lying to her. She goes to confront Edgar, but overhears his plans with Sharon. On the day of the annual Seafood Jam, she decides to wait for Star before going on the banana ride, but spots Star and Edgar having sex on Edgar's balcony. Star's secret tryst leaves Barb alone at the resort, and Barb tries out all Vista Del Mar has to offer. Star also meets with Edgar, but despite feeling conflicted about Barb, continues to have a sexual relationship with him in secret that develops into romance. Barb meets with Edgar, but feels conflicted about seeing him behind Star's back, and decides not to pursue him any further. She sends another agent, Darlie Bunkle, to give Edgar another microchip and to spy on him, Barb, and Star. The next morning, Edgar realizes he lost the microchip for the beacon during the night, infuriating Sharon. She falsely promises Edgar that if he succeeds, she will finally make their relationship official.īarb and Star encounter Edgar at the hotel bar and begin to bond and party with him. She sends her henchman, Edgar, to Vista Del Mar to plant a homing beacon that will attract the mosquitos once they are unleashed. She plans to unleash lethal mosquitos, killing everyone. ![]() Sharon lived there as a child, and her pale white skin and sensitivity to the sun made her an outcast and a target of bullying. Meanwhile, an eccentric villain, Sharon Fisherman is plotting against the denizens of Vista Del Mar. Upon arrival, they find accommodations at the luxurious Vista Del Mar Hotel and resolve to try many excursions, particularly an inflatable banana inner tube ride. The two friends construct a narrative about a woman named "Trish", who becomes a water spirit. They are apprehensive about trying something new. Middle-aged best friends Barb and Star leave their home of Soft Rock, Nebraska for the first time to go on vacation to Vista Del Mar, Florida. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Originally scheduled for a 2020 release, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was pushed back and released in the United States by Lionsgate via VOD on February 12, 2021. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Josh Greenbaum, from a screenplay by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who also star.
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