The Accomplice

Arriving home from a long business trip, Jerry discovers a number of urgent messages on his answering machine from his impulsive and inept friend, Randy. Much to his surprise, Jerry is now an unwilling participant in one of Randy's boneheaded schemes.

  • John F. Beach
    Director
  • Jon Hoeg
    Director
  • Dustin Hahn
    Writer
  • Greg Hahn
    Writer
  • John F. Beach
    Producer
  • Martin Spanjers
    Producer
  • Jon Hoeg
    Producer
  • Evan Peters
    Key Cast
    Dahmer; Mare of Easttown; American Horror Story; X-Men
  • John F. Beach
    Key Cast
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; Ruby Sparks
  • Ben Goodman
    Cinematographer
  • Susie Mancini
    Production Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Thriller, Crime
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 5, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa; Arri Amira
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Atlanta Film Festival
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    March 29, 2017
    World Premiere
    Filmmaker-to-Watch Award Nomination
  • Sonoma International Film Festival
    Sonoma, CA
    United States
    March 31, 2017
  • Garden State Film Festival
    Atlantic City, NJ
    United States
    April 1, 2017
  • Lower East Side Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    June 10, 2017
    WINNER - Audience Award
  • Fantasia International Film Festival
    Montreal, Quebec
    Canada
    July 26, 2017
    International Premiere
  • Long Beach International Film Festival
    Long Beach, NY
    United States
    August 4, 2017
    WINNER - Best Comedy Short Film
  • HollyShorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    August 16, 2017
    Los Angeles Premiere
  • Reno-Tahoe International Film Festival
    Reno, NV
    United States
    September 8, 2017
    WINNER - Jury Awards for Best Comedy Short Film & Best Actor (Evan Peters); WINNER - Audience Award for Best Short Film
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    September 10, 2017
    WINNER - Best Short Film
  • Fantastic Fest
    Austin, TX
    United States
    September 22, 2017
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    October 6, 2017
    European Premiere
    WINNER - Special Mention
  • Tacoma Film Festival
    Tacoma, WS
    United States
    October 8, 2017
  • St. Louis International Film Festival
    St. Louis, MO
    United States
    November 4, 2017
  • LA Comedy Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    November 11, 2017
  • Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    November 14, 2017
    WINNER - Best Comedy Short Film
  • Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 20, 2017
    Australian Premiere
    WINNER - Special Mention
  • Shivers Film Festival
    Konstanz
    Germany
    November 27, 2017
    Germany Premiere
  • London Lift-Off Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 4, 2017
    UK Premiere
  • San Jose Short Film Festival
    San Jose, CA
    United States
    December 8, 2017
Director Biography - John F. Beach, Jon Hoeg

Louisiana native John F. Beach is an award-winning filmmaker and actor currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Beach’s solo-directing debut, “They Grow Up So Fast”, screened in competition at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, in addition to winning the 50K Grand Prize at the 2022 Louisiana Film Prize. It won over a dozen major awards on its festival run, including Jury & Audience Awards for Best Comedy Short at the Oscar Qualifying Indy Shorts and Cleveland International Film Festivals, respectively, and Best of Fest at the HollyShorts Comedy Film Festival. Beach also landed a Best Director Honorable Mention at Just For Laughs in Montreal. "They Grow Up So Fast" has been picked up for distribution and is currently available on Canal+, Virgin Atlantic Airlines and the new Tribeca Festival channel on DirecTV.

Previously, Beach co-directed and produced international award-winning and Fantastic Fest favorite short film “The Accomplice”, also starring opposite Evan Peters.

He also co-directed the music video for lovelytheband’s record-breaking Billboard smash single “broken”, which has received over 50 million views on Youtube.

As an actor, Beach is recognizable as a two decade mainstay in national commercials, including Super Bowl spots for Ram Trucks, Bud Light and Diet Pepsi, among others. His film and TV credits include a supporting role in the Dayton/Faris film “Ruby Sparks” and a memorable guest star turn as ‘The Shusher’ on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”.

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