Director Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Genre Biography | Comedy | Drama
Cast Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Vanessa Bayer, Jason Schwartzma
Rating Unrated
Release Date January 12th, 2018 (Netflix)
“Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.”
Written and directed by Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky, The Polka King is the story of local Pennsylvania Polka king Jan Lewan who concocts a get rich scheme that lands him in jail, as well as in hot water with the locals. The cast includes Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Vanessa Bayer, and Jason Schwartzman. Check out the official trailer below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Polka King:
- The real Jan Lewan, whose life this film is based, was in attendance at the Sundance Film Festival 2017 screening at the Eccles theatre. During the cast and crew Q&A, Jan joined Jack Black onstage to perform an a capella version of the Polka Rap.
- A book based on Jan Lewan's life is currently in the works by author Melinda Stanislawczyk.
- This film was selected as an official entry to the Sundance film festival 2017.