LaRoy, Texas is a 2023 comedy crime thriller written and directed by Shane Atkinson in his feature-film directorial debut. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8th, 2023.
A depressed man plans to kill himself, but his plans suddenly change when a stranger mistakes him for a low-rent hit man. Desperate to earn a little respect, he decides to play the part of a hired gun. However, when the supposedly simple plan begins to unravel, he recruits a private investigator to help him escape from the actual killer and make it out alive.
The cast includes John Magaro (Past Lives, First Cow), Steve Zahn, Dylan Baker, Galadriel Stineman, Matthew Del Negro, Bob Clendenin, Brad Leland, Megan Stevenson, and Emily Pendergast.
LaRoy is set to debut in select theaters and VOD April 12th, courtesy of Brainstorm Media. Watch the official trailer below.