A romantic comedy with a whole lot of truth, The End of Us is relatable in so many ways. In the movie, Leah and Nick, played by Ali Vingiano and Ben Coleman, are a couple who break up on the eve of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order and are forced to quarantine together.
We've got the scoop on some behind-the-scenes facts about the BuzzFeed Studios movie.
🚨WARNING: Some minor spoilers are ahead🚨
1. The lead actor, Ben, and his girlfriend broke up IRL right before the lockdown started in California in 2020. After he told a couple of friends (who happen to be filmmakers) about the story, they decided it’d be a great premise for a film.
2. The whole movie was shot in an Airbnb during the pandemic. Everyone got tested for COVID-19 and then bunkered down in the house in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.
3. They worked with a bare bones crew (two actors and three other crew members), which meant there was a lot of flexibility to do what they wanted how they wanted to.
4. And the whole movie was filmed in just under two weeks!
5. The End of Us premiered earlier this year at SXSW Film Festival — although the rest of us had to wait until now to see it.
6. It was written and directed by Henry Loevner and Steven Kanter, who both used to work at BuzzFeed as video producers.
7. The producer, Claudia Restrepo, makes a cameo in the movie as fan-favorite "Flute Girl."
8. Ali and Ben had some of the best onscreen chemistry because, it turns out, they have already played a dysfunctional couple on screen...a lot!
9. Ali’s best friend, who we mostly see through a cracked phone screen on FaceTime, is played by Kate Peterman, who is also the voice of Boggo from The Land of Boggs.
10. And Ben’s best friend is played by Gadiel, who you also might remember from Pero Like.
11. The filmmakers said it felt more like camp than showing up to a studio and shooting a movie. But it's for the best, because this fun, relaxed vibe comes through in the movie — which is super relatable in all of its drama and comedy.
You can watch The End of Us now on demand with Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Google Play.
