Andy Palmer Talks Comedic Journey of ‘The Re-Education of Molly Singer’

Are you in the mood for an R-rated comedy in the vein of American Pie? That is how CinemAddicts podcasat host Eric Holmes describes The Re-Education of Molly Singer which is now in theaters, Digital and On Demand. Holmes interviewed Andy Palmer, a director who I previously chatted with on Camp Cold Brook. In the interview, Palmer breaks down how his extensive work as an editor has shaped his filmmaking craft.

The Re-Education of Molly Singer centers on Molly (Britt Robertson), an attorney who is going to be fired by her boss Brenda (Jaime Pressly). To save her job, Molly agrees to re-enroll at her alma mater to teach Brenda’s son Elliot (Ty Simpkins) to be the life of the party. Nico Santos is Molly’s best friend who helps her hopefully succeed in the new mission. Rated R, the movie runs at 120 minutes. Check out Eric Holmes’ review of The Re-Education of Molly Singer on our latest CinemAddicts podcast:

With The Funhouse Massacre and Camp Cold Brook under his belt, Andy Palmer may be seen as a horror filmmaker. That, however, is not entirely accurate.

“On the low budget fare, comedy is very difficult,” said Palmer. “Because comedy often times, unless you are that pie in the sky (type of movie) like Clerks, it’s hard to do a comedy without name actors. I was never a huge horror fan because horror movies scare the crap out of me. I still watch them with my eyes closed.”

Thanks to his body of work, Palmer has met his share of horror fans, and that is a huge reason why he loved working in this genre. “But when the opportunity for The Re-Education of Molly Singer came around, I had to jump on it. I really wanted to make a comedy and I feel more at home with comedy.”

Check out the full interview with Andy Palmer below.

The Re-Education of Molly Singer is now out in theaters and available on VOD.

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