{{Short description|2012 film by Jay Gammill}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{about||the consumer product|Product sample|the SpongeBob SquarePants episode|SpongeBob SquarePants (season 8)}} {{Infobox film | name = Free Samples | image = Free Samples film poster.png | alt = | caption = Release poster | director = Jay Gammill | writer = Jim Beggarly | producer = {{Plainlist| * Joseph McKelheer * Eben Kostbar }} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- Per poster billing block --> * Jess Weixler * Halley Feiffer * Jesse Eisenberg * Keir O'Donnell * Jocelin Donahue * Whitney Able * Jason Ritter * Tippi Hedren }} | cinematography = Reed Morano | editing = {{Plainlist| * Franklin Peterson * Jay Gammill }} | music = Eric Elbogen | studio = Film Harvest | distributor = Starz Distribution | released = {{Film date|2012|4|20|Tribeca|2013|5|21|United States}} | runtime = 79 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Free Samples''''' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film starring Jess Weixler, Halley Feiffer, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, and Tippi Hedren. It was the first film directed by Jay Gammill and the first film written by Jim Beggarly.<ref>{{cite web|last=Costanza|first=Justine Ashley|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/tribeca-film-festival-2012-review-free-samples-refreshingly-quirky-440654|title=Tribeca Film Festival 2012 Review: Free Samples Is Refreshingly Quirky|website=International Business Times|date=April 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=DeFore|first=John |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/free-samples-tribeca-review-318106/|title=Free Samples: Tribeca Review|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=August 23, 2025}}</ref>
==Plot== Jillian, a Stanford Law School dropout rebelling by opting out of the family business, wakes up after a night of drinking with no recollection and is tasked with giving out free samples from an ice cream vendor truck.
==Cast== * Jess Weixler as Jillian * Jesse Eisenberg as Tex/Albert * Jason Ritter as Wally * Halley Feiffer as Nancy * Tippi Hedren as Betty * Keir O'Donnell as Danny * Jocelin Donahue as Paula * Whitney Able as Dana
==Release== ''Free Samples'' had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fernandez |first=Jay A. |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tribeca-free-samples-trailer-jason-ritter-jesse-eisenberg-303436/ |title=Tribeca 2012 Preview: Trailer and Poster for 'Free Samples' |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2025}}</ref> The film was released in the United States on video on demand on May 21, 2013, and in select theaters on May 31.<ref>{{cite web |last=Erbland |first=Kate |url=http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/free-samples-trailer.php |title='Free Samples' Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Wants Some Good Stuff From Jess Weixler |website=Film School Rejects |date=April 30, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505105821/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/free-samples-trailer.php |archive-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Kevin P. |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/04/08/free-samples-exclusive-trailer |title=Get Some 'Free Samples' With An Exclusive Trailer |website=MTV Movies Blog |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619003429/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/04/08/free-samples-exclusive-trailer |archive-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
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Category:2012 films Category:2012 comedy-drama films Category:2012 independent films Category:2012 American films Category:2012 English-language films Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American independent films Category:English-language comedy-drama films Category:English-language independent films
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