Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Josh Greenbaum, from a screenplay by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who also star. Also featuring Jamie Dornan and Damon Wayans Jr., the plot follows two best friends from Nebraska who travel to Florida on vacation only to become caught up in a villain’s plot.
Originally scheduled for a 2020 theatrical bow, due to the pandemic Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar was pushed back and released in the United States via PVOD on February 12, 2021, by Lionsgate. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
Plot
Middle-aged best friends Barb and Star leave their home of Soft Rock, Nebraska for the first time to go on vacation to Vista Del Mar, Florida. They are apprehensive about trying something new. The two friends construct a narrative about a woman named “Trish”, who becomes a water spirit. Upon arrival, they find accommodations at the luxurious Vista Del Mar Hotel and resolve to try many excursions, particularly an inflatable banana inner tube ride.
Cast
Kristen Wiig as Star and Sharon Fisherman
Elizabeth Kelly as young Sharon Fisherman
Nevada Renee Arnold as three year old Fisherman
Annie Mumolo as Barb Quicksilver
Jamie Dornan as Edgar Paget
Damon Wayans Jr. as Darlie Bunkle
Michael Hitchcock as Gary
Kwame Patterson as George the Bartender
Reyn Doi as Yoyo
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Mickey Revelet
Vanessa Bayer as Debbie
Fortune Feimster as Pinky
Rose Abdoo as Bev
Phyllis Smith as Delores
Mark Jonathan Davis as Richard Cheese
Karen Maruyama as the Caricaturist
Jayde Martinez as Maria Margolis
Tom Lenk as Arnie
Hank Rogerson as Foster Dad
Josh Robert Thompson as Morgan Freemond
Andy García (credited as Tommy Bahama) as Tommy Bahama
Reba McEntire as Trish
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