The Specific Pastoral

The Specific Pastoral is a 2019 American Drama film written by Jake Johnson & Derek Connolly. Directed by Colin Trevorrow it follows a 40 year old gay Ohio man Danny who has Aspergers Syndrome struggling to after two years of living alone to properly reconnect with his family and friends following a series of traumas he has undergone.

The film stars Jake Johnson, Kelli Berglund, James Brolin, Jenna Ushkowitz, Chad Donella, Nick Robinson, Carole Bouqet, Diego Klattenhoff and Adam Rippon (in his first film role).

It was released at the Cairns Film Festival on February 14th, 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on May 17th, 2019 and theatrically on October 8th, 2019.

It garnered Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor for Johnson's lead performance.

Cast

 * Jake Johnson as Danny Harlowe
 * Kelli Berglund as Andre Reese
 * James Brolin as Maury Harlowe
 * Jenna Ushkowitz as Kim Senning
 * Chad Donella as Matt Harlowe
 * Nick Robinson as Jake Harlowe
 * Carole Bouqet as Cheyenne Douglas
 * Diego Klattenhoff as Sean Russ
 * Adam Rippon as Tom Bottson
 * Ethan Embry as Zac Moffet
 * Ken Baumann as Xavier Dupre
 * Alfie Allen as The Stranger
 * Jesse Plemons as Michael Cetivo
 * Kathleen Quinlan as Real Estate Vicki
 * Chet Hanks as Young Danny
 * Elle Fanning as Young Andre
 * Go-eun Kim as Young Kim
 * Bogdan Iancu as Young Xavier
 * Charlie Tahan as Young Matt
 * Aedan Duckworth as Young Jake
 * Cung Le as Cam
 * Kieu Chinh as Thuy Nyugen
 * Ngo Thanh Van as Chau
 * Tran Thanh as Antony
 * Linh Dan Pham as Met
 * Steve Nguyen as John Nyugen
 * Vanessa Morgan as Waitress Jess
 * Jack Dylan Grazer as Waiter Max
 * Eden Sher as Waitress Wednesday