Making Of Featurette for ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ with Rose Byrne
by Alex Billington
October 24, 2025
Source: YouTube
“It’s a fever dream about motherhood.” A24 has posted a “first look” making of promo for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which is already out in theaters now (go see it!). Made by talented up-and-coming filmmaker Mary Bronstein, this film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to rave reviews. With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child’s illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her own therapist. I like the way Bronstein describes how the film is abut the mother as an individual: “It’s not a story about a family. It’s a story about this person.” Starring Rose Byrne as Linda, with Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, ASAP Rocky, Ivy Wolk, Daniel Zolghadri, and Josh Pais. This promo sheds a bit more light on the intent and ideas within this film. I’m glad it’s showing in theaters now – and I hope more people catch up with it soon. Enjoy.
Here’s the “first look” featurette for Mary Bronstein’s film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, from YouTube:
You can rewatch the official trailer for Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You right here for more footage.
Linda (Rose Byrne) is a working mother at her wits’ end. When her ceiling literally comes crashing down on her, she is forced to face yet another crisis, staying in a motel with her young daughter while also navigating how to fix the hole in her ceiling, her child’s illness, a missing patient and a parade of people who seem incapable of helping her. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is written and directed by American actress / writer / filmmaker Mary Bronstein, her second feature film after making Yeast (2008) previously and one other short film. Produced by Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias. This initially premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year, and will be screening at TIFF next as a Special Presentation this September. A24 will debut Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You film in select US theaters starting October 10th, 2025 – now out in theaters. Any good?
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