A new trailer has been released for the Shout! Studios release of Linoleum. Starring comedian Jim Gaffigan and Better Call Saul favorite Rhea Seehorn, the film follows the host of a failing children’s show who finds a new purpose in life by building a rocket, but as he gets closer to his mission to shoot himself up into outer space, strange events that keep happening will have him questioning what’s real along with the viewers. You can get an idea of what the movie is like by watching the trailer below.

Colin West wrote and directed the film. Along with Gaffigan and Seehorn, the movie stars Katelyn Nacon (The Walking Dead, T@gged), Gabriel Rush (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Amy Hargreaves (Homeland, 13 Reasons Why), Roger Hendricks Simon (Love in Kilnerry, The Sublet), Elisabeth Henry (The Sisterhood of the Night, Behind the Mirror), West Duchovny (A Mouthful of Air, The Report), Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer, The State), and Tony Shalhoub (Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).

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Per Shout! Studios, the official synopsis for Linoleum reads:

Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children’s science TV show called “Above & Beyond”, has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him – a doppelgänger moving into the house next door, a car falling from the sky, and an unusual teenage boy forging a friendship with him. He slowly starts to piece these events together to ultimately reveal that there’s more to his life story than he once thought.

Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn Shine Brightly in Linoleum

     Shout! Studios

The movie previously held its World Premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Our official review of the film from the event heaped praise on the cast, in particular with its lead stars Gaffigan and Seehorn. Also noted was the “powerful ending” that wraps everything up in a satisfying way, making sense of all of the little clues that had been left behind.

“It’s always a big risk for filmmakers to tell these kinds of stories. Keeping viewers compelled with an intriguing mystery that ultimately unfolds at the film’s conclusion can be compared to building a house of cards, liable to collapse completely if left with an ending that’s unsatisfying,” the review reads. “Linoleum goes in the opposite direction, delivering a conclusion to its story that enriches the whole experience based on the journey to get there. It’s an emotional and powerful ending that sticks with you long after the credits roll, wrapping up the story and tying all of the storylines together in a touching, poignant way that most viewers won’t see coming.”

Linoleum comes to movie theaters on Feb. 24, 2023.