{"id":127008,"date":"2025-08-07T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127008\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T18:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:31:10","slug":"watch-the-first-trailer-for-if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127008\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the first trailer for &#8216;If I Had Legs I&#8217;d Kick You&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">A24 released the first trailer for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Written and directed by Mary Bronstein, the psychological drama stars Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky, as well as Brookline native Conan O\u2019Brien. The film follows Linda (Byrne), a mother under pressure as she deals with her kid\u2019s unknown illness, an absentee husband (Christian Slater), a house flood, and a declining relationship with her therapist (O\u2019Brien).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-LFJYAE53FFDV3P4J4HQOYIYNRE-image\" alt=\"Rose Byrne in &quot;If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.&quot;\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LFJYAE53FFDV3P4J4HQOYIYNRE.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>Rose Byrne in &#8220;If I Had Legs I&#8217;d Kick You.&#8221;A24<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">\u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d had its global premiere at Sundance in January, followed by its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, where Byrne won the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/berlin-film-festival-winners-2025-1236298118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/berlin-film-festival-winners-2025-1236298118\/\">Silver Bear<\/a> award for best leading performance. It is set to release theatrically Oct. 10, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-trailer-rose-byrne-a24-1236479609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-trailer-rose-byrne-a24-1236479609\/\">according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Earlier this year, O\u2019Brien said in an interview on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kTCMPedUSWU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kTCMPedUSWU\">Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a>\u201d that he was told to consider the role by Adam Sandler, a New Hampshire native, who previously worked with A24 on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2019\/12\/23\/arts\/uncut-gems-excels-with-diamonds-rough-very-rough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2019\/12\/23\/arts\/uncut-gems-excels-with-diamonds-rough-very-rough\/\">Uncut Gems<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">O\u2019Brien, known for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2020\/11\/17\/arts\/conan-obrien-is-ending-his-tbs-show-moving-hbo-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2020\/11\/17\/arts\/conan-obrien-is-ending-his-tbs-show-moving-hbo-max\/\">former late night show<\/a> and his podcast \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/08\/lifestyle\/ayo-edebiri-conan-obrien-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/07\/08\/lifestyle\/ayo-edebiri-conan-obrien-podcast\/\">Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend<\/a>\u201a\u201d told Kimmel that he hesitated to take a role in a dramatic film, but the script \u201criveted\u201d him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">\u201cIt\u2019s not something that I would have sought. I am not looking to be an actor, I don\u2019t want to do that to America,\u201d O\u2019Brien told Kimmel. \u201cTrust me, this is not on my bucket list, but I met with Mary and I think I tried to talk her out of it. She said \u2018No,\u2019 she was very persuasive, so I said \u2018I\u2019ll give it a shot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">See the full trailer for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Ryan Yau can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/08\/07\/arts\/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-trailer\/mailto:ryan.yau@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\" rel=\"noopener\">ryan.yau@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A24 released the first trailer for \u201cIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You\u201d on Wednesday. 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