What is "frownland"

Frownland may refer to:

• Frownland (film), a 2007 film by Ronald Bronstein
• "Frownland", a song by Captain Beefheart from his 1969 album Trout Mask Replica
• Frownland, a band formed by Kurt and Patrice of Pretty Mary Sunshine

Frownland is a 2007 American independent film written and directed by Ronald Bronstein. It stars Dore Mann as Keith, a self-described "troll", who sweats and stutters his way through his job as a door-to-door salesman, dubiously selling coupons to assist people affected by multiple sclerosis. The film is populated by a cast of characters as dysfunctional and full of neuroses as Keith. The title comes from the song Frownland off the album Trout Mask Replica, by Captain Beefheart (who suffered from multiple sclerosis).

It premiered at South by Southwest in 2007, where it won the Special Jury Prize, and was self-distributed in New York City on March 7, 2008.