“Spring Breakdown” is the second feature film for director/writer Ryan Shiraki. The movie stars Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey as “three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break”. There was a lot of buzz for this movie.

Although the film made its world premiere at Sundance 2009, the film was completed in 2006 and slipped through the cracks when Warner Independent Pictures shut down. now the film looks to be headed straight to DVD with a simultaneous video-on-demand release around Spring Break 2009. Theatrical release looks unlikely.

Sundance Channel interviews the cast and director of Spring breakdown

Los Angeles Times poses unusual questions to Ryan Shiraki

More about Ryan Shiraki

Ryan Shiraki wrote and directed the feature Home of Phobia (Freshman Orientation), which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Spring Breakdown marks his second feature as director. As a screenwriter, he’s written for Warner Brothers, Fox, Dreamworks, Revolution, Miramax, and Focus. In television, he’s had projects with ABC, FOX, HBO, Showtime, and The WB channel. He was formerly a producer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Shiraki currently resides in Los Angeles.