Bambo: A Wild Ride Through Dreams and Disasters in ‘80s Brooklyn

Production Details

Title: Bambo

Format: Feature Film

Production Begins: Summer 2026

Producer: Max Ferguson – Craig Mazin – Sarah Sarandos

Writer/Director: Natasha Lyonne

Synopsis: WORD GAMES Set in the ’80s and follows a Brooklyn-born boxing-promoter father as he tries and fails to become the next Don King, and takes his kid daughter along for the hurly burly ride of tax evasion, cocaine, race cars, lost dreams and heartbreak.

Animal Pictures

13801 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Email: max@animalpictures.com
Phone: +1 (310) 319-9500

About Bambo

WORD GAMES is a feature film transporting viewers to the 1980s, focused on a father who promotes boxing. His ambition to emulate the famous Don King leads him through a chaotic life filled with challenges. Alongside his daughter, he navigates a world of tax evasion, drugs, and race cars. The story highlights their relationship as they face setbacks and disillusionment, offering a glimpse into the complexities of dreams and reality.