MOOCH
A New Jersey Crime Comedy.
Written & Directed by Jeff Ryan
Out now · Apple TV · Prime Video · Fandango at Home
A New Jersey Crime Comedy.
Written & Directed by Jeff Ryan
Out now · Apple TV · Prime Video · Fandango at Home
Rent or own on cable, satellite and digital.
Shane, almost thirty, is the oldest caddie at Hopkinton Country Club by fifteen years. After losing another job to a teenage caddie, he steals money from a club member's locker — Don Simisomo, New Jersey's wealthiest nightclub owner.
Don catches him in the act and hires him as a "Private Dick" to dig up dirt on his wife before their divorce hearing — sending Shane down a rabbit hole of theft, adultery, and heartbreak. No matter what he gets caught up in, whom he pisses off, or how good of a job he does, one thing never changes — Shane is a MOOCH.
"When I was in high school, my friend's dad told me I was going to fail in life because I was a 'Mooch.' Making this film was a dream come true, and I am proud to put my dirty laundry on screen for all to enjoy." — Jeff Ryan, Writer/Director
Ryan has built the comedy around a man who spends his life improvising identities until one of them unexpectedly fits. Shane may be hopeless at adulthood. He is disturbingly decent at detective work.Read the full review → The Projection Booth — Interview Special Report: ‘Mooch’ — 33 minutes with Jeff Ryan
Building a character out of a teenage insult, shooting with Kenneth Wales while acting in every scene, a long post, and answering festival rejection by starting his own festival.Listen to the interview → Elements of Madness — Interview A Conversation with ‘Mooch’ writer/actor/director Jeff Ryan
Shane is, and always will be, a MOOCH.Read the interview → The AU Review — Interview Jeff Ryan on turning an insult into a comedy-noir with ‘Mooch’
I still laugh at it, too. Maybe that makes me a narcissist, but I still think it’s funny.Read the interview →
Aaron Gillespie (Underoath / The Almost) and Jeff Ryan collaborated to bring a nostalgic tone to Mooch. Ten original tracks inspired by the themes of the film — pop-punk as a genre speaks to the film's core belief: acceptance of one's self.
Out now. Ten original tracks, released 4 September 2026.
Released with Emo Nite.
Jeff hosted Emo Nite in Hollywood and DJ'd a set, with Mooch on the screens — alongside Emo Nite, who released the film's soundtrack with us in September.
Coming soon Jeff was also a guest on CD Burners, the Emo Nite founders’ video podcast. Video and clips to follow.
Five or six years ago I went to an Emo Nite, came home, and wrote “EMO CRIME COMEDY” in a notebook. That’s where this started. — Jeff Ryan
More one-night shows with the soundtrack artists are in the works. Check back here for dates, or watch the press page for announcements.
See why Mooch sells tickets — the audience data, the soundtrack reach, and the tour partnership behind the film.
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