As Ellis prepares to leave Tucson for his freshman year at an East Coast
prep school, he also faces separating from his flaky, new age mother
and the only real father he has ever known: Goat Man.
Director: Christopher Neil
Writers: Mark Poirier (novel), Mark Poirier (screenplay)
Stars: Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny and Keri Russell
In Goats, Ellis (Graham Phillips) is the most adult member of his
eccentric family at 15 years old. His mom (Vera Farmiga) is a New Age
hippie that spends all of her time working on self-help rituals with her
hustler boyfriend (Justin Kirk). His dad (Ty Burrell) left home years
ago and is more focused on his new wife (Keri Russell) and family. And
then there's Goat Man (David Duchovny), the goat-herding sage who has
lived in their pool house since Ellis was a child, teaching him the
meaning of stability,
commitment, and expanding one's mind. When Ellis decides to leave Tucson
to go to the same East Coast prep school that his father went to, he
easily assimilates to his new environment - even gaining the attention
of a local girl (Dakota Johnson). But as he re‐connects with his
estranged father, he finds Goat Man's influence and his life out West
thrown into stark contrast.
