In the official trailer for Richard Linklater's Blue Moon, Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) is killing the vibe. The famed lyricist is settled at the bar in the Broadway staple restaurant Sardi's, following his sorrows to the bottom of a bottle as he watches his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) celebrate.

Linklater returns in Blue Moon for a wistful biopic of a Broadway legend eclipsed by the fame of his own partner, mourning his decline.

Richard Linklater's wistful chamber drama is set on the opening night of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" in 1943. Sony Pictures Classics opens the film October 17.