If you’ve ever wondered what Fox Mulder might look like if he were a dirty hippie, look no further than the trailer for the upcoming film Goats. Duchovny plays a wacky botanist known only as Goat Man, a father figure for fifteen-year-old Ellis, who is getting ready for his freshman year at a prep school on the East Coast. His New Age mother is played by Vera Farmiga, and she is apparently more concerned with having Ellis spy on her ex-husband (Ty Burrell) than doing well at school.

Written by Mark Poirier (Smart People), the movie is directed by first-time filmmaker Christopher Neil, who is credited as an acting coach on such films as The Virgin Suicides, Being John Malkovich and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (yikes). Somehow it doesn’t surprise me that the movie is produced by the same people who did The Kids Are All Right, and it’s hard not to be reminded of the Paul Rudd comedy Our Idiot Brother as well. It could be somewhat amusing but it does also look like your typical indie dramedy. Goats hits select theatres on August 10th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.