Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writer:

Brett Ratner (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot Keywords:

Midget | Limousine | Knife Through The Neck | Child Star | Restaurant

Cast

Mason Reese	...	Mason Reese
Michael J. Anderson	...	Sushi Chef
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Model #1
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Voice of Mason Reese (voice)
Anna Ling	...	Restaurant Owner
Cynthia Bailey	...	Model #2
Patricia Stein	...	Model #3
Louise Gilligan	...	Model #4
Tanya Fourie	...	Model #5
Craig Tonelson	...	Bodyguard
Linda Wang	...	Restaurant Hostess in Black
Fred Susi	...	Man at Sushi Bar
Katsuhiko Kobayashi	...	Maitre d'
Fabrice Tronbert	...	Paparazzi
Jenni Lau	...	Paparazzi

Runtime:

12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New York University (NYU)

Trivia:

Ratner sent the film to Steven Spielberg with a letter begging for financing. To Ratner's surprise, he received a check from Speilberg's Amblin Entertainment.

Movie Connections:

Features "Hour Magazine" (1980)

Soundtrack:

Everybody Dance

Flat out atrocious

Most people have probably seen this piece o' sh*t on the "Rush Hour" DVD. It's very cute that Ratner made a little film and put it on the DVD, but come on! Basically a 3.5 minute exercise in crap, all this is about if some tremendous fat guy in a limo who gets chopped in half by a midget. If this is what you need to become a director, then the job clearly requires less talent then I've always thought.