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6.1/10   46 votes
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Director:

Noah Kadner

Writers:

Noah Kadner (story)
Jamieson Stern (story)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

2005 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A struggling social guidance filmmaker spends his last dollars on a mysterious con man he mistakes for a Method actor. | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

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Cast

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Jamieson Stern ... Clay Crawford

Jessica Kiper ... Anne-Marie Silver
Steven Gilborn ... Sid Silver

Clayton Rohner ... Ted Gregory

Cameron Bender ... Hank Peterson

Richard Keith ... Jimmy McNichol
Saginaw Grant ... Red Hightower
Erik Holland ... Sven Halleus
Tara Nulty ... Virginia Selikovitz

Geoffrey Lewis ... Lucky Marshall
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Ryil Adamson ... School Board Chair

Evan Adrian ... Timmy
Vincent Cordova ... Speaking Role
Kevin Crum
Roxanne V. Hennig ... Featured restaurant customer
Annie Murdock ... Featured
Barbara Murdock ... Featured
Laura Nelson ... Featured
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Additional Details

Runtime:

USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Portions of the film, including the exterior of Formosa Studios were shot at Albuquerque Academy, the director's high school. more

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Are You Popular? (1947) more


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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Unique & refreshing subject matter, 8 October 2005
7/10
Author: djrlw from United States

Being a film buff, it was suggested to me by another young and very talented writer, director & actor Dave Campfield (see "Under Surveillance") to give this film a try.

I found this movie to be a very pleasant piece with unique subject matter, the plight of a washed-up social guidance filmmaker who partners up with a young mysterious loner. Although I was disappointed in the typical Hollywood ending, I thoroughly enjoyed Steven Gilborn's acting, which brought class and professionalism to this story. Though this movie was listed under the comedy genre, I would categorize it as a light-hearted drama with some humorous moments. The direction of this film is quite good although a bit slow at times. This could possibly be intended by the director in order to stay with the retro, late 50's – early 60's feel. The cinematography and the film as a whole has a polished feel to it for a low budget movie.

The writers and director of this film have great potential and I would look forward to their next project. I would suggest that they follow up with something offering a little more edge and get away from the Hollywood ending, but for now if you get the opportunity to see this one it is worth a look.

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