Everything You Want (2005) (TV)

Director:

Ryan Little

Writers:

Steven A. Lee (screenplay) and
Kevin Lawrence King (writer) ...

Release Date:

17 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Love is Just An Illusion. Until the Real Thing Comes along

Plot:

It was at a very young age that Abby found herself experimenting with the gift of art while she practically...

Plot Keywords:

Aspiring Artist | Based On Play

Cast

Shiri Appleby	...	Abby Morrison
Nick Zano	...	Quinn Andrews
Alexandra Holden	...	Jessica Lindstrom
Orlando Seale	...	Sy
Will Friedle	...	Calvin Dillwaller
Edie McClurg	...	Mary Louise Morrison
Scott Wilkinson	...	George Morrison
K.C. Clyde	...	Ryan Sanders (as KC Clyde)
James Jamison	...	Professor Allen
Britani Bateman	...	Verna
James D. Hardy	...	Nick (as James Hardy)
Melinda Haynes	...	Corporate Officer #1 (as Melinda Clarkson-Haynes)
Brian Peck	...	Corporate Officer #2
Shauna Thompson	...	Bookstore Customer
Jessee Bennett	...	Customer at Counter

Also Known As:

Love Surreal (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Company:

Dream Guy Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Quin is talking with his friend while he's playing that old game the score is 10-5. In the next scene the score is again 9-5.

Quotes:

Abby Morrison: Whatever happened to the guy that didn't know anything about art. It was a lot easier to hate him.

Movie Connections:

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Soundtrack:

It's Snowing

Nice Little Warm and Fluffy Film

It is becoming more the rule than the exception that movies made for television are the equal if not better than many of the works made for the theaters. Such is the case for this little bit of fluff of a movie - EVERYTHING YOU WANT. Based on a play by Natalie Prado and adapted successfully for the screen by Steven A. Lee and Kevin Lawrence King, this film is lightweight but carries itself with style and fun by director Ryan Little and makes for an entertaining diversion of a film that is not about the heavier issues with which most films today are dealing.

Abigail Morrison (a charming Shiri Appleby) grew up with absentee parents and spent her idle hours drawing and creating an imaginary friend Sy (Orlando Seale) to care for her loneliness. Unfortunately she has carried Sy into her adult life, preventing her from dating real human beings. As an art student she paints her imaginary boyfriend who is always there for her and makes her mistrustful of real guys who are bound to desert her...! Abby meets a cocky young student Quinn (Nick Zano) faking his interest in art to get easy college credits. There is a mutual attraction that takes some time to develop: Abby talks about her boyfriend Sy to shield her vulnerability. Abby's friend Jessica (Alexandra Holden) is aware of Abby's imaginary Sy and attempts to get her to date real men. But Jessica is not without her problems - maintaining employment at Borders Bookstore being one of them - and through a series of accidental encounters, Quinn steps in to help Jessica keep her job on the promise that Abby will coach him in art. The obvious happens and Quinn's growth as a person mirrors Abby's ability to fore go her need to hide behind Sy and the two become a couple.

The young cast is attractive and for the most part acts well. There are some strange subplots that don't add much to the storyline but at least introduce some different offbeat characters. A deep movie this is not, but for an evening of light entertainment, this little film glimmers.