Sherman's Way (2008)

Director:

Craig M. Saavedra

Writer:

Tom Nance (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

One wrong turn can change your destination.

Plot:

An odd couple take to the open road. Having followed his girlfriend out to California's Wine Country for the summer...

Plot Keywords:

Former Athlete | Skinny Dipping | Law Student | Washed Out | Bare Butt

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

James LeGros	...	Palmer
Enrico Colantoni	...	D.J.
Michael Shulman	...	Sherman Black
Lacey Chabert	...	Marcy
Donna Murphy	...	Evelyn Black
Brooke Nevin	...	Addy
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Hoyt
Thomas Ian Nicholas	...	Tom
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Taylor
Tom Nance	...	Doug (as Thomas R. Nance)
Ryan Hansen	...	Kevin
Bob Bancroft	...	Professor Ardevaas
Cory DuVal	...	Repoman
Margaret Beach	...	Travel Agent
Olivia Leigh	...	Waittress

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Clear Lake, California, USA

Company:

Starry Night Entertainment

Trivia:

This movie was named after a street sign in LA.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bag Sherman has slung over her shoulders keeps switching shoulders throughout the scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marcy: Those guys are crazy. We should do it.
[suddenly kisses him]
Sherman Black: Fun with the pundits? No thanks. It's a silly tradition.
Marcy: Aw, is this because of your butt?
Sherman Black: What?
Marcy: Cause you think you have a fat butt.
Sherman Black: You think I have a fat butt?
Marcy: Ou, candy.
Sherman Black: Please don't spoil your dinner. My mom will take it personally if you don't finish what she cooked for you.
[...]

Awesome movie, pretty flawless, enjoyable, funny

I saw this movie at the Cinequest Film Festival in 2008 and thoroughly enjoyed it, and it seemed like the entire audience did too. Very likable characters, believable character growth, Excellent actors, Excellent writing. I don't like spoiling what movies are about so I won't go into details. The movie description keeps referencing "road trip" but I felt like it was sort of a road trip pitstop movie. Meaning... There's these two guys, they go on a road trip, but then they have to stop at a small town for a few days and that's where the majority of the film takes place. I'm not sure why Lacy Chabert is credited so highly in the movie because she's in it for all of 2 minutes. But Brooke Nevin is in it and she was pretty damn awesome.

I was sad this movie was over as I really enjoyed the characters and wanted to know what happens in the future. I sincerely hope this movie makes it to the big screen or at least to DVD so more people can see it. It was one of the best movies of Cinequest.