Short film
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2004 · 8 min
A breezy, joke-filled short that gently mocks movie-fed romantic delusions while staying affectionate toward its hapless hero.
- Directed by
- William R. Coughlan
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Starring
- Shawn Felty, Stuart Scotten, Nello DeBlasio
- Tagline
- Nostalgia isn’t always a good thing.
- Overview
- Kevin can’t seem to catch a break in the romantic arena, and his poker buddies aren’t afraid to let him know it. Over the course of a friendly game, they recount his romantic misadventures, and a pattern emerges — all of Kevin’s concepts of romance derive from 1980s-era films. Which might be all right, except that Kevin can’t seem to execute them the way they come off in the movies. Whether he’s reenacting his favorite scenes from “Pretty in Pink,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Top Gun,” or “Say Anything,” he always manages to end up with egg on his face. That is, until he meets just the right woman…
- How it feels
- Light, satirical, warm and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Love, identity, friendship, media
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- William R. Coughlan
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Starring
- Shawn Felty, Stuart Scotten, Nello DeBlasio
