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10 September 1986 (USA)
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STATIC... it's on a different wavelength.
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A quirky, out-of-of place worker at a crucifix factory in the Bible Belt invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven...
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From Page to Screen: 'Never Let Me Go'
(From Cinematical. 27 July 2009, 6:15 PM, PDT)
Mark Romanek Taking On Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
(From FirstShowing.net. 6 December 2008, 1:44 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 27 July 2009, 6:15 PM, PDT)
Mark Romanek Taking On Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
(From FirstShowing.net. 6 December 2008, 1:44 PM, PST)
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An amazing film with stellar performances
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keith Gordon | ... | Ernie Blick | |
| Amanda Plummer | ... | Julia Purcell | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | Frank | |
| Barton Heyman | ... | Sherriff William Orling | |
| Lily Knight | ... | Patty | |
| Jane Hoffman | ... | Emily Southwick | |
| Reathel Bean | ... | Fred Savins | |
| Kitty Mei-Mei Chen | ... | Li | |
| Joel Krehbeil | ... | Deputy Tom Terrence | |
| Eugene Lee | ... | Dale | |
| Jack Murakami | ... | North | |
| Mike Murakami | ... | South | |
| Uma Ridenhour | ... | Sarah | |
| Janice Abbott | ... | Sonya | |
| Tamma Allgood | ... | T.V. Interviewer |
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Necessity (USA) (working title)
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Blue Christmas
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Static transcends the usually flat, cliched medium of film to create a deeply moving portrait of an American family. A truly dynamic work, the movie affected me in ways I never thought an artform could. In short, Static is nothing of the sort. This is in large part due to the work of Mike Murakami. Actors of any age rarely display half the level of emotion he musters in one glance. I have awaited his follow-up performance eagerly, but after 15 years, I fear it may never come.