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July 1989 (USA)
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forgive the shoestring budget shortcomings
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| David Rathod | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jim Block | storyline consultant | |
| Ned Miller | storyline consultant | |
| David Rathod | ||
Produced by | |||
| Cristi Janaki Rathod | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Christopher Tufty | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Rathod | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kenneth Gush | (co-art director) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Shellagh Hannigan | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Connie Miller | .... | hair stylist | |
| Connie Miller | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Liz Gazzano | .... | second assistant director | |
| Lucy Phillips | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Magda Gregg | .... | property assistant | |
| Cindy McGarraugh | .... | property master | |
| Adam Silverman | .... | assistant art director | |
| Joseph P. Ward | .... | camera props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tim Ayers | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Will Harvey | .... | co-recording sound mixer | |
| Jim Kallett | .... | co-recording sound mixer | |
| Stephen McNalty | .... | boom supervisor | |
| Devon Miller | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Devon Miller | .... | sound editor | |
| Andy Wiskes | .... | sound mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Otis W. Bess Jr. | .... | camera department assistant | |
| Jim Block | .... | still photographer: photo montages | |
| Jim Campana | .... | grip | |
| John McLeod | .... | key grip | |
| Ben Sanders | .... | camera department assistant | |
| Michael Santy | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Edwin Schenderlein | .... | grip | |
| Dave Wendlinger | .... | best boy | |
| William White | .... | grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Sumati Patel | .... | casting coordinator | |
| Emily Schweber | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Alan Abrams | .... | assistant editor | |
| John Bocci | .... | editor intern | |
| Lyn Freeman | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Dan Germano | .... | editor intern | |
| Michele Goldberg | .... | assistant editor | |
| Chris Innis | .... | assistant editor | |
| Kenny Krauss | .... | editor intern | |
| Jo Carol LaBorde | .... | post-production secretary | |
| Michael Mahnken | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Jackie Reisman | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Ann Rockwell | .... | editor intern | |
| Dianna Stirpe | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Kiki Valentine | .... | apprentice editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Steve Hirsch | .... | driver: grip truck | |
| John Melendez | .... | driver: grip truck | |
Other crew | |||
| Tony Appleton | .... | production assistant | |
| Darcy Cohn | .... | script supervisor | |
| Beth Dewey | .... | production assistant (as Elizabeth Dewey) | |
| Dale Geist | .... | production assistant | |
| Janet Heimlich | .... | production assistant | |
| Todd Heindel | .... | production assistant | |
| Ina Hersharger | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Hinch | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Douglas Kagel | .... | production assistant | |
| Kristin Landis | .... | production assistant | |
| Matthew Lipson | .... | production assistant | |
| Ned Miller | .... | horror film footage | |
| C. Lawson Reed | .... | location manager | |
| Brian Robinson | .... | production assistant | |
| Jim Simpson | .... | production assistant | |
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- Milestone Film & Video (2004) (USA) (all media)
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USA:80 min
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Dolby (Mono)
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An ingratiating student arrives in San Francisco from Bombay, only to find his ambitions blocked at every turn: his sponsors are out of town; the University of California won't admit him; the Department of Immigration is on his heels; and the only accommodations he can afford are in a Tenderloin flop-house run by a tough, no-nonsense Indian matron out to match her new tenant with an unmarried niece. Appealing characters and an uncomplicated story make it an agreeable (if not exactly memorable) film, but there isn't much shock to video-maker David Rathod's culture shock comedy. The young hero adjusts far too quickly to his difficult circumstances, and his offbeat romance with a local garage band groupie is more convenient than convincing. An enthusiastic effort by the cast and crew can't help the film from being too modest for its own good, with Rathod's Anglo-Indian perspective showing more credibility than his urban American setting.