Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writer:

Brett Ratner (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot Keywords:

Midget | Limousine | Knife Through The Neck | Child Star | Restaurant

Cast

Mason Reese	...	Mason Reese
Michael J. Anderson	...	Sushi Chef
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Model #1
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Voice of Mason Reese (voice)
Anna Ling	...	Restaurant Owner
Cynthia Bailey	...	Model #2
Patricia Stein	...	Model #3
Louise Gilligan	...	Model #4
Tanya Fourie	...	Model #5
Craig Tonelson	...	Bodyguard
Linda Wang	...	Restaurant Hostess in Black
Fred Susi	...	Man at Sushi Bar
Katsuhiko Kobayashi	...	Maitre d'
Fabrice Tronbert	...	Paparazzi
Jenni Lau	...	Paparazzi

Runtime:

12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New York University (NYU)

Trivia:

Brett Ratner got the idea for this film from meeting Mason Reese on the street. He also happened to meet Michael J. Anderson on the street and cast him in the film.

Movie Connections:

Features "Hour Magazine" (1980)

Soundtrack:

Ring My Bell

not bad for a student film

I mean it's not THAT bad. It's a student film, so of course it sucks. He himself even says it's bad. But think about it. He's a college student in 1990. 1990 didn't have the best film quality, no matter what you're using to film with. It's actually a little funny, but REALLY strange. It's worth watching if you have nothing better to do. Also, in case you didn't know (and you own the Rush Hour DVD), there's yet ANOTHER Ratner film on there. If you're on a PC, you must use PCFriendly to see it, and play the bomb game. When you win, you can see a home video from maybe around 1988 or so. It's called "Evil Luke Lee". One of the funniest movies I've seen all year because it's SO bad. Done with a home camcorder... fantastically awful! A must see!