The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1995)

Shakespeare films Hamlet on a single reel then, after an initial screening, edits it down to the bare bones.

Director:

Todd Louiso

Writers:

Tom Stoppard (play), Michael Goldberg (screenplay),

Stars:

Austin Pendleton, Ernest Perry Jr., Philip Seymour Hoffman

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Austin Pendleton	...	Hamlet
Ernest Perry Jr.	...	Claudius / Polonius
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Bernardo / Horatio / Laertes (as Philip S. Hoffman)
Angie Phillips	...	Gertrude
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Francisco / Ghost / Gravedigger / Osric / Fortinbras
Todd Louiso	...	Ophelia
Anjul Nigam	...	The Courier
Tom Flowers	...	The Musician
Michael Goldberg	...	A Producer
Tommy Swerdlow	...	A King
Xander Berkeley	...	Shakespeare

Storyline

A tongue-in-cheek take on the film industry as if it existed in Elizabethan times. Director William Shakespeare shoots "Hamlet" in one reel, seemingly in one continuous take. When he screens this silly but accurate 15-minute version to a studio boss, he's told he needs to trim it down to make it more commercial. He begrudgingly does so, with surprising results...from the audience and himself.

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Plot Keywords:

shakespeare's hamlet | time in title | independent film | based on play | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

cin-ciné 19

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Soundelux

Color:

Color

User Reviews

This is so &^%$@! great!!!

What can I say other than as concept & as execution this is brilliant. The scene of Ophelia's drowning is visually priceless. This movie deserves some sort of special award.