Art House (1998)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Leigh Scott

Writers:

Dan O'Donahue (screenplay) &
Leigh Scott (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Selling out has never looked so good.

Plot:

Ray McMichael is a struggling writer/director trying to catch a buzz in Hollywood. In order to spice...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

Dan O'Donahue	...	Ray McMichael
Chris Hardwick	...	Weston Craig
Rebecca McFarland	...	Molly Fitzsimmons
Amy Weber	...	Faith
Luigi Amodeo	...	Tony Bonerelli
Eva Loseth	...	Lindsey
J.P. Manoux	...	Beezer
Adam Carolla	...	Cool Guy
Cheryl Pollak	...	Shiloh
Mike Phirman	...	Joey (as Michael Phirman)
Jacinda Barrett	...	Tiffany
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Danny Farthing (as Michael Goorjian)
Jeff Denton	...	Chet
Monique Jones	...	Assistant
Brian Turk	...	Tom
David Schlegel	...	Headphone Guy
Tucker Foreman	...	Dark Man
Erin Ramirez	...	Strawberry Girl
Bill Erwin	...	Monty
Caspar Poyck	...	John (as Casper Poyck)
Colin Malone	...	Himself
Dino Everett	...	Himself
Kent George	...	Chris Mendelev
James Nicolay	...	Steven McGuire
Christopher Lennertz	...	Bassist (as Chris Lennertz)
Blake Grant	...	Guitarist
Dagmar Geech	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Baker	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Ali Elk	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Ron Jeremy	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Christian Krieger	...	Film Student (uncredited)
Shayna Levine	...	Actress (uncredited)
Shannon Murphy	...	Director (uncredited)
Tracy Zahoryin	...	Professional Lady (uncredited)

Directed by
Leigh Scott		(as Leigh Slawner)

Writing credits
Dan O'Donahue		(screenplay) &
Leigh Scott		(screenplay) (as Leigh Slawner)

Produced by
Chris Denk	....	line producer
Chris Hardwick	....	co-producer
Eva Loseth	....	co-producer
Brett Merryman	....	executive producer
Shannon Murphy	....	associate producer
James Nicolay	....	executive producer
Dan O'Donahue	....	co-producer
Jayna Schlegel	....	producer
Leigh Scott	....	producer (as Leigh Slawner)
Eric Stauffer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Billy Beaird

Film Editing by
Leigh Scott		(as A.B. McKorkindale)
Eric Stauffer

Casting by
Lisa Peterson		(as Lisa D. Peterson)

Production Design by
Erica Switzer

Makeup Department
Robin Glaser	....	key makeup artist
Laura Knight	....	assistant makeup artist

Sound Department
Harrison Boomer	....	boom operator
Reginald Bryant	....	sound mixer (as Reggie Bryant)
Paul Hurtubise	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Al Ambrosio	....	grip
Tommy Carey	....	gaffer
Colin Crane	....	first assistant camera
Ryan Kirk	....	key dolly grip
Christian Krieger	....	camera intern
Jason McClain	....	electrician
Jake Warga	....	second assistant camera

Music Department
Timothy Wynn	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager (as William Coit)
Christian Krieger	....	production assistant
Mike Magnuson	....	production assistant
Karri Miles	....	production assistant

Thanks
Joe Baker	....	special thanks
Gary A. Beaird	....	special thanks (as Gary Beaird)
Paul Brennan	....	special thanks
Suan Chew	....	special thanks
Leonard Denk	....	special thanks
Mary Denk	....	special thanks
David Duffield	....	special thanks
Mark Gordon	....	special thanks
Mike Hall	....	special thanks
Patrick Lynn	....	special thanks
Betty Meranda	....	special thanks
Jane Meranda	....	special thanks
Jane Merryman	....	special thanks
Tracy O'Brien	....	special thanks
Janet Schlegel	....	special thanks
John Schlegel	....	special thanks
The Slawner Family	....	special thanks
Ellie Stauffer	....	special thanks
Gerald Stauffer	....	special thanks
Leslie Steele	....	special thanks
Doris Wong	....	special thanks
Deann Zampelli	....	special thanks
Milton Zampelli	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Negative Entropy Productions (presents)
• Dominion Entertainment

Distributors

• Asylum, The

Other Companies

• PeopleSoft  special thanks
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  special thanks
• fPH Music  sound design

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Negative Entropy Productions

Quotes:

Joey: Do whatever you want, strange alien beings. Take my blood, my organs, my semen, but please, please, don't make me late for work.

Movie Connections:

References Beach House (1995)

Soundtrack:

Into Your World

This movie rocks!

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Many indie movies don't really amount to much, but this movie was unique and really funny. The acting was great and the writing was intelligent. It was clearly done on a modest budget, but the filmmakers used that to their advantage. The humor is self-reflexive and very smart. There is a lot of "Hollywood Insider" humor, but it doesn't come off as pretentious the way some comedies about Hollywood do. It's the kind of movie that is actually funnier the more you think about it. I'm sure I haven't even gotten all the jokes yet. If you are looking for a well-crafted movie with a really intelligent sense of humor, I highly recommend this movie.