Starving Artists (1997)

Director:

Allan Piper

Writer:

Allan Piper (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

forty artists... a barrel of monkeys... no angst...

Plot:

A handful of hapless, hungry artists brave absurdity, starvation, and a barrel of monkeys in this Boston-based romantic comedy.

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Comic Book | Hand Drawn Credits | Graphic Artist | Playwright

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Lillian Christie Allan	...	William's Widow
Scott M. Anderson	...	Gordon
Deborah Berman	...	KoKo
Richard Berman	...	Voice Over
Colin Buckley	...	Party Host
Sandi Carroll	...	Doris
Jonno Deily-Swearingen	...	Officer Twedal
J.C. DeVore	...	Nick
John DeVore	...	Bob
David Fagundes	...	Voice Over
Jenna Forrider	...	Rachel the Telegram Girl
Cyndi Freeman	...	Roy
Geoff Gladstone	...	Xavier
Claire Harding	...	Jill
Miranda Hodgson	...	Voice Over
Linus Holder	...	Jeremiah the Prophet
Mark Honan	...	Projectionist
Kathryn Howell	...	Marvin the Set Designer
Luke Jorgensen	...	Officer Dee
Josh Lavine	...	Yogurt Eater
David Levine	...	Julius
David Maier	...	Voice-Over
J. Eric Marler	...	Bert
Doug Marsden	...	Waste Basket Salesman
Philip Maymin	...	Freddy
Charles E. McCarthy	...	Monkey Technician
Walter Mojica	...	Investor 3
Deane Rosemary Norton	...	Voice Over
Sasa Perugini	...	Gena
Chandra Piergostini	...	Tanya
Allan Piper	...	Zach
Molly Purves	...	Stage Manager
John P. Russo	...	Investor 1
Hassen Sayeed	...	Voice Over
Michael Sillery	...	Toby
Joe Smith	...	Jay
Jack Sweet	...	Investor 1
Brian Swibel	...	Religious Fanatic (as Brian Scott)
John Tain	...	Vic
Les Welter	...	Security Guard
Jed Willard	...	Mark
Bess Wohl	...	Joy (Mildred)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Fest Films

Trivia:

Shortly before the shoot of the musical number, two actors suffered leg injuries. Director Allan Piper re-choreographed the dance, putting all of the actors on crutches.

Quotes:

Bob: They're hit men, Zach! They shoot people in their apartment.
Zach: If they were hit men, they wouldn't shoot people in their own apartment. That's got to be one of the last professions that still makes housecalls.

good ideas...weak execution

This is a movie that has a degree of originality. If the screen play were touched up and the movie was reshot using better sound equipment it might even be good. As it is, it's amaturish at best. Still amusing to watch though.