Eyeball Eddie (2001)

"Eyeball Eddie" is the story of the stormy relationship between a prosthetic glass eye and the insecure boy stuck behind it. What follows is a dark comedy about the price of popularity. In ... See full summary »

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writer:

Nick Pustay

Stars:

Martin Starr, Melissa Hunter, Michael Rosenbaum

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Martin Starr	...	Eddie Malick
Melissa Hunter	...	Layla
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Skelley
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Coach Cook
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elio Acosta	...	City High Wrestling Team
Nate Adams	...	Mean Looking Bastard
Jennifer Akana Sturla	...	Popular Girl
Juan Alverado	...	Opposing Wrestler
Babken Azizian	...	City High Wrestling Team
Verton R. Banks	...	City High Wrestling Team
Brian Benton	...	Eyeball Head Man
Andrea Berloff	...	Popular Girl
Nicholas Blasi	...	Opposing Wrestler (as Nick Blasi)
Alex Brahamn	...	Opposing Wrestler
Norman Bucardo	...	Opposing Wrestler

Storyline

"Eyeball Eddie" is the story of the stormy relationship between a prosthetic glass eye and the insecure boy stuck behind it. What follows is a dark comedy about the price of popularity. In the world of high-school wrestling, there is only the strong and the weak - and EDDIE MALICK may be the weakest you've ever seen. Shy, scrawny, and perpetually body-slammed, Eddie seems as fragile and pathetic as his own morbid glass eye. But when that eye accidently pops out during a match, Eddie seizes the moment, pins his horrified opponent to the mat - and suddenly realizes that the perfect strategy for victory sits in his socket. Of course, as Eddie continues to exploit this advantage, word of his victories spreads through the school - and Eddie becomes a freakish sensation. The bleachers fill with fans eager to see another Eyeball Eddie gross-out show - and while this sudden celebrity status has long been his dream, Eddie begins to worry...is my eyeball becoming more popular than I am?

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Plot Keywords:

glass eye | high school athletics | student film | wrestler

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Taglines:

A short film about blind ambition.

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bob Hope Patriotic Hall - 1816 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pupil Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Coach Cook: Now, I know that eye of yours is a handicap and that's O.K., I'm not here to take away your blue parking space.

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Soundtracks

"Freak"
Performed by Silverchair
Courtesy of Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Ltd.
by Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Quality film

This is a really well made short film. Good lighting, good sound, excellent performances. The director made the most of her budget. The eyeball make-up looked great (and realistic). And it played out like a really good short story ...no extra padding, every scene had a point. Not all stories need 90 minutes to be told. I just wish more short films were available. Michael Rosenbaum fans will be happy too since he has plenty of shirtless scenes and he gets to play the fratboy ass character he can probably do in his sleep. I sort of wish he had made more little movies like this instead of getting stuck in a Smallville contract. I think the lead actor was in Freaks and Geeks too, but I'm not positive.