Chance (2002)

Director:

Amber Benson

Writer:

Amber Benson (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A young woman tries to find the right man to be with while dealing with her own life and family problems.

Plot Keywords:

Bisexual | Flashback Sequence | Homosexual | Lesbian Kiss | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Amber Benson	...	Chance
James Marsters	...	Simon
Tressa DiFiglia	...	Sara (as Tressa di Figlia)
Andy Hallett	...	Jack (as Andrew Hallett)
Rayder Woods	...	Rory
Jeff Ricketts	...	Malcolm
Nate Barlow	...	Milton
Shamus Murphy	...	Guy
David Fury	...	Pizza Delivery Man
Cathy Doe	...	Zara
Patrick Beller	...	Orderly
Lara Wickes	...	Heidi (as Lara Boyd Rhodes)
Rupert Cole	...	Johnny
Jaimie Linn	...	Rachie
Grant Langston	...	The Strolling Minstrel

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Benson Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

'Emma Caulfield' was originally cast to play the role of Heidi and has a scene where James Marsters character of Simon spills a drink of her in a restaurant. But the scene was accidentally taped over during a rush in filming and since Caulfield was unable to come back for a re-shoot, her character was replaced by Laura Boyd Rhodes and the restaurant scene was not re-shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Simon orders a delivery pizza, he takes out a piece with no topping to give to his neighbor. When he actually hands it over, it is topped with mushrooms.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chance: [voiceover] All right, you live your life in a totally normal, full on reality check kind of way. That's good and cool. Things don't get messed up. People you love hang around until you can't stand them anymore. Things never change. But shit like that doesn't happen in real life. Real life is just a movie with someone's finger jammed on fast forward. The numbers change faster than you can count. When you're a little kid, you never think you're gonna die. I mean death is just some kind of esoteric thing you see on TV or read about it in a book. Then one day you realize what it really is, and nothing is ever the same again. From that day on, you're fucked.

Soundtrack:

Life Got Hard

Good Indy film

Finally picked up a copy of the DVD, as I'd heard about the film and was curious to see Amber Benson's work. I won't go into the plot beyond saying it's a comedy/drama based around the two main characters, Chance and her friend Simon. Like many Indy films it's a bit rough around the edges, but I enjoyed it a lot. Unlike some of the other reviews I thought the acting was for the most part good, particularly the two lead roles, Amber Benson as Chance, and James Marsters as her friend Simon, with interesting characters and story.

Having said that I can understand why other people wouldn't like it, especially if they are only used to seeing typical Hollywood style films or are expecting the stars to reprise their Buffy roles. Indy film fans, or people who like character based films are more likely to be won over.

Anyway, I'm giving it 8/10 as I liked it a lot.