New Suit (2002)

Director:

François Velle

Writer:

Craig Sherman (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A lie tailor-made for Hollywood

Plot:

A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jordan Bridges	...	Kevin Taylor
Marisa Coughlan	...	Marianne Roxbury
Heather Donahue	...	Molly
Mark Setlock	...	Smokey
Benito Martinez	...	Juan
Charles Rocket	...	Del Strontium
Paul McCrane	...	Braggy Shoot
Dan Hedaya	...	Muster Hansau
Dan Montgomery Jr.	...	Andy
James Marsh	...	Trey
Danny Strong	...	Greg
Jere Burns	...	Dixon Grain
Branton Box	...	Nick Chafe (as Branton Boxer)
Andrew Ableson	...	Girard
Amber Smith	...	Jennifer

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug use.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:L | USA:R

Company:

Trillion Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When "Muster" is talking to "Del", the zipper on Del's jacket is in several different locations.

Quotes:

Kevin Taylor: As soon as I started reading other people's scripts for a living, I came to a disheartening realization.
Juan: What? That you suck?

A silly insider look at getting a movie made.

New Suit, which opens tomorrow, I had the chance to see on the Fox lot last year. Having been around and developing several screenplays, I can honestly say that this film looks to have been written by someone who has gone through some of the exact same things.

While certainly some of the comedy falls short, because comedies aren't easy to do, Jordan Bridges plays a pretty good "new guy" just starting out in the biz who has high hopes, yet are dashed by how he sees that films are really picked.

Most ' angry film students' who lived in fantasy land, like I once did, won't really appreciate the humor because they are dealing mostly with the microcosm of film school where they can do what they like (like the previos reviewer). That said, I do think that much of the films humor may be lost on a non-industry crowd, so I don't know where this film's future lies. Needless to say, I enjoyed it. (The side characters of the junior executives is dead on.)

Certainly photographed and cut like any other comedy released by a major studio, New Suit may not leave a big mark on anyone, but it's worth a look.

pJ