The Parlor (2001)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Geoffrey Haley

Writer:

Geoffrey Haley (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

A group of people are gathered in a room, which is a "live" depiction of a typical Internet chat room. Some pretends to be much younger than they are, to chat up minors. Two of them falls victim of their own scam in a surprising way.

Plot Keywords:

Internet Chat | Internet | Deception | Coming Out | Homophobia

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Ian Vogt	...	Skater
Reggie Lee	...	Slappy Sue
Scott Alan Smith	...	Jerry
Jan Hoag	...	Bambi
Richard Riehle	...	Beth
David Starwalt	...	Schizo
Jesse McClurg	...	Joey
Mariana Geschke	...	Mandybear
Aaron Henry	...	Freaker
Matt Hannigan	...	Security Guard

Runtime:

11 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Bandshell Entertainment

Trivia:

The poster of the butterflies at the start of the short reads "When a collection of brilliant minds, hearts and talents come together... expect a masterpiece."

Quotes:

Bambi: Anybody wanna talk to me? Anybody!?
Beth: This sucks... I'm outta here!
Bambi: [Saddened] Anybody...?

Movie Connections:

References Bambi (1942)

not bad at all!

I found this on a friend's profile on Instant Messenger, and at first had no idea what it was. Up until the last two minutes or so, I was very confused, but I'm glad I kept watching until the end ... upon finishing the clip, I came to IMDb to see exactly what it was: a short film, an excerpt from something, etc. I would love to see this more of this man's work; I'd REALLY like to see this piece go to Cannes or Sundance if it hasn't already -- I can see it winning an award. Definitely check it out.