At Death's Door (1999)

Death is training his son in the art and responsibilities of the family business. His son does well until he's sent out on his own to claim an accident victim. Instead, he's asked by a ... See full summary »

Director:

Conor Morrissey

Writer:

Conor Morrissey

Stars:

Cillian Murphy, Des Keogh, Keith McErlean

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cillian Murphy	...	Young Reaper
Des Keogh	...	Father Reaper
Keith McErlean	...	Tom
Mary Ryan	...	Mother Reaper
Marty Goggins	...	Dying Man
Dominika Zukowska	...	Doctor in Hospital 1
Keith Willis	...	Doctor in Hospital 2
Eoin Whelan	...	Doctor in Hospital 3
Caoimhe Kerwin	...	Nurse in Hospital
Lisa O'Reilly	...	Masha
Tara Lynne O'Neill	...	Pasha
Anna Broad	...	Collapsed Woman
Una Mansfield	...	Onlooker
Maeve O'Dwyer	...	Onlooker
Iseult Harrington	...	Onlooker

Storyline

Death is training his son in the art and responsibilities of the family business. His son does well until he's sent out on his own to claim an accident victim. Instead, he's asked by a friend of the dying man to help with CPR. Taken aback, he assents, the dying man is resuscitated, and Death's son is in the doghouse with dad. Enraged, pop gives his son 24 hours to deliver a corpse, so the young man sets out to ice the man who asked him for help earlier that day. Junior's target is a young actor, Tom, going through opening night and loved by Sarah, a rather histrionic young woman. A near-Death experience awaits them all as Junior comes of age.

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DLIADT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

14 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Typical student yawn.

After a friend of mine showed me this I was dismayed and bemused to learn that it had actually won a couple of awards! How? It's not the worst short film you'll see, nor is it the worst concept. It just boggles the mind as to why such a fuss was made about it....