The Cutting Room (2001)

In a trailer park on the outskirts of nowhere, all the characters edited out of every movie, book, play and TV show throughout history live together in close quarters. What happens when ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Barnz

Stars:

Tawanda Blair, Steven Flynn, Shannon Holt

Cast

Credited cast:
Tawanda Blair	...	Mercedes
Steven Flynn	...	Romlet
Shannon Holt	...	Dr. Feinstein
Sarah Koskoff	...	Lucy Bennett
Lauren Lane	...	Joan Swanson
Todd Louiso	...	Jason

Storyline

In a trailer park on the outskirts of nowhere, all the characters edited out of every movie, book, play and TV show throughout history live together in close quarters. What happens when Jason, a techno-hero deleted from the latest Bruckheimer epic, arrives and falls in love with Lucy, the saucy cousin cut from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

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Taglines:

Is there life after you've hit the cutting room floor?

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A little clever thing

"The Cutting Room" was shown on IFC as part of one of its short film collections. It's a perfect fit for the channel - hip, funny, smart, and stylish.

The idea for "The Cutting Room" is very clever - there's a trailer in Hollywood where characters go when they get cut out of movies and plays and books. The film looks at how a character from an action film comes to realize this fate when he meets four other characters who have been similarly cut.

The post-titles mention Dogme 95 (they also mention a few other things, which must be some sort of hip) and the film is indeed made true to those tenets, complete with shaky cameras and wacky angles.

It's a fun little film and worth looking for if you have IFC.