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Funny,weird, and totally fresh
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Cast
(in credits order) | Hedy Burress | ... | Gloria Hobbs |
 | James Duval | ... | Joel Rodman |
 | Jerry Doyle | ... | Dave Torkenson |
 | Jenna Leigh Green | ... | Betty |
 | Daniel Hagen | ... | Marvin Tibbett (as Dan Hagen) |
 | Sally Kellerman | ... | Marjorie Milford |
 | Ann Magnuson | ... | Sarah Jane Tibbett |
 | Kellie Martin | ... | Debbie Delaney |
 | Robert Peters | ... | Ron Tucker |
 | Anthony Rapp | ... | Barry Farnsworth |
 | Ian Whitcomb | ... | Dr. Santee |
 | Branden Williams | ... | Stanley Nasser |
 | Joel Michaely | ... | Lamar |
 | Eddie Daniels | ... | Colanda Jones, the Ho |
| Kent Osborne | ... | Walter |
| Jake Fernandez | ... | Joey Tibbett |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Shawna Ballard | ... | Moder Sakförare |
 | Sara Berkowitz | ... | Sue Levitt |
| Nicole Chase | ... | Santa Maria |
| Leslie Chernak | ... | Sacre Fromage |
 | Christopher M. Dukes | ... | Snitch (as Chris Dukes) |
| Jennifer Einberg | ... | Officer Giddy Cherlas |
| Marian English | ... | Mrs. Rosen |
| Lauren Frank | ... | Nutmeg Endacott |
| Alexandra Freeman | ... | Silicon Hills Home Buyer |
| Shaya Goldhaber | ... | Buttercup Venison |
| Drew Hancock | ... | Sebastian 'Boomer' Oppenheimer |
| Barry Hennessey | ... | The Amazing Karl Stifler |
| Megan Hornaday | ... | Desiree Yablonski |
| Don Hyslob | ... | Maurice Miller, the shady realtor (as Dan Hyslop) |
| Jack Hyslop | ... | Boy On Tricycle |
| Laura Hyslop | ... | Girl on Bicycle |
| Stephen Israel | ... | Jammy Sagitarius |
| Andrew Krainin | ... | Maxo Cranium |
| Sue Levitt | ... | Sara Berkowitz |
| Lawrence A. Maddox | ... | Pez Chang |
 | Joel Marshall | ... | Crusty Handfingers |
 | Harry McCracken | ... | Andy Donkarre |
| Lainey Melnick | ... | Silicon Hills Realtor |
| Skylar Melnick | ... | Silicon Hills Home Buyer |
| Sydney Melnick | ... | Silicon Hills Home Buyer |
| Andrew Melton | ... | Franklin Morimoto |
| Laurance Messier | ... | Lalo Belut, the note-taker |
 | Dan Mirvish | ... | Jonny Mpulungu (sketchy guy at bus stop) |
| Rebecca Mirvish | ... | Cute Girl On Tricycle |
| Kevin Mucha | ... | Vertaal Seun |
| Chambria Murrell | ... | Chris Borisoff |
| Nigel | ... | Himself (dog) |
| Mark Rimer | ... | Officer Bud E. Dozenoer |
| Donald M. Schwartz | ... | Roger Gromlett |
| Asakorn Sirisujarittham | ... | Bud Jones |
| Jill Smith | ... | Varm Frisør |
| Joe Steger | ... | Kuuro Mykkä |
| Jonathon Thomas Kent Theesen | ... | Young Barry Farnsworth |
| Kent Theesen | ... | Mr. Farnsworth |
| Olivier Troy | ... | Francois Spitz |
| Emily Turner | ... | Guest |
Directed by | |||
| Dan Mirvish | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Dan Mirvish | (story) | |
| Dan Mirvish | (screenplay) & | |
| Lawrence A. Maddox | (screenplay) (as Lawrence Maddox) | |
Produced by | |||
| Alisa Fredericks | .... | associate producer | |
| Drew Hancock | .... | associate producer | |
| Barry Hennessey | .... | line producer | |
| Stephen Israel | .... | producer | |
| Lee David Lee | .... | co-producer | |
| Lawrence A. Maddox | .... | producer | |
| Dan Mirvish | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Joe Kraemer | |||
| Andrew Melton | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Yasu Tanida | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Scott Adderton | |||
| Jeff Malmberg | |||
| Laurance Messier | |||
Casting by | |||
| Elisabeth Jereski | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Laurance Messier | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kelly Kreuzinger | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kris Bleiberg | .... | makeup artist | |
| Shaya Goldhaber | .... | makeup artist | |
| Andrea Helm | .... | hair stylist | |
| Debbie Peiser | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Mark Bell | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Barry Hennessey | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mark Bell | .... | third unit director | |
| Alisa Fredericks | .... | second assistant director | |
| Olivier Troy | .... | assistant director | |
| Joshua Tunick | .... | second unit director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Evan Evans | .... | sound mixer | |
| Patrick Giraudi | .... | sound editor | |
| Scott G.G. Haller | .... | sound editor | |
| Markus Innocenti | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Rod O'Brien | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lisa Yu | .... | sound recordist | |
Casting Department | |||
| Joel Michaely | .... | casting consultant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jill Smith | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Mary Brezovich | .... | assistant editor | |
| Frédéric Forestier | .... | editorial support | |
| Brad Jones | .... | additional editor | |
| Lawrence A. Maddox | .... | additional editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Andrew Melton | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Mark Bell | .... | script supervisor | |
| Leslie Chernak | .... | production assistant | |
| Kristen Smiarowski | .... | choreographer | |
Thanks | |||
| Skizz Cyzyk | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)
- Mission Post sound post-production
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On Friday night October 15th, a friend and I went to the Austin Film Festival screening of Open House. I'd read that it was a no-budget musical, and I wasn't expecting a lot. What I saw was clearly made on the cheap. But it was also funny, weird, and totally fresh.
The movie starts with a clever montage of that suburban ritual-the placing of open house flags and signs. Most of the main characters are introduced here. We see real estate agent Barry(Anthony Rapp) set up an open house. Yes, there are finger sandwiches. A couple(James Duval and Kellie Martin) argue over the home listing while in bed. Dave(Jerry Doyle)robs a jewelry store, then gets stuck when his junky car won't start.A pair of dubious cops(Robert Peters and Hedy Burress) play slap and tickle while investigating the jewelry store.
All these characters collide at Barry's open house. It becomes clear that nobody is who they seem. I could never predict what was going to happen next. The craziness, lies, and musical numbers spill over into other houses. We meet drunken real estate agent Marjorie(Sally Kellerman), hilarious as she shamelessly flirts while offering home shoppers drinks.
"Open House" is like "Mad Mad Mad MAd World" meets "Rent" All the characters get cool musical numbers and funny one liners, even as their deep, personal flaws/secrets are revealed. Writers Mirvish and Maddox keep the story zipping around corners you won't see coming, and they also score with some nice songs.
"Sellin' A Dream," Kellerman's duet with Doyle, even made me a little teary eyed. The film has some low budget problems( the sound mix was iffy),but I liked it anyway. It's not for everyone,but if want something that defies convention and categories, check this one out.