A Sight for Sore Eyes (2005)

Director:

Shane Stanley

Writer:

Shane Stanley (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Short

Tagline:

Who says you never get a second chance to make the right impression?

Plot:

A man who has everything, including a massive ego rediscovers the woman he had a crush on throughout his high school years. It's not until their date that he learns she is now blind.

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Hayden Adams	...	Steve Langston
Deborah Zoe	...	Amy Cooper
Gary Busey	...	Earl Cooper
Rhasaan Orange	...	Jarred Williams
Alisa Reyes	...	Laura Sanchez
Terry Holbrook	...	Jan Cooper
Marla Maples	...	Samantha Blake
Val Barri	...	Marie Evans
Keith MacKechnie	...	Howard Van Bommel
Zack Duhame	...	Ryan Cooper
Kelly Dixon	...	Traci Lewis (as Kelly M. Dixon)
Bradley Rice	...	Derek Silverman
Suresh Gupta	...	Mohinder Curtain
Kinna Lindahl	...	Taresa Dokey
Robert Gallenberger	...	Company Executive #1

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Visual Arts Entertainment

Trivia:

The concept was inspired by a 1990 episode of "Charles in Charge" (1984) called 'Seeing is Believing' where Charles asks a girl out, then learns she is blind.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the two boys are sitting on the driveway, the close-up shot is flopped.

Quotes:

Earl Cooper: How old are you?
Steve Langston: I'm 30.
Earl Cooper: How long have you known Amy?
Steve Langston: We went to high school together.
Earl Cooper: That's a long time...
Steve Langston: Anyway I thought we'd go to dinner then head down to the beach. There's a full moon out tonight, it's supposed to be beautiful.
Earl Cooper: That's not happening.
Steve Langston: I'm sorry...?
Earl Cooper: You're 30 years old. I know all about you, cause I was 30 once, too. I know what your bottom line is with women, I know what you want with Amy and I can see right through your immaturity. It's not working for you, son.
Steve Langston: Mr. Cooper - I'm going to go outside, ring the doorbell and maybe we can start all over.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'A Sight for Sore Eyes' (2003) (V)

A lovely film

I was lucky enough to see this film as part of the 'shorts' program at the Wine Country festival, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys film, not just shorts. It's emotional but not in a cloying way, and the performances are all wonderful. I particularly liked the blind girl, she was moving without TRYING to be moving. Gary Busey was a nice surprise, I didn't expect him to come down off of his 'crazy' perch, but when he does it's really nice to witness.

Apparently they are trying to turn this into a feature, which I think is a great idea, as long as they don't recast the roles.

Shane Stanley directed this, and he did a marvelous job, I look forward to seeing more of him in the future.