Quid Pro Quo (2008/I)

Director:

Carlos Brooks

Writer (WGA):

Carlos Brooks (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A strange new American dream.

Plot:

A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.

Plot Keywords:

Wheelchair | Reporter | Quid Pro Quo | Wannabe | Radio Reporter

Cast

Nick Stahl	...	Isaac Knott
Rachel Black	...	Janice Musslewhite
Jessica Hecht	...	Edie
Jacob Pitts	...	Hugh
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Candy
Jamie McShane	...	Man on Sidewalk
Pablo Schreiber	...	Brooster
Jeane Fournier	...	Charlene Coke
Carmela Marner	...	A Female Wannabe
Phil LaMarr	...	Wannabe Group Leader
Matthew Carey	...	A Male Wannabe
Ben Siegler	...	Man with Trachea Tube
Michal Sinnott	...	Isaac's Mom
Joshua Leonard	...	Isaac's Dad
Vera Farmiga	...	Fiona

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

La Conner, Washington, USA

Company:

HDNet Films

Quotes:

[first lines]
Isaac: I don't remember *any* of what I'm about to tell you. I only know what the police and coroner's report said. But on the morning of April 5th, 1989, a high-speed car crash occurred, on a rural highway in upstate New York. There were 2 fatalities: my mother died on impact...

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane

QUID PRO QUO shows us that no matter how entrenched we are in our world view, there are always people who feel, with equal intensity, the exact opposite. Who would trade mobility for a wheelchair? Meet the characters in this film. QUID PRO QUO examines a psycho-sexual subgroup who feel that they are normal, but "trapped in a walking person's body". We are introduced to a paraplegic radio talk show host who meets a young woman who yearns to be disabled. This part is played by the radiantly crazy Vera Farmiga who rolls over Nick Stahl's staid NPR persona with willful glee. Farmiga injects a recklessly erotic element to this otherwise plodding script. She throws down a little MURDERBALL into this decidedly odd and weird universe, and as to why she is up to all of this? It becomes the strange trick-ending to this odd bit of fantasy. If you liked David Cronenberg's film, CRASH, you might enjoy this movie's nutty vibe.