Little Athens (2005)

A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Jimmy has gambling debts and sees a chance to steal and sell a dead-man's stash of drugs. The ... See full summary »

Director:

Tom Zuber

Writers:

Jeff Zuber, Tom Zuber

Stars:

John Patrick Amedori, Jack Anthony, Jasmine Jessica Anthony

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Patrick Amedori	...	Jimmy
Jack Anthony	...	Drunk Partygoer #2
Jasmine Jessica Anthony	...	Katie Kinney
Joshua Moore	...	Drunk Partygoer #1 (as Joshua Arden)
Robert Baker	...	Berubi
John David Conti	...	Pizza Pop
Jonathan Dankner	...	Matt
Jeff Doucette	...	Mr. Carson
Megan Duffy	...	Barnes' Girlfriend
Nikko Estrada	...	Kid #1
Jorge Garcia	...	Pedro
Mitch Gavin	...	Ping Pong Player #1
Mary-Pat Green	...	Mrs. Carson
Jay Harik	...	Doctor Cook
Shawn Hatosy	...	Carter

Storyline

A day in Athens, Arizona, as teens and twenty-somethings navigate life without a compass. Jimmy has gambling debts and sees a chance to steal and sell a dead-man's stash of drugs. The corpse's cousin smells a rat. Jessica, who is babysitting, abandons her charge to seek someone to defend her from a boyfriend angry that he's caught an STD. Corey is responsible for his teen sister, and he and his pal Pedro have been evicted, so they plot to steal a car, sell it, and get back in their apartment. Heather, an EMT, thinks her cop boyfriend is cheating, and she confides in her best friend. There's a party that night where all comes to a head. Guns and a baseball bat: is violence at hand?

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Plot Keywords:

party | baseball bat | debt | arizona | gambling debt | 

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Taglines:

A whirlwind day in the hapless lives of small town youth.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug and sexual content, pervasive language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mauvaises influences

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legaci Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Heather: Are you cheating on me?
Derek: Noooo
Heather: So you're not cheating on me?
Derek: You're starting to annoy me.

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Connections

Features Asteroids (1979)

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Soundtracks

"War on Gravity"
Written by Hal Ozsan
Performed by Hal Ozsan and Poets and Pornstars

User Reviews

Exciting director

Was lucky enough to catch LITTLE ATHENS last night and think we're looking at an exciting young director. The film is constrained by its small budget but punches largely above its weight due to the ingenuity of its Zyber and the talent in the young, and I have to say, hot, cast.

To compare it to the Outsiders perhaps puts too much weight on its shoulders and certainly the flavour is very different, but I felt like I was watching the beginning of a new set of burgeoning careers and it was tremendously exciting.

If you have seen this film, please add your comments, I'd be very interested to read them.

On a final note, the music on this project is phenomenal.

(I work in the trade but have no affiliation to this film - to allay the fears of some of the other critics here).

But don't listen to what I have to say, see it and make up your own mind.

KilledCat