The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005)

Director:

George Bamber

Writers:

Eric Orner (book)
David Vernon

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You think you have dating problems...

Plot:

A young gay man tries to balance his career as a personal assistant while searching for love. |

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Mouth To Mouth Resuscitation | Marriage | Dog | Crying

Cast

Daniel Letterle	...	Ethan Green
Diego Serrano	...	Kyle Underhill
Shanola Hampton	...	Charlotte
David Monahan	...	Leo Worth
Richard Riehle	...	Hat Sister
Joel Brooks	...	Hat Sister
Scott Atkinson	...	Chester Baer
Dean Shelton	...	Punch Epstein
Meredith Baxter	...	Harper Green
Ramon De Ocampo	...	Juarez
Chase Ellison	...	Young Ethan
Joe Ragland	...	Devil's Candy
Gage Vernon	...	Kid at Restaurant
Mariah Bess	...	Young Mary-Fran
Heather Ogden	...	Slumber Party Girl
Rebecca Lowman	...	Sunny Deal
Lenora May	...	Ann Rosato
Tod Abrams	...	Arty Guy
Boti Bliss	...	Gretyl
Micah McCain	...	Str8dood4u
Paul Coyne	...	NancyBoy42 (as Paul J. Coyne)
Audrey Capotosta	...	NancyBoy42's Wife
Martin Russell	...	Sk8BoardHoe
Phil De Carlo	...	Sk8BoardHoe (as Phil de Carlo)
Robb Cabe	...	2HotStuds
Marc Watrel	...	Mr. Fister
Lola Abrams	...	Neighbor (as Ms. Lola)
Wendy H. Meier	...	Older Mary-Frann
Skyler Hynes	...	Minister
Elsa Raven	...	Senior Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Dean Harris	...	Man at Wedding
Reichen Lehmkuhl	...	Dream Date (scenes deleted)
Ken Odom	...	The Dud Date

Directed by
George Bamber

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Orner		book and comic strips
David Vernon

Produced by
Tod Abrams	....	executive producer
Steve Brooksbank	....	producer
Paul Coyne	....	co-producer
Todd Y. Murata	....	producer

Original Music by
Roy Firestone

Cinematography by
John Ealer

Film Editing by
Paul Coyne
Matt Deitrich

Casting by
Steve Brooksbank

Production Design by
Richard Maher

Art Direction by
Laura Harper

Set Decoration by
Tony Lindas

Costume Design by
Peter A. Lovello

Makeup Department
Denise Goldberg	....	makeup department head
Deborah Ann Piper	....	hair stylist: Ms. Baxter
Amy Nadine Rosenberg	....	makeup artist: Ms. Baxter
Mary Kate Welsh	....	makeup artist: Ms. Baxter (as Mary Kate Walsh)

Production Management
Pat Chapman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Currie	....	second second assistant director
Michael D. Gillis	....	first assistant director
Joe Roddey	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Oliver L. Moss	....	sound mixer
Woody Stubblefield	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan DeGrazzio	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Alexis Gonzalez	....	key grip (as Danny Gonzalez)
Ryan Hill	....	grip
Jongkwon Ko	....	camera intern
Jimmy Kowaja	....	still photographer
Jongguk Lee	....	grip
Michael Negrin	....	additional director of photography
Indra Newlight	....	key grip
Yen P. Nguyen	....	first assistant camera
Steve Parker	....	additional gaffer
Steven Parker	....	director of photography: additional photography
Mike Roth	....	Steadicam operator
Ben Thompson	....	gaffer

Casting Department
John Villacorta	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jason E. Hatfield	....	costumer
Steve LaNasa	....	costumer
Julie Thompson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Patrick Hausler	....	colorist
Patrick Hausler	....	on-line editor

Other crew
Alan Bilsborough	....	production assistant
Titus Y.H. Chong	....	script supervisor
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Alex Daniels	....	consultant
Brad Elfenbein	....	caterer
Brad Elfenbein	....	craft service
Manny Fernandez	....	production assistant
Rich Gibbs	....	accountant (as Richard Gibbs)
Tom Goodrich	....	studio teacher
Tom Goodrich	....	welfare worker
Petra Knieper	....	publicist
Glenn Schneider	....	caterer
Glenn Schneider	....	craft service
Nasrollah Sekandari	....	production assistant

Thanks
Andy Corren	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Evil Twin Productions (color correction)
• Production/Zone Inc.

Distributors

• Regent Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• here! Films (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Optimale (2007) (France) (DVD)

Other Companies

• IndieClear  script clearance

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Evil Twin Productions

Trivia:

Based on the popular books and comic strip of the same name.

Goofs:

Continuity: Leo, when handing Ethan the "save-the-date" card, tells him that he and Chester Baer will hold their commitment ceremony on June 1. In the next scene, when the Hat Sisters are reading the card, it reads "the second day of August."

Quotes:

Punch Epstein:You don't have a cell phone, do you?
Ethan Green:No.
Punch Epstein:Oh my God, that is so hot! A gay guy without a cell phone.

Movie Connections:

References "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Take It All Away

'A Bit of Pate?' 'I Drink it all Day!'

A funny line from a funny song, but somehow it captures the mood of this light little comedy, made with enough wit and ingenuity to keep our attention, rehashing some tired gay stereotypes with a fresh approach, and in the end just offering a pastiche that should find an appreciative audience. George Bamber takes on his first directing role and uses a comic strip (Eric Orner) translated for the screen by David Vernon and populates his movie with an attractive cast of men (and women) and ably manages to make the individual frames of a comic strip almost become a smooth storyline.

Ethan Green (the talented Daniel Letterle) has problems with relationships: he has been in many from Juarez (Ramon De Ocampo) who still lives with Ethan's gay boy loving mother Harper (Meredith Baxter), to previously closeted baseball player Leo (Diego Serrano), to Kyle (David Monahan) to the very young Punch (Dean Shelton). The crux of the story revolves around the difficulty of selling Leo's house and the ways in which the various ex-lovers interact provides the somewhat frustrating line of dialogue.

Comic relief is supplied by two elderly gentlemen known as the Hat Sisters (Joel Brooks and Richard Riehle) as well as the shenanigans of the real estate people. Of course we know from the beginning who will end up with whom, but the getting there is fairly fun. The cast obviously has such a good time with the film that they forget to enunciate and so much of the dialogue is swallowed. But they are all fun to watch so it matters little that the superficial aspects of the story remain sub rosa. Grady Harp, October 06