Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody? (2005)

A man with a clipboard asks passersby a survey question: "Are you the favorite person of anybody?" He has a scale, from "very certain" on down. His manner is open. He offers oranges to one ... See full summary »

Director:

Miguel Arteta

Writer:

Miranda July

Stars:

John C. Reilly, Mike White, Miranda July

Cast

Credited cast:
John C. Reilly
Mike White
Miranda July
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chuy Chávez

Storyline

A man with a clipboard asks passersby a survey question: "Are you the favorite person of anybody?" He has a scale, from "very certain" on down. His manner is open. He offers oranges to one respondent. He talks, one at a time, to three people. Their answers, however brief, are revealing.

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Plot Keywords:

clipboard | survey | question in title | question mark in title | punctuation in title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

4 min

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Simple, poignant short about being loved

This is a simple, poignant short film, shot on a budget of $150: a man with a survey stops passersby and asks them, "Are you anybody's favorite person?" What a heartbreaking question, for somebody who DOESN'T come first in somebody else's heart! Miranda July, who wrote the short story this is based on, had just finished shooting ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW and made this film in the week between shooting and editing the first rough assembly. Miguel Arteta, who directed, was still in love with her at the time, and in an interview with WHOLPHIN said, "The shoot was painless but sure enough, by the time I started editing, we were broken up. This little short is like a rear-view mirror that survived a fabulous, painful crash."