Roman (2006)

Director:

Angela Bettis

Writer:

Lucky McKee

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes Death Is Not So Natural

Plot:

A lonely young man's obsession with his neighbor gets the best of him, resulting in a murder, a cover-up ... and a potential new romance?

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Factory | Desperation | Apartment | Corpse

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Lucky McKee	...	Roman
Nectar Rose	...	Eva / Dream Girl
Kristen Bell	...	The Girl / Isis
Ben Boyer	...	Russ
Mike McKee	...	Leroy Wolf
Jesse Hlubik	...	Jesse
Chris Sivertson	...	Lanky Worker
Ernie Banks	...	Cyrus
Adam Gierasch	...	Boyd
Eddie Steeples	...	Detective
Thomas Beaumont	...	The Waiter
Vanessa Menendez	...	Hedda Gabler
Lotus Harmony	...	Dream Girl
Pancho Alvarez	...	Lunch Room Worker
Stephen Michael Copeland	...	Lunch Room Worker (as Steve Copeland)
Mike Duso	...	Lunch Room Worker
Kevin Ford	...	Lunch Room Worker
Juan Malara	...	Lunch Room Worker
Albert DiMarco	...	Elixer Bluff Acting Troup (voice)
Jonathan DiMarco	...	Elixer Bluff Acting Troup (voice)
Angela Bettis	...	Elixer Bluff Acting Troup (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Duval	...	Goth Dude (scenes deleted)
Luke Y. Thompson	...	French Waiter / Cashier (scenes deleted)

Directed by
Angela Bettis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lucky McKee

Produced by
Stephen Michael Copeland	....	executive producer (as Steve Copeland)
Mark McGarry	....	producer
Lucky McKee	....	producer
Mike McKee	....	co-producer
Jonathan Serota	....	executive producer
York Shackleton	....	producer
Chris Wayne	....	producer
Chris Wayne	....	supervising producer
Tom Wright Jr.	....	line producer

Original Music by
Jaye Barnes Luckett		(as Poperratic)

Cinematography by
Kevin Ford

Film Editing by
Angela Bettis
Chris Blankenship
Kevin Ford

Production Design by
Vanessa Menendez

Costume Design by
Hayley Keenan

Makeup Department
Justin Apone	....	special makeup effects artist
Dean Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Christopher James Miller	....	assistant makeup artist

Sound Department
Scott Westley	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Vanessa Menendez	....	still photographer
Shelli Merrill	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Zach Passero	....	animator

Music Department
Angela Bettis	....	co-music supervisor
Jaye Barnes Luckett	....	co-music supervisor

Other crew
Nicolas Devars	....	assistant: Mr. Serota
Alex Hayes	....	production assistant
Bryan Robinson	....	assistant: Mr. Serota
Justin Stone	....	crew
Xenia Trejo	....	special make-up effects

Production Companies

• Auteur Entertainment

Distributors

• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• G-Machine (2006) (Non-USA) (all media) (international)
• Pehade Beheer BV (BBI) (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Pehade Beheer BV (BBI) (2008) (Netherlands) (video)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Auteur Entertainment

Trivia:

Luke Y. Thompson originally shot scenes as French waiter Abdul, but was unable to make re-shoots due to appendicitis and the role had to be recast. Instead, he shot a new scene as a cashier who sells Roman a girlie magazine. Neither character ended up in the final cut.

Quotes:

Isis, the Girl:Well aren't I just the most perfect little creation?

Movie Connections:

References Harvey (1950)

Lucky McKee Goes In Front of the Camera

Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely guy who becomes obsessed with a young woman (Kristen Bell). That obsession goes horribly awry, but things quickly turn around when Roman strikes up a romance with a young artist named Eva (Nectar Rose).

The movie is considered a spin-off of 2002 cult hit "May". In "May", Angela Bettis played the title role and Lucky McKee directed, roles which have been switched for Roman. It has been said to be a reversed gender version of May, which tells the story of a lonely person who has an obsession with a random stranger. To call it a spin-off seems a stretch, though, as there are no recurring characters.

What this film taught me: Saturday is chili dogs in the cemetery day. But also, Angela Bettis can make a fine film. Throwing in a "Harvey" reference for good measure, and using some amazing body part props, she constructs a good suspense horror romance. Of course, McKee wrote it, but once she has the camera it's her baby.

Surprisingly, Nectar Rose outshines Kristen Bell. I feel little sympathy for Bell, but take a great delight in Rose and her character's actions. McKee, of course, also shows he can act, and plays a perfectly creepy gentleman.