Tomorrow Is Today (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Frederic Lumiere

Writer:

Mark Hefti (writer)

Release Date:

31 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Sometimes a miracle can be a person

Plot:

A drama-romance about love, loss and survival at the New Jersey Shore. When young Julie Peterson saves the life of a hapless drifter, she begins the quest to save him emotionally as well, and give him the ultimate gift of hope. Battling an emotionally flawed local Sheriff who wants Jerdon out of town, and a young admirer who is jealous of her relationship with the drifter, secrets are revealed, and Julie sparks a chain of events that will change the lives of those around her, forever.

Plot Keywords:

Loss | Low Budget Film | Surfing | Suicide | Beach

Awards:

8 wins

Cast

Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Julie Peterson
Mark Hefti	...	Greg Jerdon
Warren Draper	...	Chief Timothy Berg
David Brown	...	Curtis Schmidt
Luke Pennington	...	Bret Schmidt
Ken Arnold	...	Paul Peterson
Mika Nishida	...	Grace Peterson
Elizabeth Brissenden	...	Sarah Jerdon
Carleigh Welsh	...	Kathy Butzman
Marilyn Schlossbach	...	Tabitha Berg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Eler	...	AA Sponsor
Nicholas Tucker	...	Dispatcher Nick
Leslie Wheeler	...	Muriel Butzman

Runtime:

USA:120 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Lumiere Media

Quotes:

Julie Peterson: He's not dangerous, he's just sad.
Paul Peterson: Anyone sad enough to take their own life is sad enough to take somebody down with them.

Life Changing!

I had the privilege of seeing a private screening of the film tonight.

I went to see it with a date and let me tell you... I hate to cry at the movies and in fact, I don't very much but this one really got to me.

I left the theater and had to tell my date that I didn't feel well and went into my car and started balling. This has never happened to me before, I don't consider myself a softy at all much the contrary.

This film is filled with poetry and powerful performances. This is a story I will never forget and filmmakers I am SURE I will see again. There is a lot of wisdom and insightful messages in this story.

The cinematography was breathtaking especially since I learned it was done on a minuscule budget (The director wouldn't say exactly how much). But I think this film could change the industry. It proves that you can deliver incredible production quality on an Indie budget. Although the images were beautiful, it really delivers on story and performances.

Mark Hefti went through a striking transformation during the film. He becomes a different person physically and in his demeanor. I knew he wrote the script before I watch it so it added a lot of meaning behind the messages. Well done!

Scout Taylor-Compton is unbelievable. What a hottie. She has so much charm on screen. You can't help but fall in love with the girl.

I promised in a signed statement not to reveal any plot points so unfortunately I can't talk about the story but all I can say is that this film is going to do very well. The director mentioned that it will be in some big festivals and I wouldn't be surprised if it became a festival favorite.

Thanks for this film guys.

Henry