What's Up, Scarlet? (2005)

Scarlet is a single, workaholic Los Angeles matchmaker with no love life. Scarlet's mother is constantly trying to fix her up, to Scarlet's chagrin. Everything changes when homeless actress Sabrina crashes into her car, and into her life.

Director:

Anthony Caldarella

Writers:

Anthony Caldarella, Susan Priver

Stars:

Susan Priver, Sally Kirkland, Musetta Vander

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Priver	...	Scarlet Zabrinski
Sally Kirkland	...	Ruth Zabrinski
Musetta Vander	...	Sabrina Fisser
Jere Burns	...	Ben Zabrinski
Michael E. Rodgers	...	Bruno
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Vladamir Borshkoff (as Timothy Murphy)
Carmen Argenziano	...	Mr. Maggiami
Jack Kehler	...	Stuart
Margaret Ladd	...	Estelle
Craig Barnett	...	Rudy
Ron Gilbert	...	Mario
Travis Michael Holder	...	Casting Director
Eileen O'Connell	...	Ashley (as Eileen O'Connel)
Kate Asner	...	Shelly Goldberg (as Katie Asner)
Gregory Giles	...	Sid Goldberg (as Gregory Gifford Giles)

Storyline

Scarlet Zabrinski, a successful, hard edged, L.A. matchmaker lives in the shadow of her overbearing mother, Ruth Zabrinski who relentlessly tries to find the perfect man for her daughter. Ben Zabrinski, Scarlet's pot smoking brother, an unemployed lawyer, becomes furious when Scarlet unknowingly sets him up with a porno star. When Sabrina Fisser, a homeless foreign actress, rear ends her on a calm sunny afternoon, Scarlet offers this seemingly helpless vagabond a place to stay for one night. One night becomes an eternity as the free spirited Sabrina outstays her welcome. When a vengeful Ben tries to seduce Sabrina, Scarlet finds herself protective of her new friend. A mutual attraction develops and the two unlikely characters explore the uncharted territory of unexpected love.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | matchmaker | glbt issues | gay | mother daughter relationship | 

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Taglines:

Has Scarlet met her match?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'amore all'improvviso

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Open City Entertainment, Open City Films, What's Up Scarlet LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The party at the beginning, attended by Scarlett, her brother, and her mother, is a Bar Mitzvah celebration.

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Goofs

Sabrina says that she is from South Africa, and says that she is worried about being deported, but her US visa or passport is partially shown, which says that she was born in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Soundtracks

"Sun Goes Down"
Written by Joe Deninzon & John T. LaBarbera (as John La Barbara)
Vocal performance by Luba

User Reviews

A movie to enjoy

I'd never heard of this movie before I accidentally "fell" over it. For some reason I picked it and I was so surprised. It's quite a delight. The acting is good, the script is, too - and the direction.

So what you basically have is a lesbian romance that's amusing, a little quirky, cute, and all wrapped up in the setting of a very dysfunctional family featuring an overbearing critical mother, a lazy unemployed brother, and a single (with those two who can blame her) angry business woman who has a chance encounter in a minor car accident.

The leads are skilled and endearing and so are the supporting cast, especially the mother and brother.

Give it a go. I doubt you will be disappointed.