Closing Escrow (2007)

Three quirky families seeking to buy their next home collide when trying to purchase the same property. The bidding war tests the limits of their marriages and the resolve of their agents.

Directors:

Armen Kaprelian, Kent G. Llewellyn

Writers:

Armen Kaprelian (characters), Armen Kaprelian (story),

Stars:

April Barnett, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ryan Smith

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
April Barnett	...	Tamika
Rob Brownstein	...	Allen
Colleen Crabtree	...	Mary
Andrew Friedman	...	Tom
Wendi McLendon-Covey	...	Hillary
Kirstin Pierce	...	Kelly
Ryan Smith	...	Richard
Bruce Thomas	...	Peter
Patty Wortham	...	Dawn
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Bobby
Jillian Boyd	...	Mindy Watt - Agent
Gabe Estrada	...	Restaurant Manager
Brian Habicht	...	Ernie
Samantha Holt	...	Julie Jacobsen
Leah Price	...	Log Cabin Wiener Cheese House Agent

Storyline

Three quirky families seeking to buy their next home collide when trying to purchase the same property. The bidding war tests the limits of their marriages and the resolve of their agents.

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Plot Keywords:

unplanned pregnancy | dead animal | dog | rabbit | mockumentary | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about Real Estate

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, language, crude humor and incidental smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,772 (USA) (24 August 2007)

Gross:

$5,772 (USA) (24 August 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Awkward Silence Productions, 16x9 Productions, HD Vision Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Half thought-out good idea

A faux documentary about home buying. A mockumentary. I'm sure real estate agents won't appreciate it, but at least it's not an actual documentary and they can get a chuckle or two. All acted, nothing real, though the scenarios feel real enough.

Great acting carries the film, which, while it has an interesting starting concept, pretty much depends on the interactions of the characters to carry it.

So, in short, a good idea half thought out and rescued by the acting. As a short or part of a 2 part film that doesn't require the parts come together it could work. The problem may also be that there were some of the cliché Hollywood scenes that seemed to be built in after the fact for the sake of wider audience appeal, leading to less audience appeal.