Off the Black (2006)

An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.

Director:

James Ponsoldt

Writer:

James Ponsoldt

Stars:

Trevor Morgan, Nick Nolte, Rosemarie DeWitt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Morgan	...	Dave Tibbel
Nick Nolte	...	Ray Cook
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Debra
Thomas Schall	...	Male Parent #1
Paul Urcioli	...	Male Parent #2
Johnathan Tchaikovsky	...	Paul Michaels
Noah Fleiss	...	Todd Hunter
Sonia Feigelson	...	Ashley Tibbel
Timothy Hutton	...	Mr. Tibbel
James Ponsoldt	...	Robby
Darrell Larson	...	Doctor
Richard Petrocelli	...	Man in Doctor's Office
Richard Terwilliger	...	Teacher
Marlyne Barrett	...	Nancy (as Marlyne Afflack)
Michael Higgins	...	Al Cook

Storyline

An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.

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Plot Keywords:

alcoholic | funeral | train tracks | train whistle | no opening credits | 

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Taglines:

Would you let this man be your father?

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a crude sexual remark

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asignatura pendiente

Filming Locations:

Suffern, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,763 (USA) (8 December 2006)

Gross:

$24,035 (USA) (9 February 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forensic Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ray comes to pick up Dave for the reunion, Dave comes downstairs carrying a corsage in a plastic box. When Dave asks Ray if he's going to call him "son" all day, the box and flower disappear.

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Connections

References Doctor Zhivago (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Your Replacement Is Here"
Written and Performed by Ed Henry
Courtesy of The Numero Group
By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

missing character

Can someone tell me if I missed something, or was it never explained who the single mother was, her relationship to the Nolte character, who the father of her kid was, and what was the point of her being in the movie at all if none of the above is explained. Her scenes seem like pointless time or sex fillers. I was much impressed by the movie although the plot really left a whole lot unexplained: Nolte is at his 40th high school reunion, which would make everyone at the reunion about 58 and their graduation year one of the hottest in the Vietnam War, the protest movement, rock and roll and the sexual revolution. Yet not one person has anything to say or recall about these things, and the music seems generic, not at all in tune with the late "60s.