The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Writers (WGA):

Rawson Marshall Thurber (screenplay)
Michael Chabon (novel)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes life leads you to the most mysterious places.

Plot:

Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city. |

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Gangster | Female Nudity | Sex Montage | Sex Standing Up

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Omid Abtahi	...	Momo
Seth Adams	...	Feldman
Jack Baun	...	Officer #1
Aaron Bernard	...	Club Punk
Nicholas Brady	...	Motorcycle kid
Jarid Faubel	...	Mohawk
Jon Foster	...	Art Bechstein
Keith Michael Gregory	...	Keith
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Cop
Katie Jensen	...	Club Punk
Katie Jensen	...	Club Punk
Patrick Jordan	...	Phlox's New Boyfriend
William Kania	...	Elevator Attendant
Shaz Khan	...	Lebanese Guy
Frederick E. Kowalo	...	Biker Funeral Attendee
Meritt Latimore	...	Woman / Couple Seated at Resturaunt
Marc Macaulay	...	Lenny Burns
Buzz McEntire	...	Club punk
Dominic Mecchia	...	Funeral Attendee
Sienna Miller	...	Jane Bellwether
Jeremy Moon	...	Businessman
David Morse	...	Sous Chef
Nick Nolte	...	Joseph Bechstein
Joe Pawlenko	...	Bartender
Peacoe Reilly	...	Club Punk Rocker (as David Charles Reilly)
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Cleveland Arning
Mena Suvari	...	Phlox Lombardi
Mark Tierno	...	Priest
Matt Veltri	...	Bell Hop
Jocelyn Wrzosek	...	Townie

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Arclight Films

Trivia:

Max Minghella was originally attached to play Art but dropped out due to school commitments.

Soundtrack:

Naked As We Came

Trying to be an indie cool movie - and failing

Based on the novel by Michael Chabon, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is about the young son of a notorious gangster who spends his last teenage summer roaming around with two friends. The year is 1983, and young Art Bechstein (Jon Foster) is at a crossroads. Completely opposed to his father's lifestyle, Art plans to become a stockbroker. Visually contrived with painful attempts to create beautiful hip indie cinematography, the whole film feels like the director - whose previous effort Dodgeball was funny if outright commercial - is desperately seeking indie credibility by cobbling together aspects of other indie films but sprinkling it with stars like Mena Suvari, Sienna Miller and Nick Nolte. Like so many of the star-laden premieres at Sundance this year it felt like this was a secrety studio-sponsored vanity project to help the director earn some indie credibility points - it failed in that respect and as a film in its own right.