Just Add Water (2008/I)

Director:

Hart Bochner

Writer:

Hart Bochner (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | California | Rural

Cast

Dylan Walsh	...	Ray Tuckby
Tracy Middendorf	...	Nora
Jonah Hill	...	Eddie
Justin Long	...	Spoonie
Brad Hunt	...	Denny
Melissa McCarthy	...	Selma
Will Rothhaar	...	Dirk
Joey Kern	...	Scotty
Anika Noni Rose	...	R'ch'lle
Danny DeVito	...	Merl Striker
Penny Balfour	...	Charlene
Lee Garlington	...	Penny
Michael Hitchcock	...	Mark Tuckby
Tracey Walter	...	Clem (as Tracy Walter)
June Squibb	...	Mother

Also Known As:

One Part Sugar (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexual content and drug material.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bleeding Hart Films

Soundtrack:

Cuts Like A Blade

Subtly-nuanced, beautifully acted, quirky

Just Add Water is a moving, quirky, subtly-nuanced fable about suffering, love and redemption. Set in the belly of a culture that's been spiritually and environmentally devastated, enough becomes more than enough, and a small group of determined people decide to reclaim their lives, their homes and their land. Part comedy, part tragedy, part parable, this film is a mirror for our times. Dylan Walsh delivers an understated, heartful performance. The landscape reflects the energy of the people and their predicament. The musical score is excellent, moving, surprising. And the message is one of hope. That we can turn around the destruction that has taken hold of too much of our precious planet. Beautifully acted. Artfully written and directed by Hart Bochner.