Cutlass (2007)

When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car, an Olds Cutlass Supreme.

Director:

Kate Hudson

Writer:

Kate Hudson

Stars:

Virginia Madsen, Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart

Cast

Cast overview:
Virginia Madsen	...	Robin
Dakota Fanning	...	Lacy
Kristen Stewart	...	Young Robin
Kurt Russell	...	Dad
Sarah Roemer	...	Eve
Brian Hooks	...	Leroy the Mechanic
Chevy Chase	...	Stan
Ethan Suplee	...	Bruce
Steve Jones	...	Jonesy
Dax Shepard	...	Backround Extra #1

Storyline

When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car, an Olds Cutlass Supreme.

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Plot Keywords:

guitar | car mechanic | classic car | flashback sequence | music store | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes, parenthood comes with a hefty price tag.

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the flashbacks to 1979, all cars on the lot have white California plates. The white plates (initially with sunset) weren't introduced until 1982, and older cars would have kept their blue plates for several years.

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Soundtracks

"I Know No Pardon"
Performed by Vetiver
Courtesy of DiChristina Records

User Reviews

16 happy minutes. Youtube link included.

What a happy little film! The daughter wants a guitar, the mom says no. Then she remembers when she was a teenage girl and wanted a shiny red Oldsmobile Cutlass. She thinks of how her Dad reacted, how well he handled it for her.

Kurt Russell plays her dad, and when he first comes on the camera he has a throw away line I could bronze his sideburns for: "I think I've lost my edge." I laughed out loud. I don't know why I like Kurt so much; I don't think he could play Hamlet if you begged him, but he is a great Everyman, and he smooths through this little gem surrounded by all around fine performances.

If you have a sense of family ties, I think you will enjoy this movie. It was kind of the nudge for me to get my girls a dog, for which they have been "begging" me for a couple of years. They _need_ a dog. Life imitates art, or at least is influenced by it.

Currently this movie is on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyluTTt9avA It will cost you sixteen minutes, and there a lot worse ways you could spend that time.