The Adventure (2008)

Director:

Mike Brune

Writer:

Mike Brune (writer)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

A retired couple's quiet picnic in the park is violated by a silent intruder whose story exposes the troubling mysteries of existence. |

Plot Keywords:

Mime

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

John Curran	...	Man
Deborah Childs	...	Woman
Tim Stoltenberg	...	Mime
Dave Quay	...	Sniper Mime

Directed by
Mike Brune

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mike Brune		writer

Produced by
Mike Brune	....	producer
Alex Orr	....	producer
Jon Swindall	....	producer

Cinematography by
Adam Pinney

Film Editing by
Mike Brune

Casting by
Janella Bersabal

Costume Design by
Amanda Perkerson

Makeup Department
Amanda Perkerson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Katie Rowlett	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Holley	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Najib Chlieh	....	boom operator
Greg Linton	....	sound mixer
Jeremiah Prescott	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean Baugnon	....	second assistant camera
J. Christopher Campbell	....	key grip (as Christopher Campbell)
Ian Cone	....	first assistant camera
James Hussey	....	second assistant camera
Mike Pearce	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
John Petersen	....	colorist

Other crew
Scott Balzer	....	production assistant
Chris Brune	....	production assistant
Matthew Brune	....	production assistant
Raymond Carr	....	production assistant
Julie Dansby-Scarborough	....	mime coach
Lester Dragstedt	....	crane rental
Damian Dunn	....	key set production assistant
Julie Kobsa	....	photos
Lane Wooder	....	crane and dolly operator

Production Companies

• Fake Wood Wallpaper

Distributors

• Fake Wood Wallpaper (2008) (worldwide) (all media)

Runtime:

USA:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (HD) | Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Fake Wood Wallpaper

Trivia:

The first day of shooting on this film was July 30, 2007, the day both Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni passed away. A moment of silence was held for them at the end of shooting that day.

Mime Thriller

A short that brings horror comedy to an all-new, tongue-in-cheek level, "The Adventure" tells the story of a retired couple who experience a strange encounter on a quiet, forested road.

Director Mike Brune is not afraid to have his camera linger for long periods on the scene. It's a refreshingly classic technique not practised very often these days -- there's something reminiscent of The Shining with its use in this film. With the rest of the cinema audience, I teetered between amusement at the absurdity of the situation and a kind of foreboding feeling: there's some strange sense of malevolence in this film, a sensation of danger and violence being mere moments away.

The perfectly-delivered comic dialogue is the icing on the cake. If Donald Barthelme had been a filmmaker, he would have made something like this. It's definitely worth a look; at the time of writing, it's playing at the 2009 Sydney Film Festival.