Bankrupt (2007)

A young woman, named Kate rushes to get ready for her job as a clown entertainer. She finally arrives to work and her boss is furious. He tells her that Nathan covered her shift again and ... See full summary »

Director:

Kris Brown

Writer:

Kris Brown

Stars:

Kevin Austin, Carson Grant, Merrill Grant

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kevin Austin	...	Mime
Carson Grant	...	Clown Boss
Merrill Grant	...	Kate
Jon Kohler	...	Mr. Turner
Matthew Schmidt	...	Boris
Abraham Sparrow	...	Leroy
Matthew R. Staley	...	Nathan
Jaclynn Tiffany Brown	...	Cashier (as Jackie Brown)
Julio Barriere	...	Customer
Sean Sterling	...	(voice)

Storyline

A young woman, named Kate rushes to get ready for her job as a clown entertainer. She finally arrives to work and her boss is furious. He tells her that Nathan covered her shift again and she can pick up her last and final pay check. Kate walks outside. She is upset about the loss of her job and is still dressed in full clown costume. She sees a bench and sits down to catch her thoughts. A black van speeds around the corner and screeches to a halt in front of her. Three male clowns are in the van open the door and yell toward Kate, "Nathan!" Kate is confused, and looks behind her. The men pull her into the van and they drive off. Inside the van the head clown begins to talk about the plan and everyone's responsibilities. Kate remains silent as she listens. The head clown then begins to pull out hand guns and ammunition, handing them out to the robbers. Kate realizes she is going to be a part of robbery. She must decide whether she should turn them in or continue with the plan since ...

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Plot Keywords:

mistaken identity

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Taglines:

Clowns on the loose!

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Tribeca, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kbrown Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min 9 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (original version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Not a bad story idea...I just didn't particularly like the direction the film went in the end

The film begins with a young lady who is obviously having financial problems. She has creditors after her and she loses her job. Into this life comes a weird random event. As she stands on the street dressed as a clown, a group of criminals also disguised as clowns pick her up--assuming she's one of the gang. She has no choice but go along with these armed bandits but at the end when the job falls apart, she splits with the money and seemingly lives happily ever after.

My friend recently told me that I am a "hopeless moralist" as I have an overly strong sense of right and wrong. While I am sure this is true, he also said that this colors my reviews some times and now that I think about it, he's probably right again. I bring all this up because although I really liked the story idea for BANKRUPT, the way it ended just felt wrong to me--and the "hero" ended up being a very selfish person--and thereby making me like the movie far less. Had it ended with the lady capturing the gang or alerting the police, I would have loved the film. Having her ending up being just as bad as them and keeping stolen money made me feel disappointed. Just my two cents worth.

Overall, good but flawed.