The Forger (2012)

A teenager wanders into Carmel, California, where he is soon introduced to the art-forgery community.

Director:

Lawrence Roeck

Writer:

Carlos De Los Rios (screenplay)

Stars:

Lauren Bacall, Josh Hutcherson, Alfred Molina

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Bacall	...	Anne-Marie
Josh Hutcherson	...	Joshua
Alfred Molina	...	Everly Campbell
Billy Boyd	...	Bernie
Dina Eastwood	...	Vanessa Reese
Adam Godley	...	Pinkus
Scott Eastwood	...	Ryan Felter
Alexandra Carl	...	Rachel
Hayden Panettiere	...	Amber Felter
Tricia Helfer	...	Sasha
Kim Myers	...	Brynn Mason
Jansen Panettiere	...	Aram
José Zúñiga	...	Mr. Weathers
Zuhair Haddad	...	Amir
Robert Harvey	...	Real Painter

Storyline

Joshua, a teenager with a drugged-out mother on the run, wanders into the affluent community of Carmel, California. After getting himself into trouble, the authorities try to track down his mother. But in the meantime, a successful artist/businessman offers to take in Joshua and let him have a chance at a good life. His motives are questionable considering his line of business and how he plans to use Joshua's artistic talents, but Joshua has met a girl and he's not sure if the money is worth selling off his morals.

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Plot Keywords:

art | carmel california | teenager | ex stripper | trespassing | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some fighting

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Filming Locations:

Carmel, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bahr Productions Inc., Experience Media Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bernie: He's not right for this. It's too much for a kid to handle. He's fifteen. He has pimples. I'm not even sure his voice has broken. He probably thinks the impressionists are a heavy metal band. He's talented, but he's a risk. We need to find someone else to do the Winslow Homer and get Dauphine his money, now.

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Soundtracks

"Backseat"
Written by Carina Round & Gary Go
Published by Carina Round Music/TCR Music Ltd.

User Reviews

A very OK movie that had the feel of a made for TV movie. Molina & Bacall were great in this but still slow moving. I say B-

"People need to figure out how to find their success." Joshua (Hutcherson) has been abandoned by his mother in a hotel room and is on his own. After finding an open house he sneaks in for food and a bed. He stumbles on a secret room with painting supplies and his real talent is discovered by the owner (Molina) in the morning. Giving Josh a choice to stay with him in return for helping him forge paintings Josh thinks he has found his calling. Then he meets Anne-Marie (Bacall) and everything changes. This overall is not a bad movie but just a little slow. Molina and Bacall are a great choice for these roles and really helps the movie have a more legitimate feel and takes it above made for TV status. For a movie about forging paintings I do have to say that this was a really tough subject to stay interested in. For the most part I was entertained but during quite a bit of it I found myself not really caring and losing interest. Then Molina or Bacall showed up and got me back again. It seems like I'm bashing the movie, which I'm not trying to do. This movie isn't terrible just a little slow moving and hard to stay focused on. Overall, not bad but has the feel of a made for TV movie. I give it a B-.