Newlyweds (2011)

Newlyweds Buzzy and Katie find their blissful life disrupted by the arrival of his half-sister and news of her sister's marriage troubles.

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer:

Edward Burns

Stars:

Edward Burns, Kerry Bishé, Marsha Dietlein

Cast

Credited cast:
Edward Burns	...	Buzzy
Kerry Bishé	...	Linda
Marsha Dietlein	...	Marsha
Caitlin FitzGerald	...	Katie
Johnny Solo	...	Miles
Dara Coleman	...	Dara
Max Baker	...	Max
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniella Pineda	...	Vanessa

Storyline

Newlyweds Buzzy and Katie find their blissful life disrupted by the arrival of his half-sister and news of her sister's marriage troubles.

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Plot Keywords:

written and directed by cast member

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,584 (USA) (13 January 2012)

Gross:

$4,584 (USA) (13 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marlboro Road Gang Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At $9,000, this is the lowest film budget that Edward Burns has ever worked with.

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Goofs

Towards the end of the film, the sleeves of Katie's (Caitlin Fitzgerald) NY Mets t-shirt go up and down between shots of her drinking coffee in the kitchen and living room.

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Connections

References Marty (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Ovenbird"
Written by Patrick McCormack
Performed by Patrick McCormack

User Reviews

This is how an "indie" is made!

Though I've spent much of my life enjoying and at times worshiping Woody Allen I've never actually related to his film's characters. But I did relate to the people in this film by Ed Burns. I enjoyed the drama and laughed my ass off at the realities of it all. And the low budget, shot on a shoestring, added to the charm.

The film has a simple premise, a newlywed couple spend a couple of days of drama with the wacky in-laws and then must come to terms with their own relationship and it's newly discovered quirks.

I love the in camera, documentary-style confessions of the characters. It allows for added depth and contrast to what the audience sees. And the performances are dead on. No wooden acting. Very fresh and real dialog with a quick moving story.

The last Ed Burns' film I saw was She's The One, and then after seeing Confidence I kinda lost track of him. I am glad I saw this film, just to know that he's still doing quality stories. Now I gotta go back and see what I've missed.

Highly recommended to those who miss the character and heart in the current big budget crap coming out of Hollywood. Kudos to Ed Burns and crew.