Don's Plum (2001)

A group of Los Angeles teenagers meet every week at their local diner to discuss their latest misadventures in their miserable lives.

Director:

R.D. Robb

Writers:

Bethany Ashton Wolf (as Bethany Ashton), Tawd Beckman

Stars:

Scott Bloom, Kevin Connolly, Tobey Maguire

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Bloom	...	Brad
Kevin Connolly	...	Jeremy
Tobey Maguire	...	Ian
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Derek
Jenny Lewis	...	Sara
Meadow Sisto	...	Juliet
Marissa Ribisi	...	Tracy
Amber Benson	...	Amy
Andre Berryman	...	Band
John Brooks	...	Band
Jeremy Sisto	...	Bernard
Jeffrey Connor	...	Band
Toledo Diamond	...	Acid Jazz Artist
Walter Davis	...	Band
Paula Verise	...	Solo Artist

Storyline

A group of Los Angeles teenagers meet every week at their local diner to discuss their latest misadventures in their miserable lives.

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Plot Keywords:

teenager | diner | low budget film | saturday night | mirror | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA Denmark Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Saturday Night Club

Filming Locations:

16153 Victory Blvd, Van Nuys, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polo Pictures Entertainment,Trust Film Svenska,Zentropa Entertainments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1995-96.

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Goofs

Near the end before Derek kicks over the table in the bar he is mouthing words but we don't get to hear what he is saying.

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Quotes

Sara: [to Derek , who has just exposed a deep secret] You better fucking chew on that fear, 'cuz it isn't going away until you swallow it.

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Connections

References The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

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Soundtracks

Do The Panic
Written by Alexander Greenwald
Performed by Phantom Planet

User Reviews

Not so bad for a youthful lapse

When I rented this film, I was not aware that it was hard to get. I thought it hadn't released in the cinema in Belgium because it was too dark and had simple ended up in a dim corner of the rental place. I didn't have too high expectations. Afterwards I checked for user comments here and felt people were being a bit too harsh. It is true that impact is a little bit lost sometimes because it's hard to relate with the characters. It's hard to admit for anyone that they've asked out a 'friend' sometimes just for accompaniment and self-gratification like the characters seem to do in this film. But I'm a 100 % sure that everyone has done it at least once in their life. This film is hard to watch cause it takes this very aspect of relationships and puts in under a magnifying glass. I even had to interrupt watching it, cause the brutality was making me nervous. I think the film is good in the way that it had it's desired effect. It's not your cup of tea if you want to watch something entertaining, something fun with your friends. Acting is very interesting. Because it mainly plays in the same room and the film is in black and white attention is focused on the words, and even more on the gestures and facial expressions of the characters. It's worth watching if you want to watch something that's not main stream. I hope I've helped constructing the right expectations for this film.