The Event (2003)

Nick is a district attorney investigating several deaths of AIDS sufferers in the gay community of New York City's Chelsea District. Each case suggests the use of assisted suicide, which is illegal in New York.

Director:

Thom Fitzgerald

Writers:

Thom Fitzgerald, Steven Hillyer

Stars:

Parker Posey, Don McKellar, Olympia Dukakis

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joanna Adler	...	Gaby Shapiro-Schnell (as Joanna P. Adler)
Chris Barry	...	Third Little Maid
Walter Borden	...	Fred
Ray Brimicombe	...	Desk Sergeant
Laura Cahoot	...	Bride
Brent Carver	...	Brian Knight
Linda Carvery	...	Doctor
Rejean Cournoyer	...	Rory Metzler (as Réjean Joseph Cournoyer)
Lucy Decoutere	...	Jody
Richard Donat	...	Undertaker
Chase Duffy	...	Assistant District Attorney
Olympia Dukakis	...	Lila Shapiro
Tim Dunn	...	Ping Pong Player
Travis Ferris	...	NYPD Officer
Thom Fitzgerald	...	Vagimar Director

Storyline

An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district. Nick, a district attorney investigating the most recent case, a suspicious apparent suicide, and her interviews with friends and family of the deceased trigger extensive and intricately interwoven flashbacks that reveal surprising facts about the man's life and death.

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Plot Keywords:

death | new york | family relationships | red bra | trail | 

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Taglines:

Go in style.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Quotes

Nick: Fuck you very much.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits the screen is dark for a few seconds, then there's another scene (that is completely silent).

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Connections

References The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

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Soundtracks

What I was Waiting For
Written and Performed by Ian Janes

User Reviews

Both the film and the event it portrays qualify as "events."

I came to this film via Thom Fitzgerald's earlier work, the mostly comic pseudo-documentary "Beefcake," so I was unprepared for the many-layered drama of "The Event." There have been a lot of films about gay men with AIDS, most of which are earnest and predictable, but "The Event" is definitely surprising in its story. It is easy to identify with the various points of view in the film, and that raises the viewer's stakes considerably. And what an indie dream of a cast! I viewed this DVD via NETFLIX which inexplicably -- considering their trove of Grade Z films about gay people -- doesn't stock "Beefcake." Thom Fitzgerald doesn't do the same old same old -- for which, hats off and Thanks!

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Event

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,206, 5 October 2003

Gross USA:

$35,554

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,554

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arkanjel Productions, Covington International, Emotion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color