Four Eyed Monsters (2005)

Apathy, technology, paranoia, disease and medication. Meet Arin. Arin is a shy videographer who finds it too much to handle to go out and meet girls, so he sets up an account on meester.net... See full summary »

Directors:

Susan Buice, Arin Crumley

Writers:

Susan Buice, Arin Crumley

Stars:

Susan Buice, Arin Crumley, Julia Ann Ames

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Susan Buice	...	Susan
Arin Crumley	...	Arin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julia Ann Ames	...	Laundromat Fantasy Girl
Lindsey Andersen	...	Couple on subway
Derik Babtiste	...	Internet single
Doug Boatwright	...	Gay couple
Kevin Bostic	...	Restaurant customer
Brad Calcaterra	...	Studio Vermont founder
Michael Camacho	...	Voice of doctor
Yuan-Kwan Chan	...	Model
Lucie Cuadrado	...	Attractive woman in street
Michael Cuomo	...	College Boyfriend
Milton Darnell	...	Gay couple
Liz Davito	...	2nd Sexual Encounter
Jeremy Ebenstein	...	Ex-boyfriend

Storyline

Apathy, technology, paranoia, disease and medication. Meet Arin. Arin is a shy videographer who finds it too much to handle to go out and meet girls, so he sets up an account on meester.net. The flood of responses never comes, save for one email from Susan, a struggling artist who finds her job as a waitress stifling her creativity. Susan is also on the shy side and is seeking an alternative to the classic dating situation. When Arin and Susan finally meet, that alternative dating situation comes to life as the two refuse to communicate verbally with each other, wanting to avoid bullshit small talk. Instead, when they do need to communicate to each other, they pass a pen and pad back and forth.

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Plot Keywords:

dating | artist | technology | disease | waitress | 

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Taglines:

Four glittering eyes, two pink mouths, and eight limbs wrapped around itself taking up two seats on the subway.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Official MySpace page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Четырехглазые монстры

Filming Locations:

Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,886, 3 December 2006, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Less Life Lived LLC

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Schizopolis (1996)

User Reviews

Inspiring, but a bit boring too...

Anyone who gets of their backside and makes a film should be applauded. The couple that made this obviously put their heart and soul into it. However, it's not always effort that breeds greatness. This film starts really well - the opening scenes suck you in and you want to know more - but after that it becomes banal quite quickly. 20 somethings worrying about their life, direction and relationships is a often used plot point.. but here it 'is' the plot. The film has the usual micro-budget tell tale signs. Some dodgy camera work, some 'not quite on the money' acting and some quality issues. But, overall, it works in the context of a slice of life in the myspace/facebook revolution.

I'd put money on Crumley and co making something big at some point in the future, but this is a public airing of their education really.

Well worth a watch, but don't expect a film with this kind of budget to compete with Hollywood.