Alan Ruck draws connections between his breakout role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and his recent work on the Emmy-nominated "Succession."
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Title: Bart Got a Room (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steven Kaplan | ... | Danny (as Steven J. Kaplan) | |
| William H. Macy | ... | Ernie | |
| Cheryl Hines | ... | Beth | |
| Alia Shawkat | ... | Camille | |
| Ashley Benson | ... | Alice | |
| Brandon Hardesty | ... | Craig | |
| Kate Micucci | ... | Abby | |
| Jon Polito | ... | Bob | |
| Jennifer Tilly | ... | Melinda | |
| Dinah Manoff | ... | Mrs. Goodson | |
| Michael Mantell | ... | Dr. Goodson | |
| Chad Jamian | ... | Bart (as Chad Jamian Williams) | |
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Bambi la Fleur | ... | Destiny |
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Sam Azouz | ... | Uncle Walter |
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Betty Knowles | ... | Aunt Rose |
Danny Stein is a high-school senior and class vice president; he's in charge of the prom, along with Camille, his best friend for years. Everyone including Camille and her parents assumes that Danny will ask her to the prom, but he wants something less platonic and more romantic - more memorable. His choices include the sophomore cheerleader he drives to school, a friend of a friend, and a quiet Chinese girl in his classes. With his parents' help (they're going through a divorce), he gets the tickets, rents a tux, reserves a limo, and, over his mother's objections, gets a room at the prom-site hotel. This, everyone believes, is the way to establish memories. Will anything work out? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Just tripped over this movie on cable without ever having heard anything about it before, and when I came across it, the direction and music reminded me so much of Barry Sonnenfeld's direction I thought it -had- to be something of his I had never seen before (and I'm a big Sonnenfeld fan, esp of titles like "Get Shorty" and "Big Trouble" - the unfortunately timed release which had to be delayed due to 9/11. But watch "Bart..." and then watch "Big Trouble" and you'll see the similarities in style).
"Bart..." had some thin plot lines here and there, but the overall production was crisp and mostly entertaining. The pace was mostly quick, although there were one or two places it seemed to stall; but overall the use of wide and interesting camera angles, quick cuts, and, again, the snappy music selections (which were not main stream) kept everything moving despite what you'd think of as a fairly shallow overall plot.
Another quirky but all-too-human Bill Macy performance juxtaposed against our star Steven Kaplan who plays the focus of the date-hunt. That was good casting. Jennifer Tilly has a little bit part which you're dying to see go somewhere - but when it doesn't, it reinforces the kind of loser-status-but-we-protect-our-own flavor of dad Ernie Stein (Bill Macy).
Production wise: better than most. Quirky, fun, not heavy, but has a nice message overall. Fun to see once or twice.
Director Brian Hecker as the new Sonnenfeld? We'll have to wait and see. Big shoes to fill.