Expired (2007)

A turbulent and intriguing love story between two parking officers in the city of Los Angeles.

Director:

Cecilia Miniucchi

Writer:

Cecilia Miniucchi

Stars:

Samantha Morton, Anthony John Crane, Gina St. John

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samantha Morton	...	Claire Barney
Anthony John Crane	...	Blue Car Owner
Gina St. John	...	Woman with Expired Meter
Ron King	...	Ex-Boyfriend
Rolando Molina	...	Meters Money Collector
Teri Garr	...	Mother Barney / Aunt Tilde
Joe Camareno	...	Stephen
Sonia Iris Lozada	...	Jade (as Sonia Lozada)
Terence Bernie Hines	...	Mark (as Terrence Bernie Hines)
Carlease Burke	...	Supervisor at Roll Call
Kyle Hatch	...	Pedestrian
Kestrin Pantera	...	Woman with Baby
Jason Patric	...	Jay Caswell
Adam Gropman	...	Green Car Owner
James C. Burns	...	Red SUV

Storyline

Man or woman, the sight of a dark-suited municipal employee dolling out parking violations stirs a primal hate in all but the most enlightened souls. And the heroine of EXPIRED, the parking officer Claire, knows it. The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry traffic officer who loves his job, being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Jay and Claire meet and engage in a tumultuous relationship which will eventually teach them that love can spread his magic seeds of redemption and hope, even in the darkest and most perverted of all affairs. And don't forget to put money in the meter.

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Plot Keywords:

job | f rated | new year's eve | character says i love you | answering machine message | 

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Taglines:

Don't park your heart in the red zone.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

I agapi dinei elpida

Filming Locations:

Pomona, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aga Films, FR Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Claire is helping Wilma hang Christmas lights, the arrangement of the lights changes several times between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Claire: I'm one of the most hated people in the world. Nobody likes me. People run from me like the plague. Give me the finger. Insult me. Verbally abuse me.
[tickets a car]
Owner of the Bug: [running toward his car] Hey! Hey, come on, I'm here.
Claire: Sorry.
Owner of the Bug: Fuck you!

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Connections

References Wheel of Fortune (1983)

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Soundtracks

It's All Gone
Performed by Samantha Morton
Written by Jeffrey Coulter (BMI)

User Reviews

A must see movie.

Expired world-premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to outstanding reviews. It is probably one of the best reviewed films at the festival. I saw the movie with a thousand plus audience - and all I can say: THIS IS A MUST SEE FILM! Expired is a turbulent love story (to say the very least) between LA parking enforcement officer Claire and LA parking enforcement officer Jay. Simply put, Samantha Morton is outstanding, so is Jason Patrick. With respect to Jason Patrick, most likely his best performance to date. I caught a review in USA today, which says:"Patric plays a violence-prone hot-head, who may be one of the nastiest dinner date since Joe Pesci in Goodfellas." I have to agree. He's something else. Not sure how - what Italian born filmmaker Cecilia Miniucchi did with her actors, the chemistry between the two leads makes everybody in the audience twitch on their seats. What direction!!

When it comes to the theaters, go check out this unlikely romance. You'll see that I wasn't exaggerating one bit.