The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.
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Title: The Guitar (2008)
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3 nominations.
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| Saffron Burrows | ... | Melody Wilder | |
| Isaach De Bankolé | ... | Roscoe Wasz | |
| Paz de la Huerta | ... | Constance 'Cookie' Clemente | |
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Mia Kucan | ... | Young Mel |
| Adam Trese | ... | Mr. Laffs | |
| Janeane Garofalo | ... | Dr. Murray | |
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Owen McCarthy | ... | Self - Everyothers' Singer |
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Joel Cannon | ... | Self - Everyothers' Guitar Player (as Joel B. Cannon) |
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Ben Toro | ... | Self - Everyothers' Bass Player |
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John Melville | ... | Self - Everyothers' Drummer |
| Reg Rogers | ... | Brett | |
| David Wain | ... | Phone Man | |
| Elizabeth Marvel | ... | Ma Wilder | |
| Bill Camp | ... | Pa Wilder | |
| Richard Short | ... | Loser Musician | |
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The transformation of a woman after she is diagnosed with a terminal illness, fired from her thankless job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she blows her savings and maxes out her credit cards to pursue her dreams, which include romance and learning to play the electric guitar. Written by anonymous
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panties | female in shower | pubic hair | female pubic hair | female full frontal nudity |Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Roscoe Wasz: Great.
Melody Wilder: And then I have to get, you know, amps and stuff for the guitar. What?
Roscoe Wasz: You're spending money like there's no tomorrow.
Melody Wilder: There is no tomorrow. All my tomorrows are yesterday. Anyway, I'm charging it.
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The leather jacket worn by Saffron Burrows went on to become her favorite clothing item. See more »Goofs
She bought a 1963 Stratocaster on the phone. But there is a brief scene where you see the back of the head stock. It says "Made in Mexico." Strats were not made in Mexico until the 90s. See more »Quotes
Melody Wilder: I just bought a guitar.Roscoe Wasz: Great.
Melody Wilder: And then I have to get, you know, amps and stuff for the guitar. What?
Roscoe Wasz: You're spending money like there's no tomorrow.
Melody Wilder: There is no tomorrow. All my tomorrows are yesterday. Anyway, I'm charging it.
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18 January 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Great film all the locations were real downtown LES spots especially the Antique Shop "Billy's Antiques" and they used the real shop and owner Billy.Also the Everyothers are a great band.The music is very enjoyable not hokey. Paz de La Huerta's part is completely on the other end of the spectrum from Boardwalk Empire,Limits of Control and Enter the Void.Critics have said she can play only one type of role ..well they have not seen The Guitar.The film feels ice cold just like it is in January in New York City.I find the plot totally believable because people do weird things when they know that they are going to die.I know Amy Redford will follow the great tradition of film making.I hope she makes another one soon.