Small Apartments

20122012
RR
1h 36m

Small Apartments (2012)

Franklin Franklin plays the alphorn and dreams of Switzerland. His crazy brother sends him fingernail clippings in the mail. One of his neighbors is a forgetful pot-head, the other a gruff busybody who doesn't miss anything. Across the street live a mother and her fifteen-year-old daughter, whom he likes to watch from his window, but none of these are Franklin's real problem. His real problem is that his landlord is dead, laid out on the linoleum of his kitchen, and Switzerland seems farther away all the time.

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Comedy Crime Drama

A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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6.8

Skin Trade

5.7

The Boys

7.0

Terminus

5.4

Walter

5.4

Roxette Diaries

6.1

Roxette Diaries

Preppers

6.5

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

6.4

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Scotland, Pa.

6.7

Deadheads

5.4

Double Whammy

5.7

6.2

Small Apartments: Behind the Scenes

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother and a crew of misfit characters, force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him. —anonymous

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language, some violence, sexual content and drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Filmed in twenty days.

Goofs
When Franklin is trying to decide what to do with Mr. Olivetti's body, you can see Mr.Olivetti (who is supposed to be dead) blinking.

Quotes
[last lines]
Bernard Franklin: [on cassette tape] Franklin, what are we so scared of? You only get one shot at this life. There are no do-overs. Time wasted, is time lost. The past is a ghost. The future a dream. There is only right now. We need to forgive each other, Franklin. Forgive and keep moving forward because we're all so ridiculously imperfect. And we need to find a place we call home. A place where we know we're loved and we feel safe. I see it all so clearly now. It doesn't matter if you live in a small apartment or some big mansion on a hill. Doesn't matter if you live in a mental institution or on some sunny beach in St. Croix. It's all in your mind. Every moment of your life is what you make it. Pain. Love. Fear. Happiness. You choose to feel each of them. So choose to be happy, Franklin. Choose to be happy! 'Cause happiness is a state of mind.

Alternate versions
3 minutes have been cut on the Blu-ray version, most notably a scene between Franklin (Matt Lucas) and Dr. Sage Mennox (Dolph Lundgren, between 85:05 - 87:43 NTSC). That scene was present on the R1 US DVD. None of the Blu-rays (U.S., Norwegian or Australian editions) contain that scene. Australian DVD is also cut (88:24 PAL runtime). However it is reported the German DVD may also be uncut (92:06 PAL runtime).

Connections
Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Scott Ian Gets His Face Cut in Half by Jerry Constantine (2012)

Soundtracks
Franklin's Intro
Written by Per Gessle
Performed by Per Gessle
Published by Jimmy Fun Music

Top review

8/10

A pleasant surprise

I saw it in redbox and who was in it - It took a few runs to redbox before I rented.

In the first 15+ minutes I think we just sat there with our mouths open unsure what to think.

It was not enough to punch the eject but - Wow that character is weird is all I will say.

By movie's end I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised, a very good movie that held my interest all the way through.

This is not a bad rent - give it a shot and wait for it to develop. It will not disappoint.

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glkris
Feb 26, 2013

Release date
- March 2013 (France)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site (United States)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Garip Komşular
Filming locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 36 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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