The Casserole Club (2011)

Steve Balderson's new film, "The Casserole Club" focuses on a group of mod 1960's era suburban housewives. Close-knit and neighborly, they are all bent on one-upping each other, trying to ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Balderson

Writer:

Frankie Krainz (screenplay)

Stars:

Susan Traylor, Kevin Scott Richardson, Daniela Sea

5 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Traylor	...	Sugar Bainbridge
Kevin Scott Richardson	...	Conrad Bainbridge
Daniela Sea	...	Jerome Holleran
Mark Booker	...	Leslie Holleran
Starina Johnson	...	Kitty Bloom
Garrett Swann	...	Sterling Bloom
Pleasant Gehman	...	Florene Johnson
Hunter Bodine	...	Burt Johnson
Michael Maize	...	Max Beedum
Jennifer Grace	...	Marybelle Beedum
Jane Wiedlin	...	Marjorie Lavon
Nic Roewert	...	Ned Lavon
Stuart G. Bennett	...	Gayle Parker
Kelly Pedone	...	Patti Parker
Iris Berry	...	The Broad

Storyline

Steve Balderson's new film, "The Casserole Club" focuses on a group of mod 1960's era suburban housewives. Close-knit and neighborly, they are all bent on one-upping each other, trying to prove that each is "the hostess with the mostess." They begin a recipe club, and hold dinner parties, testing out their new casseroles. But when the gatherings become increasingly focused on boozy flirtation, and more than recipes start getting swapped, the story moves swiftly from stylized and campy to a drama about irresponsibility, selfishness, and damaged people. "The Casserole Club" is an intricate landscape of desolation, unspoken desires, and empty lives laid bare. Raw and uncompromising, it is evocative of classics like "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and the more contemporary "American Beauty." Set in America during the NASA moonwalk, the moon, is a metaphor for the film's tragic heroines, who are filled with mystery, secrets and the untapped potential of people who exist without really ...

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Plot Keywords:

gay sex | party | dinner | 1960s | wife pregnant by another man | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Your Yah-Yah Is Gone
Written by Della Williams and Earl Williams
Performed by The Tren-Teens
Courtesy of Carnival Records
By Arrangement with Westwood Music Group

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 2013 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

The Casserole Club

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dikenga Films, Robotic Indifference, Tricycle Flicks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color