I Melt with You (2011)

When four 40-something college friends meet up for their annual reunion, things start to spiral out of control, and a pact they made as young men is revisited.

Director:

Mark Pellington

Writers:

Glenn Porter (story), Mark Pellington (story)

Stars:

Thomas Jane, Rob Lowe, Jeremy Piven

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane	...	Richard
Jeremy Piven	...	Ron
Rob Lowe	...	Jonathan
Christian McKay	...	Tim
Carla Gugino	...	Officer Boyde
Tom Bower	...	Captain Bob
Arielle Kebbel	...	Randi
Zander Eckhouse	...	Jonah
Abhi Sinha	...	Ryan
Sasha Grey	...	Raven
Joe Reegan	...	Cole
August Emerson	...	Ethan
Rebecca Creskoff	...	Amanda
Melora Hardin	...	Jane
Anthony Newfield	...	Restaurant Manager

Storyline

Middle aged Jonathan, Richard, Rob and Tim are friends from their college days, each who has had some modicum of success in his life, but each who is facing an issue resulting in dissatisfaction with his current lot. Divorced father Jonathan is a physician whose practice is largely made up of wealthy patients for who he writes prescriptions for drugs for recreational use in return for payola. Party boy Richard was once a novelist, but now resorts to teaching high school English to make a living. Stockbroker Ron is happily married with kids, but in providing for his family, he decided to steal from his clients which has now resulted in a probable indictment by the Securities Commission for embezzlement. And five years ago, openly bisexual Tim was the driver that caused an accident which killed both his sister and his boyfriend, the guilt surrounding which still remains with him. As they live in various parts of the country, they make a point to get together at least once a year for a ...

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Plot Keywords:

college | reunion | binge drinking | excess | bachelor | 

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Taglines:

When life hammers you, get smashed.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive drug use and language, some violence and sexual content.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 July 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Pacto do Passado

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,729, 11 December 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,795, 18 December 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media House Capital,Raw Entertainment,The Complex

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Rich (Thomas Jane) and Tim (Christian Mcakay) are joy riding in the porshe is a clear nod to Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' wherein Tim starts 'Whooping' in similarity to the Durango speeding scene of 'Clockwork'..only sealing it with "Go Faster..got faster!"

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Quotes

Tim: You fuck lots of women. Have you ever truly loved one?
Richard: I love them all. Can't love them all if you only love one.
Tim: If that's true, that's interesting.
Richard: Yeah. You want to know what I think, Timothy? When they really get to see me, I don't like what they see.
Tim: You make sure of that.

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Connections

Features Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973)

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Soundtracks

Pretty Vacant
written by Paul Cook (As Paul Thomas Cook), Steve Jones (As Stephen Philip Jones), John Lydon, Glen Matlock
Performed by The Sex Pistols
Courtesy of Warner Bros Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Licensed courtesy of Virgin Records Ltd

User Reviews

Truly brilliant film

I have just watched this film and i am blown away on every level. I think it is so real it is untrue. I would have paid 10 dollars. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea but i think it delivers, disturbs and makes you think about all kinds of stuff good and bad. I have read some other reviews and cannot for the life of me understand how negative some reviews are, It is only a film after all. In my opinion a brilliant film that will become a real cult film in time. I loved the camera use effects etc , very real , comes with a great cast and soundtrack also , I don't think the actors could have performed any better. Very convincing, I will recommend this film to all of my friends as a real life situation tonic. Brilliant. The best film i have seen in many years.