Pennsylvania Holy Ghosts (2014)

Three disparate loners are forced to reflect on their direction and lives when life, death, and drugs intervene.

Director:

Ryan Pomeranz

Writer:

Ryan Pomeranz

Stars:

Bob Walz, Kevin Laibson, Katherine Waddell

Cast

Credited cast:
Bob Walz	...	Theo
Kevin Laibson	...	Clair
Katherine Waddell	...	Renee
J. Center	...	Donald / Huggy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Belveduto	...	Redneck bar patron
Joe Burch	...	Chris
Laurence Cantor	...	Jon
Joseph Carnevale	...	Man in Diner
Lauren Darby	...	Utility Company Receptionist
Liz Douglas	...	Renee's Mom
Carol Fritz	...	Carol
Kathleen Godwin	...	Sydney
K.K. Gordon	...	Ben
Jenae Gunderlock	...	Sandra (as Jenae Miller)
Danila James	...	Waiter

Storyline

Theo, Clair, and Renee forge their way through life in an attempt to find their place and purpose in a bleak Pennsylvania town. Theodore, alone for the first time in his life, broods over past personal tragedies while trying to figure out what comes next. Across town, Theo's grandson Clair is forced to deal with the consequences of his inaction following a devastating breakup. Along the way both men meet Renee, a teenage caretaker to a recovering addict mother, dealing with issues in her own way. Struggling to find a direction, our characters wander lost through life ruminating on past and present failures trying to answer the age old question: What do I do now?

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Plot Keywords:

death | redemption | dark | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Theodore is Dying

Filming Locations:

Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moving Picture Party, Harmonic Distortion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 22 days.

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Soundtracks

Bad Reputation
Written and Performed by Killmama
Courtesy of Sophie Pomeranz & Rob Kingsley

User Reviews

Save it for a Really Rainy Day

This flick started out okay I guess since the idea is that it will involve meth heads. But it turns into a meandering "Pulp Fiction" esque romp that seeks to intertwine the characters.

I won't go into to much detail about the main characters except the grandson is just a sad excuse for a young man, as are so many today. In other words, he is typical of the Beta Boy so prevalent. At times, the acting is amateurish mixed in with more professional work. Perhaps if they had left out the third story with the caretaker girl and concentrated on the grandfather and grandson. I kept checking to see how much longer it had to run. The ending made no sense at all. It does show how much drugs influence the young.