It's a Disaster (2012)

Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end.

Director:

Todd Berger

Writer:

Todd Berger

Stars:

Rachel Boston, Laura Adkin, Kevin M. Brennan

3 wins.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rachel Boston	...	Lexi
Kevin M. Brennan	...	Buck
David Cross	...	Glen
America Ferrera	...	Hedy
Jeff Grace	...	Shane
Erinn Hayes	...	Emma
Blaise Miller	...	Pete
Julia Stiles	...	Tracy
Jesse Draper	...	Dog Walker
Laura Adkin	...	Jenny
Rob McGillivray	...	Gordon
Todd Berger	...	Hal
Will Coleman	...	Public Radio Host (voice) (as Will T.S. Coleman)
Helena Wei	...	Emergency Broadcaster (voice)
Jared Sosa	...	John From Liberty Financial (voice)

Storyline

Eight friends meet for their monthly couples brunch. But what starts as an impromptu therapy session/airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to surprising results.

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Plot Keywords:

filipino telemarketer | sexy legs | pretty legs | tattooed trash | slender attractive woman | 

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Taglines:

Are you prepared?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Oscilloscope Laboratories [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2013 (Poland)

Also Known As:

It's a Disaster - Bist du bereit?

Filming Locations:

2261 W 21st Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,305, 14 April 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,100, 21 April 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vacationeer Productions, Attainment Media Group, ARM Entertainment (II)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

America Ferrera recommended to David Cross that he read the script for this film.

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Goofs

Glen's belief that he will go to heaven when dies and his motivation for lethally drugging the wine is so the others will too. Being a biblical historian and devout believer it seems very strange that he fails to realize that his plan will result in his breaking the commandment "Thou Shall not kill" several times over and his own participation would be considered suicide which are both grievous sins in the Christian faith that guarantee his being condemned to hell. The sin of murder is negated by Tracy telling every one about the plan but their acceptance would still be seen as suicide meaning they would be condemned to hell anyway.

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Quotes

Hedy: Do you think that when we die, we have to wear the clothes we died in for all of eternity?
Buck: No way. I bet we get those kickin' white robes like you see in the old cartoons.
Hedy: I look awful in white. Maybe Emma would let me borrow some sweats.
Buck: I bet you get a sweet-ass harp too.
Hedy: Hmmmm...
[scoffs]
Hedy: Do you have any idea how many human beings are estimated to have lived and died on Earth throughout all of time?
Buck: I have absolutely no idea.
Hedy: 106 billion.
Buck: Wow.
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Crazy Credits

Schubert's Ave Maria is listed as written by Chopin.

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Connections

References Love Actually (2003)

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Soundtracks

Get Gone
Written by Mickey Church and Andy Naeve
Performed by White Arrows
Courtesy of White Arrows

User Reviews

You don't need a big budget to make a movie about the world ending

I quite enjoyed this movie. Usually a end-of-the-world-movie involves lots of explosions but this movie took a whole different view on it.

The plot was genius: put a bunch of friends together, add a new person and make the world end. Taking place in a single house was a real nice idea, the mystery of not knowing what was going on outside really helped the plot.

The interactions the characters had in this film where funny, crazy and believable. Though its not a comedy where you are laughing all the time I found myself laughing more than in most big comedies.

Top notch acting really added to the experience. You normally don't expect such a cast in a low budget movie.