The Quitter (2014)

When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.

Director:

Matthew Bonifacio

Writer:

Bill Gullo

Stars:

Matthew Bonifacio, Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio, Destiny Monet Cruz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Bonifacio	...	Jonathan Lembo
Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio	...	Georgie (as Julianna Gelinas)
Destiny Monet Cruz	...	Luka
Neil Jain	...	Frank
Dan Grimaldi	...	Michael Lembo
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Kathleen Lembo
Jack O'Connell	...	Uncle Richard
Erin Darke	...	Chloe
Henry Vick	...	Erik
Joshua Rivera	...	Danny
Natasha Lyonne	...	Gloria
Aethan Saegaert	...	Arlo
Matt Dellapina	...	Tyler
Brendan Donaldson	...	Bryan
Jena Friedman	...	Shannon

Storyline

When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career. What follows is his earnest, awkward, and at times hilarious fight to become the father he never was.

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Plot Keywords:

baseball | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

User Reviews

An overlooked gem

I saw The Quitter last night on PBS. Matthew & Julianna Bonifacio wore almost all the hats in realizing this 2014 indie (including playing the lead characters, Jonathan and Georgie). Jonathan was a major league baseball player who walked away from his career and from Georgie and their baby girl. When Jonathan and Georgie meet again back in New York 7 years later they try to stitch together some kind of relationship mainly for the sake and the love of their now 8-year old Luka. Like many an actor with Mediterranean in his marrow (Pacino is an obvious example) Matthew acts with his fried-egg eyes and nails you every time with those big, unblinking gapers.

I wish that Matthew, who also wrote the movie, had helped us better understand Jonathan's costly self-doubt. We know it has a lot to with an unforgivably insensitive,angry father but...we need to see more. Nevertheless, Matthew's essential insight about Jonathan and Georgie is bang on: for them what matters is that the modus vivendi they've put together holds: painfully,imperfectly but holding.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Quitter

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,588, 14 September 2014

Gross USA:

$8,512

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,512

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goodface Films, Howling Wolf Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color