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Alcoholic Calvin cons his way into a job tending the grounds of a hillside mansion owned by the reclusive Jack. On the night Calvin stumbles into a bathroom to see Jack with a gun to his head, an unlikely friendship is born.

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Jack
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Calvin
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Julie
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Connie
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Mark
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Krystal
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Candy
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Dominic
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Golf Pro
Ian Bamberg ...
Applicant #1
Calvin Sykes ...
Applicant #2
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Applicant #3
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Applicant #4
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Partier
Jemal Draco ...
Talker
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Rose
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Chloe Johnson
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Connie's Party Friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Meredith Cave ...
Party Goer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Peter O'Melia

Written by

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Peter O'Melia ... (co-writer)
 
Nick Scamperle ... (co-writer)
 
Gregory Thirkhill II ... (co-writer)
 
Gregory Thirkhill II ... (story)
 
Gregory Thirkhill II ... ()

Produced by

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Brance Hudzietz ... producer
Peter O'Melia ... producer
Nick Scamperle ... producer
Brian Tanke ... producer
Gregory Thirkhill II ... producer

Music by

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Crystal Grooms Mangano ... (as Crystal Grooms)
Andrew Spence ... score composer

Cinematography by

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Vincent Pascoe

Film Editing by

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Vincent Pascoe

Editorial Department

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Frederik Bokkenheuser ... colorist
Kit Lubold ... digital intermediate producer
Chris Rodgers ... editing assistant
Chris Rogers ... additional editor
Andrew Warren ... Post Production Consultant
Christa Windley ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Sherrie Henderson
Dan Velez

Production Design by

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Nathan Matheny ... (I)

Art Direction by

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Emily B. Taylor

Costume Design by

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Brianna Murphy

Makeup Department

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Wendy J. Diaz ... assistant hair stylist / makeup and hair assistant / makeup artist
Moira Taylor ... key makeup artist
Constance Thirkhill ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Brian Tanke ... unit production manager
Allison Whitmer ... unit production manager

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Julia Sharrock ... second assistant director

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Brian Clarke ... property master
Jerod Halcisak ... set dresser
Elizabeth Perez ... assistant property master
Tracie Rubenstein ... art assistant
Matt Stryker ... art assistant

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Bastien Benkhelil ... foley artist
Michael Capuano ... sound effects editor
Ugo Derouard ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Thomas Giordano ... boom operator
Ted Hamer ... boom operator
John Hays ... boom operator
Evan Menak ... dialogue editor
Mehrnaz Mohabati ... foley editor / foley: recording engineer
Andrew Spence ... re-recording mixer
Yi Ming Zhou ... sound editor assistant (as Yiming Zhou)

Stunts

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Kim Robert Koscki ... stunt coordinator
Alice Rietveld ... stunt double: Allison Paige

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joseph Ascioti ... first assistant camera
Nick Bianchi ... first assistant camera
Kenneth Billington ... still photographer
Stu Brumbaugh ... gaffer
Sean Clark ... grip
Blaine Dunkley ... still photographer
Brett A. Frager ... best boy grip
Brian Freeman ... second assistant camera
Jay Guffy ... additional electrician
Taylor Holt ... camera assistant
Jerome Joves ... key grip
Taylor Kent ... still photographer
Jeremy Kerr ... gaffer
Jorge Kunze ... electrician
Fernando Morales Jr. ... best boy electric
Randy Newman ... gaffer
Nik Nikides ... first assistant camera
Jordan Oglesby ... grip
Juan Prieto ... grip and electric intern
Matt Read ... electrician
Cid Salcido ... first assistant camera
Seva Shybkou ... best boy electric
Usevalad Shybkou ... best boy electric
Alex Simon ... gaffer
Wes Swartz ... electrician
Robert Toombs ... key grip
Leslie Waller ... best boy electric / electrician

Casting Department

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Claire Kaplan ... casting assistant
Vanessa Knight ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Chloe Bentz ... costume intern
Shelby Johnston ... costume intern
Hannah Runkle ... assistant costume designer

Script and Continuity Department

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Mandy Grant-Grierson ... script supervisor
Donna Lane ... script supervisor

Other crew

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Andre Brassil ... key set production assistant
Hannah Lee Hannah ... key office production assistant
Toni Y. Long ... production counsel
Cameron Nord ... production assistant
Joseph J. Pearlman ... acting coach
Shawn Varosky ... production coordinator
Jonas Weeks ... key craft services

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Plot Summary

Calvin, an alcoholic wastrel, is forced to find a new job after he is fired from his grounds-keeping job at a golf course. After scaring away other potential applicants, he is hired to tend the grounds of a beautiful hillside mansion by Julie, the personal assistant to the owner of the home. Jack, heartbroken and suicidal, has refused to leave his property since his wife left him for a past love a year prior. On the night Jack decides to end it all, a drunken Calvin accidentally interrupts his boss' suicide attempt. Calvin convinces Jack that it's not worth it to kill himself when he has the means to continue living his reclusive lifestyle indefinitely. The two bond over their shared inclination to numb and preoccupy their minds rather than confront the pains of their past. When they can no longer run from their problems, their wills, and friendship, are truly tested. Written by 282 Studios

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  • 88 min
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