Fort Tilden (2014)

A comedy about Allie and Harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach.

Directors:

Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers

Writers:

Sarah-Violet Bliss (story), Sarah-Violet Bliss

Stars:

Bridey Elliott, Clare McNulty, Neil Casey

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bridey Elliott	...	Harper
Clare McNulty	...	Allie
Neil Casey	...	Ebb
Alysia Reiner	...	Cobble Hill Mom
Reggie Watts	...	Reggie Watts
Griffin Newman	...	Sam
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	...	Russ
Peter Vack	...	Benji
Mark Wing-Davey	...	Harper's Dad (voice)
Will Hines	...	Abusive Cobble Hill Man
Max Jenkins	...	Ashley
John Early	...	John
Evan Hoyt Thompson	...	Grant
Desireé Nash	...	Marin
Becky Yamamoto	...	Amanda

Storyline

Fort Tilden: New York City's secluded seaside nirvana where, like flies to honey, Brooklyn's hip millennial set flocks on sweltering weekend afternoons for unbridled summertime indulgence. Amidst the vexing stagnation of quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliot) awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of good-looking guys invites them along for a carefree Fort Tilden afternoon. As the two young women board their fixed-gear bicycles and embark on a lengthy journey to the beach, they quickly realize that, akin to their confusing, transitioning lives, they neither know where they're going nor how they plan to get there. The debut feature film of directors Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers - and showcasing the comedic versatility of Clare McNulty and Bridey Elliott as Allie and Harper - "Fort Tilden" is a hilariously ...

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content, some graphic nudity and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Οχυρό Τίλντεν

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trailer shows Allie (played by [Clare McNultythe]) texting, "I'll give you my trust fund if you throw their guitars of the roof", and Harper (played by [Bridey Elliott]) responding with: "I don't feel like being a hero". This only appears in the trailer and not in the movie, that has a different texting "conversation".

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Crazy Credits

"No kittens were harmed during the making of this film. They enjoyed their time with us."

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Connections

References Fruitvale Station (2013)

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Soundtracks

Pimpando
(Main)
Performed by Lokixximo
Composed by Alexander Moro (ASCAP)
Published by AudioSparx (ASCAP)
Courtesy of StockMusicSite.com

User Reviews

That's what's so funny

If ever you wondered what happened to the 'valley girl' ethic, rest assured that it is alive and well in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Harper (Bridey Elliott) & Allie (Clare McNulty) are 20-something best friends whose parental affluence hasn't really required them to mature in the years since college. This comedy follows their ill-conceived attempt at being thrifty as they choose to bike (rather than taxi) across Brooklyn to a Rockaway Beach party. These are two of the most vapid and shallow characters ever portrayed as protagonists - they don't learn a thing as they spend hundreds of dollars during their 10 mile odyssey - and that's what's so funny. As for winning the SXSW Grand Jury Prize, I can totally see the comparisons with, festival darling, Lena Dunham's 'Girls' - which is a guilty pleasure of mine - but, where Dunham's wit and goofy characters coax empathy, the 'Fort Tilden' characters have no apparent redeeming qualities. I laughed a bit but this is no Patsy & Edina or Romy & Michele; I got more than my fill of Harper, Allie, and their equally self-centered world.