Hollidaysburg (2014)

Home for Thanksgiving break after their first semester at college, five friends discover just how much things change (and don't) after high school.

Director:

A.M. Lukas (as Anna Martemucci)

Writer:

Dan Schoffer

Stars:

Rachel Keller, Tobin Mitnick, Claire Chapelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel Keller	...	Tori
Tobin Mitnick	...	Scott
Claire Chapelli	...	Heather
Tristan Erwin	...	Petroff
Kate Boyer	...	Katie
Philip Quinaz	...	Phil
Daina Griffith	...	Angela
A.M. Lukas	...	Courtney (as Anna Martemucci)
Trisha Simmons	...	Tori's Mother
John Moon	...	Tori's Father
Yan Xi	...	Heather's Mom
Brian Shoaf	...	Mitch
Kenny Champion	...	Heather's Dad
Julie Ann Dulude	...	Shanna
Chris Douglass	...	Mike Blum

Storyline

Home for Thanksgiving break after their first semester at college, five friends discover just how much things change (and don't) after high school.

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Plot Keywords:

thanksgiving | f rated | coming home | narration | bus ride | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was a part of a experiment on Starz and the tv document series on it was called "The Chair". The director went head to head against Shane Dawson and his movie "Not Cool".

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Connections

Version of Not Cool (2014)

User Reviews

Should have won "The Chair"

My wife and I stumbled across "The Chair" docuseries on Tubi, and- as I'm a filmmaker, found it very interesting. I thought the concept of the show was interesting but was infuriated by the final episode in which this film was not deemed the better one.

"Hollidaysburg" is, at least at the time of my writing this, available for free on Amazon Prime. I watched the film with my wife, honestly not expecting much. But it was good. Like really good. There is no indication that this was made by a young, inexperienced crew or a first time director. My only comments were a few strange cuts made to the final edit, but otherwise it was a flawless film. I loved the characters, the story, the humor- all seemed realistic and relatable. I think it's crazy that Anna, Victor and Philip didn't get a writing credit on this! I can't imagine, especially having watched the series, that this- at all resembles the original script from Drew. Aside from character names and motivations, probably.

Having seen a bit of how the sausage is made, it probably skewed my opinion a little, but all the jokes landed, all the beats were there and I felt for all the characters. It was, in the truest sense of the word- a "good" film. It was full of heart and laughs and felt like probably the truest coming-of-age story I've ever seen. We really enjoyed it and I would recommend this to everyone we know.

Congrats Anna and crew for making a much better film than Shane's crapfest. I never had more respect for Zacahry Quinto than when he walked away from the other film via principle. (You gotta watch "The Chair" on Starz or Tubi).

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hollidaysburg

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,713, 21 September 2014

Gross USA:

$3,861

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,861

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hello Please, Point Park University, Shaderville

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color