Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.
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Alex LehmannWriter:
Mark Duplass
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Cast
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| Mark Duplass | ... | Jim | |
| Sarah Paulson | ... | Amanda | |
| Clu Gulager | ... | Waynie | |
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James Andrews | ... | Background |
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Harris Benbury | ... | Background |
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Daniel Brooks | ... | Background |
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Mary Brooks | ... | Background |
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Bill Greer | ... | Background |
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Cindy Greer | ... | Background |
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Ana Iovine | ... | Background |
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Leo Munoz | ... | Background |
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Loretta Munoz | ... | Background |
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Brady Rice | ... | Background |
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Karen Rice | ... | Background |
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Beginning - At first they seem very, awkward and of course they have nothing to say to each other, it's been years. They go out to get some coffee and they bond for a while, you start to see their friendship, Amanda seems reserved whilst Jim seems more forward and more talkative. It just happens that they both left their hometown, sort of symbolizes their fear of having to confront their past for years to come. But they both come back and happen to run into each other, just coincidental. Written by Isabel Aghahowa
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Jim: I'm contagious.
Amanda: Apparently.
[They laugh until they cry]
Jim: It's okay. It's okay.
Amanda: Now, it's just never gonna stop.
[They exhale and stop laughing/crying]
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Written and Performed by Marc Ferrari, Nate Donmoyer, and Roshmond Patten (as Roshmond Doran Patten)
Courtesy of FirstCom Music
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Filmed on a Canon camera without built-in recording or a built-in power source, that was created as an army or security camera. See more »Quotes
[Last lines]Jim: I'm contagious.
Amanda: Apparently.
[They laugh until they cry]
Jim: It's okay. It's okay.
Amanda: Now, it's just never gonna stop.
[They exhale and stop laughing/crying]
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Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ben Affleck/Sarah Paulson/Green Day (2016) See more »Soundtracks
DibsWritten and Performed by Marc Ferrari, Nate Donmoyer, and Roshmond Patten (as Roshmond Doran Patten)
Courtesy of FirstCom Music
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blue Jay See more »Filming Locations:
Crest Forest Drive, Crestline, California, USAEdit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,159, 9 October 2016Gross USA:
$21,626Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$21,626Company Credits
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4 settings, 3 actors, 2 colors, 1 day and 80 minutes that will warm your heart.
An emotional story that develops between old school friends who meet again after 20 something years after their ways part. Mark Duplass and Sarah Paulson have an amazing chemistry together and deliver high class performance. With well-written dialogues, relatable story line, and good music, it is the one of the best Indie movies of 2016.
Expect to be amused, sad, melancholic, and nostalgic throughout the movie.
I gave it 10 and would recommend it to everyone who appreciates good movies.