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This movie attempts a persiflage on the Hollywood film industry, depicting two young authors, struggling on their way to their first successful screenplay: Right from the beginning - when they meet by means of a car accident - Davis and Zina's relationship is one of love and hate. This doesn't get better when they keep on getting in each other's way while competing as writers for the same production. It gets even more twisted when the producer makes Zina suggestive offers and it turns out that Zina's manager Alice is Davis' former girlfriend ...IMDb site by Tom Zoerner

Was shown at the 1995 Toronto Film Festival and The Second Annual Avignon New York Film Festival in April, 1995

Release Dates: US video: July 14, 1998

1995; 92 minutes

Directed by: Daphna Kastner

Cast: Martin Donovan (Partygoer), Mädchen Amick (Zina), Jonathan Silverman (Davis), Molly Hagan (Alice), Vince Grant (Charles), Kurt Fuller (Stubin), Beth Broderick, Bruce Nozick, Craig Vincent, Steven Brill, Pao Pei Andreoli (Italian Tourist), Julie Ariola (Zina's Mother), Rebecca Broussard (Green Sweater Bimbette), Victoria Duffy (Herbal Ecstacy Girl), Andrea Fair (Megan), Charles Finch (TV Host), Brian Gibson (Partygoer), Drew Hammond (Anthony Price), Ayiva Kastner (Davis' Mother), Daphna Kastner (Price Partygoer), Gil Kastner (Cell Phone Exec), Sidney Kastner (Zina's Father), Timothy Leary (Herbal Ecstacy Guy), Michael A. Lerner (Alice's Stud), Nicole Nagel (Klexxie), Megan Odebash (Seller's Girlfriend), Cecilia Peck (Airline Ticket Agent), Richard Perry (Mr. Boxer), June Pointer (Marsha), Gil Segel (Superagent's Friend), Lawrence Siegel (Davis' Father), Alexandra Styron (Receptinist), Charles Wessler (Price Party Producer), Kevin Williams (Studio Guard)

Written by: Daphna Kastner, Michael A. Lerner

Cinematography by: Geza Sinkovics

Original Music by: Alex Wurman

Production Design by: Jean-Philippe Carp

Costume Design by: Tanya Gill

Film Editing by: Claudia Finkle

Produced by: Ruta K. Aras (line), Frederic Bouin (co-producer), Kay Lyn Byrne (associate), Carl Colpaert (executive), Christoph Henkel (executive), Michael A. Lerner (executive), Zachary Matz, Edward Oleschak (associate), Robert Strauss (co-executive)

Production Companies: Cineville, Inc., Daylight Productions

Distributer: Columbia TriStar Home Video (US)

* mentions Martin Donovan's performance in the film

Last updated May 15, 2003