SPANKING THE MONKEY
Spanking the Monkey is a low-budget, dark comedy directed by David O. Russell (Flirting With Disaster), starring Alberta Watson (The Sweet Hereafter), Carla Gallo, and Benjamin Hendrickson.
The plot focuses on a pre-med freshman, Ray Aibelli (Lovely Jeremy), who is spending the summer at home caring for his injured mother. Ray's father, a travelling salesman (Hendrickson) is unwilling to hire a nurse, thus forcing Ray to give up a promising internship.
The film easily won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
THE LOCUSTS
This movie is the story of a mysterious and fine looking drifter (Vince Vaughn) who arrives at the home of a secretive and seductive woman (Kate Capshaw), looking for work. Her emotionally disturbed son, Flyboy (Lovely Jeremy) and Vaughn form a bond and Vaughn works to bring Flyboy back into the world of the living, unaware of the disatrous effects this could have on everyone involved.
GOING ALL THE WAY
After returning from the Korean war, Sonny Burns (Lovely Jeremy) and Gunner (Ben Affleck) form an unlikely relationship. Both feel as though they are at a crossroads; Sonny, because he suddenly feels he wants something more than his boring, predictable life, and Gunner, as he begins to question his former ideals. The pair embark on a journey of awakening desires and a quest for their direction in life.
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