Highball (film)
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| Directed by | Noah Baumbach |
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| Produced by | Joel Castleberg |
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| Cinematography | Steven Bernstein |
| Edited by | J. Kathleen Gibson |
Production company | Shoreline Entertainment |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Highball is a 1997 unfinished film directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written by Baumbach, Carlos Jacott, and Christopher Reed. The film is credited as having been directed by Ernie Fusco and written by Jesse Carter after being disowned by Baumbach.[1][2] The film was shot over 6 days with remaining money from Baumbach's previous film Mr. Jealousy.
Plot
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A newly married couple decides to improve their social life by throwing three great parties and inviting tons of people at their Brooklyn apartment. The film follows this pursuit over the course of a year.
Friends' (Justine Bateman, Peter Bogdanovich, Dean Cameron) relationships are tested during a birthday party, a Halloween party and a New Year's Eve party.
Cast
- Justine Bateman as Sandy
- Noah Baumbach as Philip
- Peter Bogdanovich as Frank
- Dean Cameron as The Magician
- Rae Dawn Chong as Herself
- Chris Eigeman as Fletcher
- Carlos Jacott as Felix
- Lauren Katz as Diane
- John Lehr as Miles
- Christopher Reed as Travis
- Annabella Sciorra as Molly
- Ally Sheedy as Herself
- Eric Stoltz as Darien
Removal of credit
Baumbach has removed his credit for the film, explaining in an interview with The A.V. Club:
And it was a funny script. But it was just too ambitious. We didn't have enough time, we didn't finish it, it didn't look good, it was just a whole ... mess. [Laughs.] We couldn't get it done, and I had a falling out with the producer. He abandoned it, and I had no money to finish it, to go back and maybe get two more days or something. Then later, it was put out on DVD without my approval.[2]
References
- ^ "Highball (1997) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b Murray, Noel (2005-11-09). "Noah Baumbach · Interview · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
External links
- Highball at IMDb
- Highball at AllMovie
- Highball at Rotten Tomatoes
- Highball at Box Office Mojo