Session Man (film)
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| Directed by | Seth Winston |
| Produced by | Robert N. Fried June Rachel Guterman Jana Sue Memel Jonathan Sanger Seth Winston |
| Written by | Seth Winston |
| Starring | Michael Harris |
| Music by | Don Davis, Waddy Wachtel |
| Cinematography | Charlie Lieberman |
| Editing by | Debra Bard |
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| Running time | 31 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Session Man is a 1991 short drama film directed by Seth Winston. It won an Academy Award in 1992 for Best Short Subject.[1]
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Plot [edit]
An aging, but capable and talented session guitarist named McQueen (Remar) is awakened by a late-night call from a nearby recording studio. He is needed to help smooth out some tracks that are being worked on by an established and popular hard rock band, the Raging Kings. The band’s own lead guitarist, Dean Storm (Kober) is resentful of McQueen’s involvement, and after an argument with the other members he decides to leave the group altogether. Impressed by McQueen’s skills, the band asks him on the spot to replace Storm and he graciously accepts, fulfilling his lifelong dream.
After a brief jam session, Storm suddenly returns to the studio and asks to speak privately with the original band. They soon return from the meeting, and one member comes to McQueen and reluctantly tells him that he’s out. Stunned, McQueen manages to complete what he was called to do and returns home to his wife, who is still in bed. She asks what the call was about, to which McQueen replies “Just another session.” The film ends with McQueen staring into the darkness, trying to come to terms with how he realized his dream and lost it in the same night.
Cast [edit]
- Michael Harris - Chris Manning
- Richard Aguilar - Parking Guard
- Erich Anderson - Peter Goffigon
- Teresa Crespo - Young woman
- Greg De Belles - Lee Fisher
- Michael Durrette - Leonard
- Bader Howar - Holly Mc Queen
- Robert Knepper - Torrey Cole
- Jeff Kober - Dean Storm
- Tito Larriva - Mouse
- Evan MacKenzie - Dabid Abrams
- Chris McCarty - Stuart
- James Remar - McQueen
- Henry G. Sanders - Louie
- Chad Smith - Spider Moore
- Lee Tergesen - Neal
- Elena Wohl - Darey Vance (as Elena Stiteler)
- Carol Stoddard - Photographer (uncredited)
References [edit]
- ^ "New York Times: Session Man". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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