The Guatemalan Handshake
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| Directed by | Todd Rohal |
| Release date(s) | 2006 |
| Running time | 1 hr. 36 min. |
The Guatemalan Handshake is a 2006 comedy-drama film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. It is Rohal's feature film debut. The film premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize.
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[edit] Story
In the confusion following a massive power outage, an awkward demolition derby driver vanishes, setting in motion a series of events affecting his pregnant girlfriend, his helplessly car-less father, a pack of wild boy scouts, a lactose intolerant roller rink employee, an elderly woman in search of her lost dog, and his best friend – a ten-year-old girl named Turkeylegs.
Pieces of the mystery begin to come together as Turkeylegs sets out to find her missing friend. Cars drive circles in the dirt, a woman attends her own funeral, the sun rises sideways and an orange vehicle trades hands again and again. Everything eventually culminates in a massive demolition derby that throws all of the characters into different directions.
[edit] Main cast
- Katy Haywood — Turkeylegs
- Ken Byrnes — Mr. Turnupseed
- Will Oldham — Donald Turnupseed
- Sheila Scullin — Sadie
- Rich Schreiber — Stool
- Kathleen Kennedy — Ethel Firecracker
- Cory McAbee — Spank Williams
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Guatemalan Handshake official website
- The Guatemalan Handshake at the Internet Movie Database
- Benten Films official DVD webpage
