The Lather Effect (2006)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Sarah Kelly

Writers (WGA):

Sarah Kelly (written by) &
Tim Talbott (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes the only way to get over your past is to re-live it.

Plot:

On the eve of selling her mother's house, a thirty-something housewife wakes up to a hangover surrounded by her best friends from high school...

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	1:30 PM	TMC
Wed. July 15	4:50 PM	TMC

Cast

Connie Britton	...	Valinda
Sarah Clarke	...	Claire
Tate Donovan	...	Will
Peter Facinelli	...	Danny
David Herman	...	Corey
Caitlin Keats	...	Katrina
William Mapother	...	Jack
Ione Skye	...	Zoey
Eric Stoltz	...	Mickey
Alex Irvine	...	Passed Out Top Gun Guy
Steve Prough	...	Home Inspector / Passed Out Spicoli
Adrienne Salick	...	Passed Out Pat Benetar
Kevin Heffernan	...	Pink Panty Dude
Larry Bishop	...	Dom at the Door
Monica Keena	...	Warm Leatherette Babe #1

Also Known As:

One More Night (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:95 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lather Films

Trivia:

When Valinda (Connie Britton) is down in her brother Danny's (Peter Facinelli) bunker there are flashes of graffiti on the walls. One of the scenes shows "Joe Lies When He Cries" which is a reference to Say Anything... (1989), which Ione Skye starred in. Eric Stoltz also made a cameo in Say Anything... (1989).

Soundtrack:

Perfect Way

A real treat

This film manages to capture some of the magic of the John Hughes 80's without being a complete re-hash. Most amazing is the well-rounded nature of the group cast. You get a picture of each of these people's lives. Hughes' movies always had an undercurrent of drama, pain and misfortune. The director/writer was at the screening I saw (at KIFF) and said the movie was loosely based on an 80's party she threw.

I felt that the movie did a great job of being nostalgic without going overboard, pulling in the anxiety of thirty-somethings who grew up on those 80's classics, and ends with you feeling strangely connected to the whole group. This party could happen in your house tonight, and along with it a good, if a little painful sometimes look back, and, by its conclusion, a realistic look at the ahead.

Hope this gets distributed to more screens so more people can enjoy it themselves. Penis pirate for life! -D