Edmond

SPOTLIGHT

2006 | 82 min | USA
Release Date: November 24, 2006
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Genre: Drama/Dark
Tag: If anything can go wrong, it will – and at the worst possible time

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» STORY

[Synopsis]

An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city’s underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond’s surprise, it’s dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. Edmond is robbed, beaten and left bewildered. But there’s a strange comfort at the bottom. Exhilarated by a random act of violence, Edmond picks up a waitress, Glenna, but their riotous sex play leads first to conflict and then to murder. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals further out of control, towards prison, disintegration and a very brutal redemption.

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» CAST

Mena Suvari as Whore – Joe Mantegna as Man in bar – Denise Richards as B-Girl



William H. Macy … Edmond
Frances Bay … Fortune Teller
Rebecca Pidgeon … Wife
Joe Mantegna … Man in Bar
Denise Richards … B-Girl
Wendy Thompson … Cocktail Waitress
Vincent Guastaferro … Club Manager
Ling Bai … Peep Show Girl
Aldis Hodge … Leafleeter
Debi Mazar … Matron
Mena Suvari … Whore

Entire castlist @ IMDB



» GLENNA

Plays a waitress which Edmond picks up in a bar.


» JULIA SAYS

“It’s a really serious dark comedy, and Mamet takes it to the extreme. But I thought it was really funny and was pleased I had the guts to do it. I play a waitress who wants to be an actress, and Macy places a man consumed by rage.”


» MONEY TALKS

Domestic Total Gross: $131,719
Foreign Total Gross: $111,805
Opening Weekend: $19,253
Opening Weekend: $19,253
Production Budget: N/A

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» DVD INFORMATION

Released: 2006
Available in DVD Full Frame

Bonus Material:

  • Commentary Tracks
  • Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Trailer


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» REVIEWS

Received 61 metascore out of 100 based on 21 reviews @ Metacritic.com [09/29/07]
Overall grade breakdown: A’s: 8 27.6%B’s: 6 20.7%

New York Times
Entertainment Weekly
The Hollywood Reporter

More @ Rotten Tomatoes


» AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

  1. 2006 Acting Achievement Award – Newport Beach Film Festival
  2. 2006 Stuart Gordon New Visions Award – Newport Beach Film Festival

  1. 2006 Stuart Gordon Grand Special Prize Nomination – Deauville Film Festival
  2. 2006 Stuart Gordon Best Film Nomination – Mar del Plata Film Festival




» LINKS

IMDB – Official Site – Wikipedia