Starring Christopher Plummer as Flash, a man who longs for the days when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid (Michael Angarano) he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help Cameron in a student competition where the top prize is a .. Read more
| Starring | Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Wagner |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Schroeder |
| Genres | Drama |
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Starring Christopher Plummer as Flash, a man who longs for the days when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as Citizen Kane. When Flash meets teenage film fanatic Cameron Kincaid (Michael Angarano) he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help Cameron in a student competition where the top prize is a film school scholarship and, for Cameron, a ticket out of his difficult home life. Flash, who sees his own life drawing to a close, recruits the support of his eccentric friends at the Motion Picture Home to help Cameron make his film and chase his dreams.
| Starring | Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Wagner, Joshua Boyd, George Murdock, Mimi Kennedy, Taber Schroeder |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Schroeder |
| Studio | HIGH FLIERS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins Watch now: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Aug 2009 Watch now: 14 Nov 2009 Production year: 2007 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
A fair-to-middling contemporary fantasy drama that, despite its surfeit of flashy effects, is mildly charming in the... read more on Time Out
Excellent
Without ruining the film for you, here is a quick run through.
An american Teenage boy at college, who lives a troubled life at home/school etc, has just one love, cinema and dreams of becoming a director.
The high school/college are offering a scholarship to the pupil who produces the best 10 minute film.
The boy teams up with an old film lighting man called Flash Madden who helped make classic films (citizen Kane etc). The problem is Flash is now a drunk and has many chips on his shoulders.
The film explores the growing relationship between the two and how they overcome many problems to produce a film showing how many retired people are forgotten/neglected and placed in nursing homes .
Its a great film better than it sounds and
well worth watching.
Those who produce DVDs appear to be unaware a percentage of users have difficulties with hearing and therefore SUBTITLES are essential ! This movie had a good storyline and a cast of capable actors, however the sound and photography left a lot to be desired and the quality was badly affected. If a DVD lacks subtitles this should be clearly indicated before selection is made