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The Watermelon

  • 2008
  • 1h 30min
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5,6/10
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The Watermelon (2008)
ComédieDrameRomance

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe Watermelon acts as a magnet and lures weird people to the door (including the ghost of his mother). One day he finds a young runaway asleep inside. He doesn't realize that life will neve... Tout lireThe Watermelon acts as a magnet and lures weird people to the door (including the ghost of his mother). One day he finds a young runaway asleep inside. He doesn't realize that life will never be the same.The Watermelon acts as a magnet and lures weird people to the door (including the ghost of his mother). One day he finds a young runaway asleep inside. He doesn't realize that life will never be the same.

  • Réalisation
    • Brad Mays
  • Scénario
    • Michael Hemmingson
  • Casting principal
    • Will Beinbrink
    • Kiersten Morgan
    • Elyse Ashton
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  • NOTE IMDb
    5,6/10
    128
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Brad Mays
    • Scénario
      • Michael Hemmingson
    • Casting principal
      • Will Beinbrink
      • Kiersten Morgan
      • Elyse Ashton
    • 7avis d'utilisateurs
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 1 victoire au total

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    Rôles principaux27

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    Will Beinbrink
    Will Beinbrink
    • Achilles Pumpkinseed
    Kiersten Morgan
    • Persephone
    Elyse Ashton
    Elyse Ashton
    • Ex-Wife…
    Julia Aks
    Julia Aks
    • Artist
    • (as Julia Rose Aks)
    Steve Shields
    • Patroclus
    Mike Ivy
    Mike Ivy
    • Homer
    Bob Golub
    Bob Golub
    • Creon
    Willow Hale
    Willow Hale
    • Mother
    Holly Anderson
    Holly Anderson
    • Television Reporter
    Gayle James
    • Photojournalist
    Volt Francisco
    • Thanatos
    Dave Evans
    • Judge
    Gregg Strouse
    • Cop #1
    Drew Fitzsimmons
    • Cop #2
    Peyton Golub
    • Young Achilles
    Yasmin Rogers
    • Young Antigone
    Jessica Magnuson
    • Self
    Debra Roberts
    • Erotic Film Actress
    • Réalisation
      • Brad Mays
    • Scénario
      • Michael Hemmingson
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    9tmulcahy-1

    Definitely worth watching!

    Alright! Finally watched The Watermelon. Held on to it until a friend could watch with me. We laughed at the funny stuff , and really got into it. It is a really fine movie. The Watermelon theme worked well as plot device, but was not overdone. The acting was great.

    Kiersten Morgan and Elyse Ashton were fantastic! Elyse especially shines here. Steve Shields did a fair imitation of Jack Black as Patroclus. Hemmingson's dialogue was real, never strained.

    Really enjoyed watching it; would recommend it to anyone. Funny and quirky; I was a little bit reminded of Kill Bill and There's Something About Mary. My friend is a big Hitchcock fan and she thought she saw some of his ideas at play. Very well done.
    10melvinmarkis

    Nice

    This film was very unique and well made. I enjoyed the way it unfolded slowly. Great characters and great film.
    8Maldoror-2

    Quirky-character indie comedy

    THE WATERMELON is a small-budgeted comedy-drama full of characters who range from flaky to downright insane. Our hero, Achilles, is stewing at home in clouds of pot smoke following a nasty divorce. His estranged stepfather dies and leaves him a trailer that his step-sister had painted like a watermelon. The presence of the colorful trailer next to his house draws a succession of oddballs into his life, most consequentially a homeless woman fleeing her own bad relationship, and the step-sister returning to reclaim her handiwork.

    The only produced screenplay by the late San Diego-based experimental fiction writer Michael Hemmingson, THE WATERMELON keeps the viewer involved, waiting to see what strange things the strange personalities will do next. (Hemmingson claims in the DVD commentary that some of the characters and even some of the events were directly inspired by real life.) The use of ancient Greek names for the dramatis personae was apparently just for the hell of it; there's not much in the way of mythical resonances in the story. The generally unknown (to most of us) performers bring a blank-slate quality to the film, and they're good enough one wonders why there aren't seen more frequently in film and television nowadays.(Hemmingson's credited cameo as "Waiter" apparently is on the cutting-room floor.)

    The comedy is of the sort that provokes constant smiles rather than continual guffawing-- not quite Bill Forsyth-level, but almost. If you have a taste for that sort of humor, track this one down and check it out.
    5Wheeljak

    Interesting, but slow!

    I was able to watch "The Watermelon" from start to finish, and that puts it head and shoulders above most of the no-budget films I've seen. This was made possible by a strong lineup of actors; Will Beinbrink's lethargic Achilles was well-complemented by Elyse Ashton's Ex-Wife/Antigone; her delivery was so spirited and over-the-top, that it took two roles to contain it all. Kiersten Morgan was competent as Persephone, but she seemed miscast; she just didn't have that worn, weary look of someone who's had a rough life-- someone whose mind and body have been through the wringer. For me, the standout supporter was Julia Aks. She was the perfect fit for the role of the nutty Artist-- I found her so convincing, that for a few moments, I was convinced that I was watching a real person, rather than a fictional character played by an actor. My complaint with this movie lies with the direction and editing. At certain points, the movie seemed to slow down so much, that I was fighting to keep my thumb away from the fast forward button. Also, the frequent changes among waking/flashback/dream/hallucination states were hard to distinguish, and thus made the story harder to follow. Shortening (or possibly omitting) a handful of select scenes would have made this film much more watchable. Despite this, though, I can say with few reservations that I had a good time watching "The Watermelon".
    10graciousduck

    Wonderful, charming indie film.

    I love this movie. It's a very sweet tale of a guy who spends too much time getting stoned with his reprobate buddy until the day when whatever metaphysical forces exist in the universe decide that he needs to get on with it. Achilles (Will Beinbrink) is a good-looking guy with a minor trust fund and a somewhat sullen demeanor. One day, an old man named Homer (Mike Ivy) shows up with a travel trailer painted like a watermelon. Achilles tries to sell it, but his ghostly mother (Willow Hale) intervenes. In the days that follow, all sorts of girls show up wanting to know more about the trailer. One of them, an artist (Julia Rose Aks), in one of my favorite sequences, tries to force her way into the trailer to live, but Achilles has her arrested. Afterwards, he remains sullen, uncomfortable in his own skin and he cannot sleep at night. Then, he's given a second chance - he finds Persephone (Kirsten Morgan), a dirty, stinky runaway,sleeping in his trailer and this time, he invites her in and feeds her breakfast. She's the narrator we've heard since the beginning of the film and from there the story of trailer treachery, absentee fathers, faithless friends and redeemed ex-wives unfolds.

    The acting is uniformly superb. Elyse Ashton does two roles in the film and I didn't note her dual performance until the credits. Will Beinbrink and Kiersten Morgan are both wonderful leads. The film it reminds me of the most is Hitchcock's Family Plot. The story is similar mix of metaphysics and serendipity, with the same kind of well-thought out character performances pulled off by actors up to the task. I love the costumes as well.

    Highly recommended.

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      Only one word of dialogue was changed from the original screenplay. The word "adamant" was replaced with "adamantine".
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      References 2001 : L'Odyssée de l'espace (1968)
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    • Date de sortie
      • 4 mai 2020 (Inde)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
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    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis
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      • LightSong Films
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