North Beach

Once you see this film, and you should, You'll wonder how anyone could live like that, not only for a 24 hour period, try 5 years. Thats how long I live in North Beach with Pete, Rob, Joe and many more. It's a fun ride that ends with the question of, Do I have to grow up? The dialog is taken from conversations we all had at the, now gone, Northend Caffe. The smoking, coffee and drink were not exaggerated. Rent it, live it, cause I did, and this movie brings sentimental tears to my eyes. The actual haunts we lived in, bars, cafés, clubs and restaurants are all represented here. They acting was spot on, and Jed did a heck of a job capturing the true feel of our neighborhood, relationships and lifestyles. I remember at the SF Film Festival, A viewer asked Jed and Richard, if they over did it on the drinking and smoking, which they replied no, we hung out with the actual people and this is no stretch or reality, we can't wait to get back home for a break.

This was a really great fun movie. The acting and directing were superb. I especially loved Richard Speight Jr. as Pete. That man's got talent! Wonderful facial expressions and body movement! On a whole I highly recommend this movie.

I was lucky enough to see this flick at the World Premiere at the Newport Film Festival in 2000. I went with my girlfriend and even got to talk with the writer/star after the show. It was such a good movie I arranged for several friends of mine (seven to be exact) to come with me to check out the second showing later in the week. We all felt the same, this movie rocked. It blends such an honest view of life today. I've never been to the actual North Beach in California, but after watching this I feel as though I have. The movie is great, I can't say anymore than that. I hope someone with some clout or taste will see this movie and pick it up to distribute. My friends and I talk about this movie every so often, and those of us who didn't get a chance to see it can't wait until they can. If you want a movie, to make you crack-up, think and be completely entertained I suggest you check out the website and go see North Beach ASAP!

I saw this at the Cinequest Film Festival a few years ago and have been waiting for it to come out on DVD. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is either young or young at heart. It's a little rough around the edges, with a lot of language, but if you can handle that it's a great little movie. All of the actors came through with great performances of the whacky North Beach characters. The DVD is great too, serving up a variety of entertaining extras, like a hilarious director's commentary that's just as funny and irreverent as the film, a fantastic trailer, and the not-to-be missed "North Beach, the condensed version". A great home video find for any collection!

I loved this movie. Casey Peterson was great and Richard Speight Jr was hysterical. The locations were pure San Francisco and they caught the essence of the aging slacker perfectly. Made me want to be young and stupid again.