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Ethel's Sofa

  • 2000
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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ComedyShort

An elderly woman decides to sell her sofa, and an unscrupulous young man drops by to check it out. The question is - who's conning who?An elderly woman decides to sell her sofa, and an unscrupulous young man drops by to check it out. The question is - who's conning who?An elderly woman decides to sell her sofa, and an unscrupulous young man drops by to check it out. The question is - who's conning who?

  • Director
    • Deborah Baxtrom
  • Writer
    • Deborah Baxtrom
  • Stars
    • Beverly Miller
    • Brian Cunningham
    • Elaine Bartolone
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    21
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    • Director
      • Deborah Baxtrom
    • Writer
      • Deborah Baxtrom
    • Stars
      • Beverly Miller
      • Brian Cunningham
      • Elaine Bartolone
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Beverly Miller
    • Ethel
    Brian Cunningham
    • Ryan
    Elaine Bartolone
    • Mabel
    Debbie Koukoulis
    • Wife of Man at Door
    • (uncredited)
    Steven Reid
    • Man at Door
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Deborah Baxtrom
    • Writer
      • Deborah Baxtrom
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    8planktonrules

    Funny---but watch this one when the kids aren't around!

    An older lady who seems to be blind invites a young man into her home to look at a couch to see if he wanted to buy it. However, it soon becomes obvious that he isn't interested in the couch but is a dirt bag interested in stealing from this dear old lady. In fact, when she tells him about a very expensive suit her son left there, he decides to steal it. Heck, since she's blind, he also decides to just take off his clothes there and make the switch! I can't say any more--it will spoil the twist ending.

    This is a very strange film that is best watched when the kids aren't around due to the nudity and crude language in the film. While often this turns me off films, it was quite appropriate and resulted in a very funny short film.
    7BrettErikJohnson

    Cute reversal of roles.

    This short is one of the more amusing ones I've seen. An elderly woman has a sofa for sale and a young man stops by to take a look. There's more than meets the eye going on with this one. The acting is decent enough but it's the story that makes it a winner. 7/10

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    • Crazy credits
      This film is dedicated to Mel and Dorothy Bagger
    • Soundtracks
      Cha-Wow-Wow
      Written by David Sherman

      Performed by the Hillbilly Soul Surfers

      Published by Hillbilly Heaven Music, BMI

      Courtesy of Twangarama Records

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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