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American Seagull

  • 2013
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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American Seagull (2013)
Drama

A Russian actress looking for love and stardom finds herself caught in a nest of Hollywood vipers.A Russian actress looking for love and stardom finds herself caught in a nest of Hollywood vipers.A Russian actress looking for love and stardom finds herself caught in a nest of Hollywood vipers.

  • Director
    • Michael Guinzburg
  • Writers
    • Anton Chekhov
    • Michael Guinzburg
    • Lara Romanoff
  • Stars
    • Biff McGuire
    • Lara Romanoff
    • Will Poston
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    45
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Guinzburg
    • Writers
      • Anton Chekhov
      • Michael Guinzburg
      • Lara Romanoff
    • Stars
      • Biff McGuire
      • Lara Romanoff
      • Will Poston
    • 18User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Biff McGuire
    Biff McGuire
    • Bruce Sorensen
    Lara Romanoff
    • Nina Danilov
    Will Poston
    • Travis Del Mar
    Barbara Williams
    Barbara Williams
    • Irene Del Mar
    Jay Laisne
    • Barry Allen Trigger
    Sal Viscuso
    Sal Viscuso
    • Dr. Don Dorn
    Blake Lindsley
    Blake Lindsley
    • Mandy Pruitt
    Stevie White
    • Melvin Fuller
    Time Winters
    Time Winters
    • Frank Pruitt
    Christopher Callen
    Christopher Callen
    • Pauline Pruitt
    Jorge Moreno
    • Juan Garcia
    Oleg Vidov
    Oleg Vidov
    • Nina's Grandfather
    Lora Wingert
    • Young Nina
    • Director
      • Michael Guinzburg
    • Writers
      • Anton Chekhov
      • Michael Guinzburg
      • Lara Romanoff
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    10frofagha

    Some movies deserve to be seen again & again

    You see I was at a Cancun retreat for two weeks in June offered by LARA ROMANOFF FROM nagualyoga.com a life changing experience. There I was mistaken for Robert D$ ero's brother so I played tge part and got treated like loyalty. So I became an avit follower of him. A Reel came to me from his 1991 movie Cape Fear where he is lighthing a cigar in a theater and laughing hysterically. Where did I hear that laugh before. It was me at 2:00 AM watching again HOLLYWOOD SEAGULL by LARA ROMANOFF also from nagualyoga.com . In a scene the mother( Irene) tells her producer boyfriend Perhaps you can make a movie with I and Nina ( Lara Romanoff) as sisters? Trigger says I dont think I am that good ! 😄 That is when I lost it and my De Niro long long laughter like Cape Fear came out. I finally got the movie and its message and debth. Some movies need to be seen again. I must have been on tge moon first time I watched it. Maybe because my focus was on the actress and not tge movie. I identified with Travis who attempted to kill himself three times in the movie but his ball were not big enough. Not only I got tge movie I realized my balls are bigger than Travis.

    Must watch before you GO.
    10zeryle917

    Malibu Seagull you mean

    What an interesting version of a Chekov story. I never thought that putting the story line in modern day Malibu would work. But it did. The film was a beautiful view of lust and betrayal of love inside a typical wealthy Malibu family. The music was extremely well timed and the piano and jazz was refreshing to here and effective in its use. The overall cast was great but rather unfamiliar to me. I don't think I've seen any of the actors before. The lead actress, was a sexy and minx like cat of a woman. Very sexy while showing the weakness of an unhappy life. The actress who played Nina had an academy award worthy performance and will be heard of in films to come. The overall screenplay was good but a little hard to believe or follow at times but the music and acting keep me riveted to my seat. it was a sleeper which I didn't see coming. I recommend this film only to viewers that truly appreciate a well made drama and are not obsessed with high action films. Totally for the fine arts section of the theater complexes. A must see.
    10frofagha

    Question to the creator

    I want to ask the writer and creator why it had to END like that? Trevor loved her . He wa willing to kill himself without her ! She came iut of rehab where Trevor took her with the movie insurance money and she got cured and got a TV job in Vancouver and had to leave Trevor ? Why ? I will give my right arm to find out why so sad ? It seems the narrator had realy lived the story to some degree . She played with it a little to make it more intresting. I do believe this drama is a TRUE story. Wow. Well I am done but yhere is one hundred more words to go? Now 42 ! I hope Lara Romanoff gets this message sometimes and responds accordingly.
    pwwilcox666

    Guinzburg tells Chekov story well

    Director and screenwriter Michael Guinzberg did a great job of creating a modern image of a Chekov classic. Led by a stealer cast led by Biff McGuire and a few new face Lara Romanoff as the sexy seductress Nina. Set on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Guinzburg creating an interesting view of a love triangle with an upper class Malibu family. Surprising effective sound track of mainly sleek jazz and interesting piano give a special sound to this film. Oleg who played the grandfather was a familiar face who played an interesting but important role. I went to this movie at the request of my girlfriend only to be surprise by an excellent movie.I recommend this movie to those viewers that love a thought provoking film.
    10tnelson722

    Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

    A good friend of mine from South Africa told me about this great little flick he hear via the grapevine that I would love. So I went to Independent Theater in Los Angeles on a quiet week night only to be surprised by this mend bending, brilliantly written spin off of the Chekov class "The Seagull." One would think that moving Chekov, a true guru of our time, to Malibu would be a stretch but director and writer Mike Guinzburg was spot on. Even better was the performance of lead actress and Russian sex pot, Lara Romanoff who played Nina, the subject of multiple cast members affections. You would fall in love with her to if you saw how minx like and sexy she played this extremely well written role. Strong acting support by Biff McGuire and a cast of little known but surely to be discovered actors, make this a sleeper for major awards worldwide. An erry and spooky yet hip sound track kept this movie at an exciting yet cool pace. After seeing this movie, I recommended it to everyone I know. It was a limited showing at the time it turns out. So, look for this film in your local theater or on line or on net flix etc. This movie is truly for people who love deep movies. I wish i knew where to she Lara Romanoff on scene again. A star to be.

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    • Release date
      • May 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hollywood Seagull
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • American Seagull
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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