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Dinner in America
- Adam Rehmeier
- Produced
- 2018
- 78
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Market: Tue, 01 May 2018Sold: Tue, 01 May 2018
AgentNicky Mohebbi, Parker Davis (Verve)
AgentNicky Mohebbi, Parker Davis (Verve)
A punk arsonist runs from the cops and fights with his band while falling for a punk fan looking for her purpose.
A troubled punk rocker and an oddball woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly cross paths and travel through Midwestern suburbia in order to attend a concert.
When a punk rocker runs into a girl with a slight intellectual disability, while on the run from the police, he tricks her family into letting him hide at her house, discovering surprising similarities during their time together.
When a punk rocker meets a girl obsessed with his band while running from the cops, the two of them form a strange relationship.
Film
Comedy, Romance, Coming of Age, Drugs, Music, Slice of Life, Troubled Youth, Dark Comedy, Social Commentary, Concert, Criminal, Heartwarming, Journey, Performer, Rock 'n' Roll, Secret Identity, Singer, Small Town
114
R
Low
M
White / European
20
Attractive
Napoleon Dynamite, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Trainspotting, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Babyteeth
Present, About one week. Brief timeskip to 13 months later.
100% in Midwestern suburbia. Major locations include two suburban homes, one apartment complex, a bus, and a bus stop. Other locations are a laboratory, research office, pet store, alley, bank, post office, arcade, convenience store, bar, motel room, police car, diner, pick up truck, junior college, burger restaurant, auto body shop/punk rock concert venue, and prison.
In a laboratory, SIMON (Adult), a handsome stoner, participates in an experiment as a professional guinea pig. Simon gets paid less than he expected for the experiments. Later, BETH (Adult), another lab rat, invites Simon over for dinner and for sex. At dinner, Beth reveals she is a nymphomaniac and seduces Simon in front of her entire lifeless family.
Later, Beth's mom, BETTY (Adult), makes out with Simon, but Beth catches them. The family tries to attack him, but Simon escapes through the window and sets their lawn on fire.
Meanwhile, PATTY SHALK (20), a misfit, eats at a bus stop and is verbally harassed by two junior college jocks. At home, Patty has dinner with her family and asks her mom if she can go to “The Alliance” concert, but her Mom says no.
Simon get drugs at an apartment. At the post office, Simon gets punk rock decorated letters that are all addressed to John Q. He becomes elated when he says a black envelope. Later, at a convenience store, Simon sells drugs to the clerk, EARL JR. (Adult).
In an alley, Simon sells speed to Mexicans, but they almost don't pay. Then, BUCK (Adult), a tough guy, and...
Later, Beth's mom, BETTY (Adult), makes out with Simon, but Beth catches them. The family tries to attack him, but Simon escapes through the window and sets their lawn on fire.
Meanwhile, PATTY SHALK (20), a misfit, eats at a bus stop and is verbally harassed by two junior college jocks. At home, Patty has dinner with her family and asks her mom if she can go to “The Alliance” concert, but her Mom says no.
Simon get drugs at an apartment. At the post office, Simon gets punk rock decorated letters that are all addressed to John Q. He becomes elated when he says a black envelope. Later, at a convenience store, Simon sells drugs to the clerk, EARL JR. (Adult).
In an alley, Simon sells speed to Mexicans, but they almost don't pay. Then, BUCK (Adult), a tough guy, and...