Highball (film)

Highball
Movie Poster
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Produced by Joel Castleberg
Written by Noah Baumbach
Carlos Jacott
Christopher Reed
Starring Justine Bateman
Peter Bogdanovich
Chris Eigeman
Cinematography Steven Bernstein
Edited by J. Kathleen Gibson
Production
company
Shoreline Entertainment
Running time
 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Highball is a 1997 film directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written by Baumbach, Carlos Jacott, and Christopher Reed. The film is credited as having been directed by "Ernie Fusco" and written by "Jesse Carter" after being disowned by Baumbach.[1][2] The film was shot over 6 days with remaining money from Baumbach's previous film Mr. Jealousy.

Plot

A newly married couple decides to improve their social life by throwing three great parties and inviting tons of people at their Brooklyn apartment. The film follows this pursuit over the course of a year.

Principal cast

Actor Role
Justine BatemanSandy
Noah BaumbachPhilip
Peter BogdanovichFrank
Dean CameronThe Magician
Rae Dawn ChongHerself
Chris EigemanFletcher
Carlos JacottFelix
Lauren KatzDiane
John LehrMiles
Christopher ReedTravis
Annabella SciorraMolly
Ally SheedyHerself
Eric StoltzDarien

Removal of credit

Baumbach has removed his credit for the film, explaining in an interview with The A.V. Club:

And it was a funny script. But it was just too ambitious. We didn't have enough time, we didn't finish it, it didn't look good, it was just a whole... mess. [Laughs.] We couldn't get it done, and I had a falling out with the producer. He abandoned it, and I had no money to finish it, to go back and maybe get two more days or something. Then later, it was put out on DVD without my approval.[2]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119291/fullcredits#cast
  2. 1 2 Murray, Noel (2005-11-09). "Noah Baumbach · Interview · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.


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