Purpose (film)
| Purpose | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Lazar |
| Produced by |
Michael S. Murphy Alan Lazar Ronnie Apteker |
| Written by |
Ronnie Apteker Alan Lazar Saki Missaikos Thomas W. Roush |
| Starring |
John Light Jeffrey Donovan Megan Dodds Peter Coyote Hal Holbrook Paul Reiser Mia Farrow |
| Music by | Alan Lazar |
| Cinematography | John Peters |
| Edited by | Lawrence A. Maddox |
Production company |
Lakeshore Entertainment Earth Magic Pictures |
| Distributed by | First Look Studios |
Release date | July 22, 2003 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
'Purpose' is a 2001 American independent drama thriller film starring John Light, Jeffrey Donovan, Megan Dodds, Peter Coyote, Hal Holbrook, Paul Reiser and Mia Farrow. It is directed, co-produced, co-written and scored by Alan Lazar and co-produced and co-written by Ronnie Apteker, whose original concept the film is based on.
Plot
In San Francisco, college dropout John Elias (John Light) is determined to set up his own internet business named Digital Dreams, based on his vision of building a better and faster communication for mankind. He hires a deal closer named Robert Jennings (Jeffrey Donovan) as his Executive VP and after successfully receiving the finance, John and Robert start to launch and run the company together. But once he makes his first million, John is soon distracted by greed, fame and fortune whilst his company starts to become at risk of a hostile takeover.
Cast
- John Light as John Elias, CEO of Digital Dreams
- Jeffrey Donovan as Robert Jennings, Executive VP of Digital Dreams
- Megan Dodds as Lisa Forrester, John's girlfriend and songwriter
- Peter Coyote as Bernard Elias, John's father
- Hal Holbrook as Tom Walker, business investor
- Concetta Tomei as Lily Elias, John's mother
- Shaun Majumder and Archie Kao as Victor and Kiko, John's college friends
- Paul Reiser as Ben Fisher, John's college professor
- Mia Farrow as Anna Simmons, business woman