The Myth of the American Sleepover

The Myth of the American Sleepover
Film poster
Directed by David Robert Mitchell
Produced by Justin Barber
Michael Ferris Gibson
Adele Romanski
Cherie Saulter
Written by David Robert Mitchell
Starring Claire Sloma
Marlon Morton
Amanda Bauer
Brett Jacobsen
Nikita Ramsey
Jade Ramsey
Amy Seimetz
Music by Kyle Newmaster
Cinematography James Laxton
Edited by Julio Perez IV
Distributed by IFC Films
Release date
  • 13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) (SXSW)
  • 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22) (United States)
Running time
 93 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Myth of the American Sleepover is a 2010 American coming-of-age film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell.

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on 13 March 2010, and was released in the United States on 22 July 2011 by IFC Films.[1][2]

Plot

The plot follows four young people as they navigate through suburban Detroit, in search of love and adventure on the last weekend of summer vacation.

Cast

  • Claire Sloma as Maggie
  • Marlon Morton as Rob Salvati
  • Amanda Bauer as Claudia
  • Brett Jacobsen as Scott Holland
  • Nikita Ramsey as Ady Abbey
  • Jade Ramsey as Anna Abbey
  • Annette DeNoyer as Beth
  • Wyatt McCallum as Marcus
  • Mary Wardell as Jen Holland
  • Douglas Diedrich as Steven
  • Dane Jones as Emma
  • Shayla Curran as Janelle Ramsey
  • Drew Machak as Andy
  • Christopher Simon as Sean Barber
  • Madi Ortiz as the Grocery Store Girl
  • Amy Seimetz as Julie

Critical reception

The film currently holds an 81% score on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Brian Brooks (18 July 2011). "INTERVIEW | “Myth of the American Sleepover” Director on Making a Gentler “American Graffiti”". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "SXSW: The Myth of the American Sleepover". South by Southwest. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Myth Of The American Sleepover". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 September 2018.


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