Lymelife
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| Directed by | Derick Martini |
| Produced by |
Alec Baldwin William Baldwin Leonard Loventhal Steven Martini Barbara DeFina Jon Cornick Angela Somerville Michele Tayler Executive Producer: Martin Scorsese |
| Written by | Derick Martini Steven Martini |
| Starring |
Rory Culkin Alec Baldwin Emma Roberts |
| Music by | Steven Martini The Spaceship Martini |
| Cinematography | Frank Godwin |
| Edited by | Derick Martini Steven Martini Mark Yoshikawa |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
Lymelife is a 2008 independent comedy-drama film written by brothers Derick Martini and Steven Martini, and directed by Derick Martini, depicting aspects of their life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Rory Culkin, and Emma Roberts.Martin Scorsese served as an executive producer.
The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, in September 2008 and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award (FIPRESCI). After its theatrical release in 2009, writer director Derick Martini was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director.
Set in 1979 Syosset, Long Island, New York, Lymelife follows two families, the Bartletts and the Braggs, who crumble when tangled relationships, real estate problems, and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia. 15-year-old Scott Bartlett is a gentle boy, radically different from his blustery father Mickey and mother Brenda. An outbreak of Lyme disease, as well as the accompanying paranoia, hits their community hard.
When the Bartlett's neighbor, Charlie Bragg, is diagnosed with the illness, Charlie is unable to work and his wife Melissa must keep the income flowing herself. She is hired by Mickey, a friendly favor motivated by lust. Mickey's history of philandering is one of the many things upsetting Brenda. Scott has been in love with the Braggs' one year-older daughter Adrianna for all his life; she is starting to return his interest.
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