The Watermelon
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| Directed by | Brad Mays |
| Produced by | Lorenda Starfelt, Ronald M. Williams, Michael Hemmingson |
| Written by | Michael Hemmingson |
| Starring | Will Beinbrink, Kiersten Morgan, Mike Ivy, Bob Golub, Julia Aks, Steven Shields, Elyse Ashton, Volt Francisco, Willow Hale |
| Music by | Peter Girard |
| Cinematography | Lawrence Malloy |
| Edited by | Brad Mays |
| Distributed by | Celebrity Video Distribution, Inc. |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Watermelon is an independent feature film penned by Michael Hemmingson and directed by Brad Mays. It is produced by Lorenda Starfelt at LightSong Films in North Hollywood.The Watermelon is Michael Hemmingson's first produced full-length screenplay, and director Brad Mays' fourth feature film.
The Watermelon has been called "a story without seeds" and "a film about how really weird stuff can happen." It is a metaphysical comedy about a fellow who receives a mysterious inheritance from his long lost alcoholic stepfather: a ratty old trailer painted like a watermelon. This draws in a number of odd characters who bug him, including a romantic interest, a woman on the run from her psycho drug-addict criminal husband. The quirky love story stars Will Beinbrink and Kiersten Morgan. Mike Ivy, who plays Homer, is a regular on The Sarah Silverman Program. Bob Golub, who plays Creon, has been seen in Goodfellas and Art School Confidential.
Beach scenes were shot in Malibu, on the property of Tony Romano, executive producer of Catch Me If You Can and I, Robot. "Hemmingson is one of the best screenwriters out there," Romano has stated, "only no one in this goddamn town knows it." Interestingly, an intimate beach scene was fashioned by director Mays into an homage to the famous "bullocks scene" from Ken Russell's 1969 film Women In Love, with Kiersten Morgan dancing and singing I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, parodying actress Glenda Jackson's dancing to the same tune sung by co-star Jennie Linden.
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