Me and You and Everyone We Know
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| Directed by | Miranda July |
| Written by | Miranda July (screenplay) |
| Starring | Miranda July, John Hawkes, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Natasha Slayton, Najarra Townsend |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Release date(s) | June 17, 2005 (limited) |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
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Me and You and Everyone We Know is the debut feature-length film by Miranda July. The film won the Caméra d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
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[edit] Plot
The structure of the film consists of several subplots, all revolving around an intertwined cast of characters.
The film begins by introducing Richard (John Hawkes), a shoe salesman and recently separated father of two. After being thrown out by his wife, he gets an apartment of his own to share with his children, Peter (Miles Thompson) and Robby (Brandon Ratcliff). He meets Christine (Miranda July), a senior-cab driver and amateur video artist, while she shops for shoes, and the two develop a fledgling romantic relationship.
Robby, six years old, and his 14 year old brother have a joint online chat in which Robby describes an imaginary sex act, pooping back and forth (see quote below). This piques the interest of the woman at the other end and she suggests a real-life meeting.
Two of Richard's neighbors, 15-year-olds Heather (Natasha Slayton) and Rebecca (Najarra Townsend), develop a playful relationship with a much older neighbor. They come to his house intending to have sex with him, as practice, which shocks him, and he pretends not to be home.
Heather and Rebecca ask 14-year-old Peter if they can practice oral sex on him, so that he can tell them which of the two does it better.
Meanwhile, Christine's work is rejected by a modern art museum, but then later accepted by the curator, who turns out to be the woman who was instant messaging with the brothers.
The plots come together in the end, with Peter falling for the daughter of a neighbor, Christine and Richard displaying a show of mutual acceptance of their attraction to each other, and as a final plot device, Robby finding that the noise he'd been awoken to every morning very early was that of an early rising businessman tapping a quarter on a street sign pole. When asked why he's doing it, he stops and turns around, saying "Just passing the time." and gives Robby the quarter. When his bus drives away and Robby tries it out himself, the sun heightens with each tap, time literally passing as he does it.
[edit] Details and trivia
- This film was shot digitally using a Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta camera.[citation needed]
- Peter and Robby use the Gaim instant messaging client.
- ASCII art is showcased throughout the film; such as the Earth, a tiger, and defecation.
- The distinctive score was performed largely on a circuit bent Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard.[citation needed]
[edit] Quotes
Peter: What should we write...
Robby: I want to poop back and forth.
Peter: What? What does that mean?
Robby: Like I'll poop into her butthole and she'll poop it back... into my butthole and then we'll just keep doing it back and forth. With the same poop. Forever.
Christine: Fuck! Fuck you! Fuck me! Fuck old people! Fuck children! Fuck peace!
Nancy: Email wouldn't even exist if it weren't for AIDS.
Christine: Ice Land is, its kind of like that point in a relationship, you know - where you suddenly realize its not going to last forever. You know, you can see the end in sight. Tyrone Street.
