Stateside (film)
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| Stateside | |
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| Directed by | Reverge Anselmo |
| Produced by | Robert Greenhut |
| Written by | Reverge Anselmo |
| Narrated by | Jonathan Tucker (In Some Parts Of The Film) |
| Starring | Rachael Leigh Cook Jonathan Tucker Agnes Bruckner Val Kilmer Joe Mantegna Carrie Fisher Diane Venora Ed Begley Jr. Daniel Franzese Paul Le Mat Penny Marshall |
| Music by | Joel Mcneely |
| Editing by | Suzy Elmiger |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Release date(s) | May 21,2004 |
| Running time | 96 Mins. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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Stateside is a 2004 drama/romance film based on a true story. It's an adventurous love story about a high school rich kid serving in the Marine Corps to avoid jail, who eventually falls in love with a schizophrenic actress. However, those around them ask them to keep their distance from each other, but both refuse.
The film is rated R for Language, Some Sexuality/Nudity, And Underage Drinking. It was released to Theaters on May 21, 2004, and released on Video/DVD on October 12, 2004.
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[edit] Plot
Dorri Lawrence (Cook) is an actress and singer who resides in Hollywood, California. She is an undiagnosed Schizophrenic and is constantly giving Directors and her Manager problems. After another concert goes wrong thanks to her untreated disease, she is finally sent over to get help for her schizophrenia.
Meanwhile, Mark Deloach (Tucker) is a rich high school kid miles away, attending a catholic school. Though generally shy around girls and a good kid, he takes part in underage drinking. His brother, Gregory, who has secret sexual rendezvous with the prestigious Sue Dubois (Bruckner), has one of their dirty notes blamed on him. Him and a buddy of his decide to pay him back by taking Sue back to her mother and reveal what's been going on with her and Gregory which they knew she will not approve of. However in the process a DWI car crash occurs resulting in the injury of both Sue and Father Concoff (Begley) who is the principal of their high school.
Sue's Mother, Mrs. Dubois (Fisher), decides to press charges on Mark. However, a deal is reached to have Mark serve in the Marine Corps instead of jail time.
Mark departs to the his training and finds that the Platoon leader, SDI Skeer (Kilmer) has taken an interest in him as his pet project due to Mark using the Corps to escape jail time. Eventually, Mark satisfies the tough Platton leader and Mark officialy becomes a Marine.
Once back home he finds himself cutting ties with his friends and ends up befriending Sue, who is now in a half way house, and Dorri who's her roommate. He also apologizes to Father Concoff who accepts his apology though still angry with what occurred. Mark and Dorri set up a date with each other to go to a dance, but she eventually doesn't get to go. Mark leaves her gift and Dorri and him eventually have a date that includes Mark finally losing his virginity with her.
Mark and her keep constant contact through letters and such, but eventually Dorri gets into a critical state and looses all touch with reality. Friends and family beg Mark to let Dorri get treatment but all he wants to do is stay with her. eventually an intervention support group keeps the two away.
Mark is deployed for overseas action and him and Dorri do not see each other for two years. Mark is injured on the battlefield and is sent home after honorable discharge. Dorri gets back in contact with him and they leave the hospital where Mark was healing from his battlefield wounds hoping to marry and start a new life together.
[edit] Response
Released on May 21, 2004, the film was initially a box office failure, having a very brief and quick run in Movie Theaters and making just $113,620. Critics however, loved the film and considered it to be a "sleeper hit". Richard Roeper gave it a thumbs up and called Kilmer's performance as SDI Seeker one of his best. It won the best film award at the Sonoma Film Festival as well.
When released on DVD on October 12, 2004, it garnered a little more interest from movie viewers then when it did at the Movie Theaters. As of 2007, the DVD sales are at around $5.50 to $7.50 in regular and online stores.
However, the film started having a fan base when it was released on cable television; after Showtime suspiciously had the movie run for several months on a daily basis on the channel. As of then, fans of the film have appeared calling it a "Diamond in the rough" and recommending the film to others via over the internet or by word.
[edit] Trivia
- The film is based on a true story.
- To prepare for the role, Cook actually spend time with patients suffering from schizophrenia, and read medical books from her father that are on this subject.
- The film took eight weeks to shoot.
- Anselmo, the director, was a former Marine himself.
- The young men who played Marines, actually went through Marine boot camp to prepare for their roles.
- Co-Producer Bonnie Hlinomaz claims that after just reading the first page of the script, she instantly wanted to be part of the film.
- There was a website on the film, but it is now down.
