Garden Party (film)
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| Garden Party | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Jason Freeland |
| Produced by | Jason Freeland Tim Youd |
| Written by | Jason Freeland |
| Starring | Vinessa Shaw Willa Holland Lisa Arturo Jake Richardson Jennifer Lawrence |
| Music by | John Swihart |
| Cinematography | Robert Benavides |
| Editing by | Daniel R. Padgett |
| Release date(s) |  11 July 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Garden Party is an upcoming drama film directed by Jason Freeland and starring Vinessa Shaw and Willa Holland. Filming began in Los Angeles, California. The film will be released on July 11, 2008 in the U.S..
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[edit] Plot
Garden Party is the quintessential LA movie about three Kids searching for their dreams in the city where there is always someone younger, sexier and more willing.
[edit] Cast
- Willa Holland: April
- Vinessa Shaw: Sally
- Lisa Arturo: April's mother
- Jake Richardson: Kevin
- Jennifer Lawrence: Tiffany "Tiff"
- Shelly Varod: Jasmine
- Tadhg Kelly: John
- Patrick Fischler: Anthony
- Carrie Finklea: Lost Girl
- Robin Sydney: Sara
- Richard Gunn: Todd
- Ross Patterson: Joey Zane
- Jim Cody Williams: Dougie
- Fiona Dourif: Becky
- Erik Scott Smith: Sammy
[edit] Tagline
The first tagline to the upcoming Garden Party film was stated as Everyone comes with a Dream, but towards the releasing of the film, the makers changed the tagline to Come with a Dream. Leave with a Story..
[edit] Garden Party Stories
One night during the filming of GARDEN PARTY, actor/musician Erik Scott Smith (“Sammy”) was hanging out, waiting for someone to light something. And to pass the time, he got to talking about some of the crazy things he has seen people do since he moved to LA from Tennessee. And Erik, who is a street musician, has seen quite a bit.
Alex Cendese, who plays Nathan, was there as well, and after hearing one of Erik’s stories, he said that’s just what attracted him to the script of GARDEN PARTY. Erik said, yeah, these are all “garden party stories”. If you’ve lived in LA for long, you have one of your own. And so, a “garden party story”, as they became known that night, is a story about the most awkward, or outrageous, or humbling moment that someone experiences in an effort to get ahead or just get by, while waiting for fame and fortune in LA. And the filmmakers began to collect “garden party stories” from various people. One actress was paid $500 to clean an apartment in her panties. One actor responded to a personal assistant ad, which led to nothing but trouble. Another actress ratted her boyfriend’s other girlfriend out to the tabloids. And so the stories go. At the bottom of these, and many others, is both the desperation of trying to get ahead in Hollywood and the humor that goes with it.
The filmmakers began to post them on the internet, in part to publicize the film and in part because these stories are so compelling in their own right. These “garden party stories” have become a cult sensation on YouTube, and attracted the attention a number of true YouTube superstars, Mememolly, CommunityChannel, Paperlilies and Katers17, each who have done their own take on these stories.
[edit] Theatres
Starting July 11, 2008, you can see GARDEN PARTY in the following theatres:
California
Monica 4 in Santa Monica [1] Sunset 5 in Hollywood [2] Univ. Town Center 6 in Irvine [3] Playhouse 7 in Pasadena [4]
New York
Quad Cinema [5]
Portland
Fox Tower Theatre [6]
Seattle
Varsity Landmark Theatre [7]
