- The Butler's in Love
Infobox Film
name = The Butler's in Love
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director =David Arquette
producer =David Arquette Courteney Cox
writer =
narrator =
starring =Elizabeth Berkley Thomas Jane Richmond Arquette
music =
cinematography =
editing = Michelle Herrin
distributor =Coquette Productions
released = June 23rd, 2008 (Los Angeles Premiere)
runtime = 12 min.
country =USA
language = English
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gross =
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imdb_id = 1239428"The Butler's in Love" is a
short film directed byDavid Arquette and starringElizabeth Berkley andThomas Jane . [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i07a95797894eac568593b25f124852d2 The Hollywood Reporter ] ] The film is based on a painting byMark Stock which hangs in Bix, theSan Francisco restaurant where Arquette and his wifeCourteney Cox held their rehearsal dinner the night before their wedding.The work shows a butler holding up a glass which is smudged with lipstick and a bottle of absinthe on a side table. "We didn't have any absinthe at our wedding," Arquette said with a laugh. "But I never forgot about the painting. I think of the romance behind it." [ [http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b144040_courteney_coxs_new_role_director.html Courteney Cox's New Role: Director! - Marc Malkin - E! Online ] ]
The film was shot in 3-D and premiered
June 23 ,2008 atMann's Chinese Theatre inLos Angeles ,California . The rest of the Arquette siblings attended the screening, as well as his wife Cox and starsElizabeth Berkley andThomas Jane . [ [http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2008/06/24/arquette-butler-film/ David gets support from his famous family at LA 'Butler' screening ] ]" The Butler's in Love" is the first of many short films from the new full-service film production company titled Tourmented Films. French Absinthe brand
Le Tourment Vert , in cooperation with Converge Entertainment, announced on June 23, 2008 the launch of their newest venture, Tourmented Films. Established to create edgy short films that carry the look and feel of the absinthe genre, Tourmented Films officially launched with The Butler's in Love directed by David Arquette.Plot
The plot is based on the Mark Stock painting "The Butler's in Love". It concerns the romance between a
butler and a guest after he falls in love with her at afancy dress party in 1912.Cast
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Thomas Jane as The Butler
*Elizabeth Berkley as The Wife
*Richmond Arquette as The Husband
*Mark Stock as The Magician
*Jenny Scheinman as The Singer
*Celia de Blas as Dinner Party Guest
*Kyle Scudiere as PatronReferences
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