My Sexiest Year

My Sexiest Year
Directed by	Howard Himelstein
Produced by	Michael Cerenzie Paul Parmar
Written by	Howard Himelstein
Starring	Frankie Muniz Harvey Keitel Haylie Duff Francis Fisher
Cinematography	Richard Crudo
Editing by	Dean Goodhill
Distributed by	THINKFilm
Release date(s)	2007
Country	USA
Language	English

My Sexiest Year is a 2007 romantic comedy/drama starring Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel and was written and directed by Howard Himelstein. The film is a romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired the first stirrings of confidence and love.

The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Plot summary

Jake Stein (Frankie Muniz) is a 17 year-old who lives with his sick mother and grandfather in Brooklyn. He wants nothing more than to be a writer, but when his mother’s health takes a turn for the worse, Jack is sent to Miami to live with his father, “Zowie” (Harvey Keitel), a small-time “handicapper” who gives horse racing tips for a living. Not much of a parent, Zowie has shirked his fatherly responsibilities for most of his son’s life. Nonetheless, Jack is excited about the prospects of bonding with his dad in sunny Miami.

Jack quickly befriends Mark, a local rich kid, whose excess drug use helps him get through the pressures of teenage life in Southern Florida, where the in crowd only cares about how much money your parents make, who’s coming to your pool party, and of course, whether or not you’re getting laid. As Jack tries to navigate the waters of his new home—while trying to connect with his eccentric father—he meets Marina, a famous model who is in town for a photo shoot. The two quickly bond. Jack reminds Marina of her younger brother, who died in a motorcycle accident, and Jack just can’t get over the fact that such a beautiful woman is interested in him. But just when things seem to be going right, all goes terribly wrong. Jack must figure out how to become a man, if he is ever going to finish writing his memoir.

Cast

Other cast members include

• Christopher McDonald
• Frankie Muniz
• Amber Valletta
• Major Mike
• Ryan Cabrera
• Haylie Duff
• Karolina Kurkova
• Frances Fisher
• Allan Rich
• Victor Alfieri
• Nick Zano
• Rachel Specter
• Dan Levy
• Harrison C. Davies

• Justin Finocchiaro

The film takes place in 1970s Miami and was shot in various locations such as Collins Avenue and Coral Gables High School.

External links

• My Sexiest Year at the Internet Movie Database