Stateside (film)

Stateside (film)

Infobox Film
name = Stateside



caption = Theatrical Poster
director = Reverge Anselmo
producer = Robert Greenhut
writer = Reverge Anselmo
narrator = 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 = Joel Mcneely
cinematography =
editing = Suzy Elmiger
distributor = Samuel Goldwyn Films
released = May 21,2004
rating = R (For Language, Some Sexuality/Nudity, And Underage Drinking)
runtime = 96 Mins.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0339727

"Stateside" is a 2004 romantic drama film 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.

Plot

Dorri Lawrence (Cook) is an actress and singer who resides in Hollywood, California. She is an undiagnosed schizophrenic, which causes problems in her career. After another concert goes wrong due 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. He 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. In the process a DWI car crash occurs, resulting in the injury of both Sue and Father Concoff (Begley), the principal of their high school.

Sue's mother, Mrs. Dubois (Fisher), decides to press charges against Mark. However, a deal is rmade to have Mark serve in the Marine Corps instead of jail time.

Mark departs to 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 platoon leader and Mark officially 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 is 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's illness worsens and loses 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. He 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.

Response

Released on May 21, 2004, the film was a box office failure, and experienced a very brief run in theaters, making just $113,620. Critical response was largely negative, and it currently holds a 24% positive rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

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.

Trailer

[http://www.ifilm.com/player/?ifilmId=2632963&pg=&skin=tomatoes&refsite=6081&launchVal=1&mediaSize=default Film's Trailer]


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