Quality Time (film)

Quality Time (film)

Infobox Film
name = Quality Time


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director = Chris LaMont
producer = Chris LaMont
writer = Craig Belanger
Jay Holben
Chris LaMont
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starring = Corin Nemec
Bruce Weitz
Nancy Allen
music = Cliff Sarde
distributor = Moving Pictures Films
released = March 21, 2008
runtime = 82 min.
country = USA
language = English
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gross =
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imdb_id = 0119970

"Quality Time" is a 2008 independent black comedy sci-fi thriller film starring Corin Nemec, Bruce Weitz, Nancy Allen, John de Lancie, Gail Strickland, Meredith Salenger and Jesse Harper.

Directed and produced by Chris LaMont, the screenplay was written by LaMont, Craig Belanger and Jay Holben.

Its world premiere was a screening at the Boston Underground Film Festival 2008. It has since screened at the Sydney Underground Film Festival, Strasbourg International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival 2008, River's Edge Independent Film Festival and will be shown in November at the New Jersey Film Festival.

ynopsis

"Quality Time" is the surrealistic story of Stewart Savage (played by Nemec), who is actually the notorious serial killer known as the North City Stalker. Stewart still lives with his parents, Jack (played by Weitz) and Linda (played by Allen), in an overcrowded future world where the polar ice caps have melted and the military controls all aspects of everyday life. The Savage's only have their apartment for half a day. At 6 p.m., they must turn it over to Nathan Eastman (played by de Lancie), his wife Victoria (played by Strickland), and their son, Victor (played by Harper).

Stewart, however, sees everything as idyllic and in bright colors; his family is wholesome and happy and his girlfriend adores him. In reality, he is very much insane; he hates his meaningless job, strangles his girlfriends, and prefers the psychotic solace of the world inside his head.

He has just murdered his latest girlfriend, Susan Stone (played by Salenger). Completely unaware of the difference between fantasy and the state of things as they actually exist, he is convinced that his fiancée is still alive and brings her home to meet his parents at his father's birthday party.

Aware of their son's activities, the helpless Savages are full of good cheer and play along with his sick delusions at the party, while actually frightened and angry. While acting as though it is mainly embarrassing, Stewart's annoyed parents attempt to bag the fresh victim before the Eastmans arrive.

Though his parents have become complacent with his psychosis, the people who share the apartment are less sympathetic. Stewart becomes more unhinged when they show up. Descending further into madness, he pulls a gun and starts waving it around as he holds his family and the Eastmans hostage.

More horrific than being held at gunpoint by a serial killer are the truths that surface when they are forced to speak candidly to one another.

Main cast

*Corin Nemec as Stewart Savage
*Bruce Weitz as Jack Savage
*Nancy Allen as Linda Savage
*John de Lancie as Nathan Eastman
*Gail Strickland as Victoria Eastman
*Meredith Salenger as Susan Stone
*Jesse Harper as Victor Eastman

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119970/ "Quality Time"] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://bostonunderground.bside.com/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=50532071 Boston Underground Film Festival 2008 Presents "Quality Time"]
* [http://azfilmfest.blogspot.com/2008/04/quality-time.html Arizona International Film Festival – "Quality Time"]
* [http://www.sydneyundergroundfilmfestival.com/films-friday3.html Sydney Underground Film Festival – "Quality Time"]


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