FEATURE FILMS

BEWARE THE GONZO
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BEWARE THE GONZO)

3:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Saturday - 94 min.
Eddie "Gonzo" Gilman is starting a revolution. When the wild-eyed rebel journalist is ousted from his prep school's newspaper by its uber-popular editor, Eddie fronts an underground movement to give a voice to all the misfits, outcasts, and nerds. Soon the power of the press is in Eddie's hands... but will he use it wisely?

Director: Bryan Goluboff Producers: Craig Cohen, Israel Wolfson, Matthew Weaver Writer: Bryan Goluboff Cast: Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, Jesse McCartney, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Amy Sedaris, Campbell Scott

BROTHER'S JUSTICE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = BROTHER'S JUSTICE)

7:00 p.m. Oct. 22, Friday - 78 min.
Brother's Justice, follows actor Dax Shepard as he tries to radically change the direction of his career. Known as a comedian, Dax is met with strong opposition while trying to secure financing for his martial arts film. With maniacal conviction, he takes a bizarre path that becomes increasingly nonsensical and destructive, exploiting every relationship he has along the way.

Directors: David Palmer, Dax Shepard Producer: Nate Tuck Writer: Dax Shepard Cast: Dax Shepard, Tom Arnold, Nate Tuck, Bradley Cooper, David Koechner

HOLLYWOOD AND WINE
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = HOLLYWOOD AND WINE)

7:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Saturday - 96 min.
Diane Blane has the face of a movie star. Too bad Jayme Stephens already made it famous. When you add a boyfriend and a Made man with a crush, her star better be the only thing shooting.

Directors: Matt Berman, Kevin Farley Producers: Brian Hartman, Henry Boger, Alexander Tabrizi, Mary Aloe Writers: Matt Berman, Kevin Farley, John Farley, Jennifer Farley Cast: Chris Kattan, Nicky Whelan, Norm MacDonald, David Spade, Kevin Farley, John Farley, Pamela Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Vivica A. Fox, Chris Parnell, Jeremy London, Heratio Sanz

PICKIN' & GRINNIN'
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PICKIN' & GRINNIN')

9:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Saturday - 106 min.
7:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Sunday - 106 min.
Desperate to shed their family legacy of failure, the Johnson brothers set out cross country in their 1976 Winnebago to win the Nashville Sing-A-Ling contest. With a strategy of hope lost in delusion, the brothers discover the journey, not the destination, is what life is all about.

Director: Jon Gries Producers: Dan Riley, Peter J. Clark, Ben Skerker Writers: Garrett Mathany, Johnny Dowers Cast: Johnny Dowers, Garrett Mathany, David Lane, Jeff Lorch, Francis Bay, Tracey Walter, Sandy Martin, Garrett Morris, W. Earl Brown, Geoffrey Lewis, Billy Gibbons, Kenny Loggins

WILD TARGET
United Kingdom
(PROGRAM TITLE = WILD TARGET)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Sunday - 98 min.
Rose (Emily Blunt) is a beautiful, quick-witted con-artist, who makes a killing selling fake paintings. But when she scams an art loving gangster (Rupert Everett) he sets Europe's most efficient and expensive assassin on her tail. Enter Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy). He sets out on the assignment with his usual lethal professionalism. Yet every time Victor has Rose in his sights something holds him back. Entranced by the spirited Rose, Victor spares her life and becomes her protector, accidentally acquiring a young apprentice (Rupert Grint) into the bargain. Now on the run, Victor has to fight both his feelings for Rose and the murderous attentions of 'the second most expensive' assassin (Martin Freeman), sent to finish off all three of them.

Director: Jonathan Lynn Producers: Martin Pope, Michael Rose Writers: Lucinda Coxon, Pierre Salvadori Cast: Emily Blunt, Bill Nighy, Rupert Grint, Rupert Everett

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FEATURE FILMS - DOCUMENTARIES - SHORT SUBJECTS
HFF Screening Schedule

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SHORT SUBJECTS
(Listed in Alphabetical Order... Scroll Down)

SUCCESSFUL ALCOHOLICS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #9)

3:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Sunday - 25 min.
Drake and Lindsay are alcoholics who need to redefine their idea of success.

Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts Producers: Jordan Vogt-Roberts, TJ Miller, Lizzy Caplan Writer: T.J. Miller Cast: TJ Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Tony Hale, Nick Kroll, Matt Braunger

SUDDEN DEATH!
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #9)

3:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Sunday - 20 min.
Los Angeles has been overtaken by a virus known as Sudden Death Syndrome, a disease that causes its victim to die suddenly and has only one symptom... spontaneously breaking into well-choreographed song and dance.

Director: Adam Hall Producers: Melanie Hall, Nick Jones Writer: Adam Hall Cast: Matt Lutz, Autumn Hurlbert, Doug Jones, John Larroquette, Mark Christopher Lawrence

WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM
Canada, United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #9)

3:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Sunday - 4 min.
A filmmaker (Kevin Farley) tries to impress a Hollywood producer (John Farley), by claiming to have won the Sundance Short Film Competition with his half-second masterpiece.

Director: Peter Meech Producers: Peter Meech, Steven Douglas Smith Writer: Peter Meech Cast: Kevin Farley, John Farley

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Feature Films - Short Subjects HFF Screening Schedule

SHORT SUBJECTS

THE CONDOM KILLER
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 15 min.
One man's obsession with keeping the world 'safe' consumes his domestic life and the lives of those around him in this thrilling and chilling film noir comedy starring Jessica St. Clair (In the Motherhood), Kristen Miller (She Spies) & Melissa Rauch (Kath & Kim).

Directors: Aaron Seelman, Melissa Rauch Producers: WinMel Productions, Winston Beigel, Melissa Rauch Writers: Melissa Rauch, Winston Beigel Cast: Jackie Geary, Jamison Hasse, Kristen Miller, Melissa Rauch, Jessica St. Clair, John Bobek, Josh Brener

GLOCK
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = LITTLE FISH, STRANGE POND)

7:00 p.m. Oct. 23, Friday. 12 min.
The story centers on a promising new spy who is given a cell phone by his agency and told to wait for his first mission. However, the phone never rings and our hero slowly descends into a downward spiral of heartbreak and frustration.

Director: Tom Everett Scott Producers: Tom Everett Scott, Michael McMillian, Katherine Cunningham-Eves Writers: Michael McMillian, Tom Everett Scott Cast: Ciaran Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Krysten Ritter, Michael McMillian, Stephen Root, Rhys Coiro

HEAD OVER HEELS
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 28 min.
A class-A cast of comic veterans voice the characters in this cinematic romantic comedy seen from a decidedly different angle. It's the classic Hollywood story: Boy meets girl. Boy woos girl. Boy goes to jail. Girl goes crazy.

Director: Paul Dooley Producers: Paul Dooley, Ron Dunn Writer: Paul Dooley Cast: Paul Dooley, Winnie Holzman, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Tambor

MAROONED?
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 14 min.
A science fiction nerd role-plays as his favorite space hero out in the desert when he hits his head and becomes convinced he is a space hero for real. When he starts to suspect his role-playing buddy of being an enemy alien, what started as a ridiculous fantasy game becomes a matter of life and death.

Director: Ryan Nagata Producers: George Edelman, Vero Shamo-Garcia Writer: Ryan Nagata Cast: Justin Roiland, Mike McCafferty

ME, YOU, A BAG & BAMBOO
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 19 min.
Join Clifford and Chun Li, two melancholic strangers sharing a park bench, on their quirky journey as they work up the courage to say hello.

Director: Lara Everly Producers: Lara Everly, Annika Marks Writers: Annika Marks, Padraic Duffy, Lara Everly Cast: Kirby Heyborne, Ceciley Jenkins

RIMSHOT
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = PUNCHING THE CLOWN)

11:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 13 min.
Rimshot is the story of a doctor who buried his true dream and finds the key to unlock it in the most unlikely of places. Part magical realism, part dark comedy, Rimshot proves sometimes in life you're the punchline and sometimes you're the joke.

Director: Kirk Diedrich Producers: Tony Rago, Kevin King, Dan Kane Writers: Kevin King, Kirk Diedrich, Tony Rago Cast: Tony Rago, Kevin King, Kristine O'Leary, Retta Putignano, Danielle Stewart

THE TAB
United States
(PROGRAM TITLE = SHORTS PROGRAM #4)

5:00 p.m. Oct. 24, Saturday. 12 min.
When David's wife Carol decides to quit smoking, he comes up with a self-serving incentive to help her. A simple barter: smokes for sex. After Carol quits immediately, David devises a devious plan to make her relapse.

Director: Mike Corey Producers: Mike Corey, Oscar Arvizo, Patrick Dean Bostrom Writer: Mike Corey Cast: Kelly Albanese, Scott Antonucci, Bret Leubke

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Feature Films - Short Subjects HFF Screening Schedule

2009 Hollywood Film Festival Program
Screenings take place October 23 - 25 at ArcLight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood.

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Note: Screenings subject to change and/or to cancellation without notice.