Surrogate Valentine

2011 1h 14m EN

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 4

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura (playing himself) is barely scraping by playing live gigs and teaching guitar. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops) for his upcoming movie role, Goh jumps at the chance. While on tour together, things get complicated when Goh's high school flame Rachel (Lynn Chen) shows up.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Goh Nakamura
Goh
Lynn Chen
Rachel
Chadd Stoops
Danny Turner
Matthew Gallagher
Fan #1 (as Matthew A. Gallagher)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Boyle
Writers: Dave Boyle
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Surrogate Valentine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dave Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Goh Nakamura and Lynn Chen and Chadd Stoops carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1669277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Boyle directs. Dave Boyle cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Surrogate Valentine Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Dave Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Goh Nakamura and Lynn Chen and Chadd Stoops carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1669277 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.