Lymelife

"The American Dream Sucks"

2008 1h 35m EN

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6.1

MID

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63%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 168🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 14,677

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.

“The American Dream Sucks”

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Cast

Rory Culkin
Scott Bartlett
Jill Hennessy
Brenda Bartlett
Emma Roberts
Adriana Bragg
Alec Baldwin
Mickey Bartlett
Kieran Culkin
Jimmy Bartlett
Timothy Hutton
Charlie Bragg
Cynthia Nixon
Melissa Bragg
Logan Huffman
Blaze Salado

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Derick Martini
Writers: Derick Martini, Steven Martini
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Derick Martini, shot by Frank Godwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Rory Culkin and Jill Hennessy and Emma Roberts carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The American Dream Sucks".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0363780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Derick Martini directs. Frank Godwin behind the camera. Mark Yoshikawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Directed by Derick Martini, shot by Frank Godwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mark Yoshikawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rory Culkin and Jill Hennessy and Emma Roberts carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The American Dream Sucks".
7IMDB entry: tt0363780 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "adultery", "virgin", "dreams", "alcohol".