29 and Holding

2004 1h 29m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mike Lesley and Jeff Smith are turning 30 and believe their care-free days are about to be over. Mike is the likeable slacker of the two. He is a substitute teacher who works well with kids, but would rather live on the golf course than be working. This infuriates his scheming long-time girlfriend, Cathy, and his banker father, Jack. They both want Mike to become a banker at Jack's office. Cathy's anger at Mike's inability to commit to the job drives her into another man's bed in an act of spite. Finding her in "the act" shocks Mike into a life crisis he's never faced before. In stark contrast to Mike is his high-strung friend, Jeff, who is a conservative pharmaceutical representative whose traditional nature finds him struggling with the values of modern society

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Morgan Simpson
Mike Lesley
Jed Davis
Jeff Smith
Heather Simpson
Michelle
Casey Strand
Cathy
David Paladino
Jimmy G
Colette Freedman
Tracy
Mark Gantt
Claude
Bob Adams

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean Hanish
Writers: Jed Davis, Morgan Simpson
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean Hanish, shot by Gennadi Balitski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Barry Coffing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Morgan Simpson and Jed Davis and Heather Simpson carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0198013 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sean Hanish directs. Gennadi Balitski behind the camera. Barry Coffing scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Sean Hanish, shot by Gennadi Balitski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Barry Coffing. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Morgan Simpson and Jed Davis and Heather Simpson carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0198013 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.