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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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Hard Sell
"Family is priceless, but she costs extra."
2016 1h 36m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 51
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Senior Hardy Buchanan struggles to keep up at an elite private school while caring for his unstable mother and raising money for surgery to save their beloved family dog. Desperate for cash, he teams up with a mysterious runaway to run an unconventional scheme targeting wealthy classmates. But as the plan spirals and Hardy’s feelings for classmate Lake deepen, he’s forced to decide what kind of person he wants to be.
“Family is priceless, but she costs extra.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Katrina Bowden
Bo
Skyler Gisondo
Hardy Buchanan
Kristin Chenoweth
Lorna Buchanan
Hannah Marks
Lake
Bailey Noble
Katy
Kevin Kilner
Eddie
Cameron Jebo
Smith
Spencer List
Jamie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sean Nalaboff
- Writers
- Sean Nalaboff
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sean Nalaboff, shot by Daniel Vecchione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Matthew A. Steinhart 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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Katrina Bowden and Skyler Gisondo and Kristin Chenoweth carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Family is priceless, but she costs extra.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3257550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sean Nalaboff directs. Daniel Vecchione behind the camera. Matthew A. Steinhart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 10 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Sean Nalaboff, shot by Daniel Vecchione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Matthew A. Steinhart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Katrina Bowden and Skyler Gisondo and Kristin Chenoweth carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Family is priceless, but she costs extra.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt3257550 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Daniel Vecchione
- Editing
- Matthew A. Steinhart
- Production design
- Rocio Gimenez
- Costume design
- Valerie Klarich
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Hard Sell (2016)
Also by
Sean Nalaboff
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- YE
Yellow Cote Productions
Key crew
- Production DesignRocio Gimenez
- EditorMatthew A. Steinhart
- Costume DesignValerie Klarich
- ProducerJimmy Seargeant
- CastingLauren Bass
- ProducerJared Greenman
- MusicCody Fitzgerald
- ProducerSean Nalaboff
- MusicClyde Lawrence
- CastingJordan Bass
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2016-05-20NR
- Digital2016-05-20NR
Also known as
International titles
- Fechando NegócioPT
- Fechando NegócioBR
- A la ventaAR
