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RUNTIME
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Tight 39-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Pennyweight
1999 0h 39m EN
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7.0
SOLID
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6.7
IMDB
★7.0TMDB · 1★6.7IMDB · 119
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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Blaine Kinney, an aspiring young filmmaker, approaches an eccentric and extremely wealthy businessman, Fentworth Pennyweight III, for help in financing his first film. To his surprise, Mr. Pennyweight agrees to fund the entire movie with one small stipulation: Blaine must wear a ridiculously large and effeminate pair of earrings for exactly one year. Desperate for money, he agrees to the deal.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ray Wise
Mr. Pennyweight
Kyle Rankin
Blaine Kinney
Basey Newborg
Julie Cross
Bob Marley
Thomas Marley
Mark Dillen Stitham
Police Chief
Brian Hinds
Seth
Dale R. Simonton
Tom
Jeannie Lomac
Mom
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Efram Potelle
- Writers
- Kyle Rankin
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Efram Potelle directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 39-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Ray Wise and Kyle Rankin and Basey Newborg carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0213994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 39 min · 0h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 119 votes
Awards
2 wins
Also by
Efram Potelle
Production companies
Who made it
- NE
Newborn Pictures
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-01-01
