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virginia madsen in burning bodhi

Burning Bodhi

Burning Bodhi is a 2015 Independent Film, it’s one I hadn’t watched before I started this whole thing but one I’ve meant to watch for a while, not just because of Virginia Madsen, although she was the reason I found the film, but because it sounded like something I’d enjoy.

As we begin the film we find out about the death of the titular Bodhi through his friends eyes. Well Facebook, mostly, but we watch as they read the news. There are mixed reactions as with any shock to the system.

Through this we meet Dylan (Landon Liboiron), who while upset at the news isn’t on his knees crying or anything, he seems indifferent to the death of his one time friend but obviously the news has shaken him on some level.

He returns home and hooks up with Ember (Cody Horn), one of his old time friends. She is insisting on holding a fun-eral, emphasis on fun, for her late friend.

Dylan isn’t exactly glad to be back on his home turf, he has history there and a lot of it he doesn’t seem to want any part of. Including an ex-girlfiend, Katy (Kaley Cucuo) who he learns has gone off the rails a bit since they parted ways. He meets back up with her while she’s doing community service in a last stop before she finds herself in jail.

He drops in on his Dad (Andy Buckley), who he hasn’t seen for a while or had much contact with other than a couple of emails. He’s happy enough to see his son but drops a bit of a bombshell that he’s back with is ex who left them some time ago, which brings us to…Virginia Madsen as Naomi in Burning Bodhi leaning forward with a concerned expression. Her wavy blonde hair frames her face as she engages in an intense conversation with a man, who is seen from behind. The warm lighting and soft focus create an intimate atmosphere.Virginia Madsen plays the part of Naomi, who self describes herself as “Dylan’s sometimes Mom”. She’s not his biological Mother but she helped raise him alongside his Dad and loves him as her own. She split with his Father at some point before Dylan left for College and that added to Dylans emotional baggage.

From there it’s about Dylan reconnecting and or confronting his past until we reach the crescendo of it all.Virginia Madsen as Naomi in Burning Bodhi, standing in the doorway of a rustic wooden structure. She wears a casual blue floral dress and has a warm yet knowing expression as she looks at a young woman in the foreground, whose back is turned to the camera. Sunlight filters through the trees, casting a natural glow on the scene.The film. I don’t want to say it isn’t good. It hits a lot of the right notes, it’s well produced, mostly well acted and does it’s job. I think, I might be too old for this kind of thing now. It’s very angsty and melodramatic. I wanted to slap Dylan on several occasions, actually,  I wanted to slap a few of the characters more than once. Dylan is described at some point as an “old soul”, but – He’s not – If he was we’d be watching a very different version of Dylan. He might be a young person’s idea of what an old soul looks like, but his whole thing in this file certainly isn’t an old soul. He irked me. If you can’t tell.

It’s not a massive role for Virginia Madsen, but one she plays with a lot of heart all the same as you’d expect. The scenes she shares with Dylan are as honest as you’d expect, from her side at least, again, Dylan could use a slap in some of these kinds of scenes.

Availability:

It’s on Amazon Prime, depending in your location and or you use of a VPN, so no problem there. Getting hold of a physical copy isn’t the easiest thing, my copy is an ex-rental DVD. I have seen it for sale on DVD and Blu-Ray on other sites, but expect to pay over the odds for it.

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virginia madsen in smith

Smith

Ah. This one hurts. Smith was a TV show that aired back in 2006, briefly. It was one that I genuinely looked forward to watching. As well as starring Virginia Madsen it had a few of my other favourite actors in it as well.

BUT – It seems I was pretty much in the minority on this one, it was cancelled after just three episodes had aired. It was the first of the new shows aired in 2006 to be cancelled in fact. No messing about there then… There were 7 episodes in total to go at and only 4 of those aired originally.

It followed a crew of Professional Thieves led by a chap known as Bobby Stevens (Ray Liotta). Bobby is married to Hope (Virginia) who mostly turns a blind eye to her husband’s exploits, but is getting weary of it all. Bobby is looking to end his criminal career after a few more big hits which would have set him up with the money he wanted to retire on.
Virginia Madsen as Hope Stevens in Smith, sitting on a couch with an intense gaze. Her long, curly blonde hair frames her face, and she wears a black jacket over a white top. The dim lighting and warm-toned pillows in the background add to the moody atmosphere.Of course, it was never going to be as easy as all that.

Joining Bobby on his criminal shenanigans are Jeff Breen (Simon Baker), Tom (Jonny Lee Miller), Joe Garcia (Franky G) and Annie (Amy Smart).

Bobby is the brains of the bunch, he plots things out with an attention to detail rarely seen. Jeff is basically the guy that does the dirty work, a sociopath who won’t think twice about killing someone. Tom is a paroled convict looking to stay on the outside of prison going forward. Joe is the wheelman and general automotive king. Annie who while having brains, isn’t afraid to trade in on her looks.

All of the crew have respectable day jobs, they live their criminal lives in complete secrecy and minimise their exposure trying to ensure they never get caught. Obviously they all aren’t as clever as they think they are and the FBI are going after them whenever they get the chance.

And, that’s about all she wrote, or rather, he wrote. It ended before it could get going.
Virginia Madsen as Hope Stevens in Smith, appearing mid-conversation with a slightly amused expression. Her blonde curls frame her face, and the blurred background suggests an indoor setting with natural light.Virginia’s part in Smith is pretty much a supporting one, but she does get to show off her talents. She’s far from convinced by Bobby’s claims of going straight and we see her try to catch him out in his lies. Ironically, it’s her character Hope that is the one with the bigger “past” as we see her deal with parole and attending rehab classes.

It seems however that Virginia might not have been completely happy with her role, she has spoken of her disappointment with her role;

“Well I wasn’t that invested. In the beginning I was because it seemed like Ray and I would get to be Bonny and Clyde. That’s what they sold me and you know, that’s not what I got. What I got! I got a book club. That was the last script. I said “You’re joking. I have a book club!”. And they were like “Oh we swear to god” and I was like “But when do I get my gun?”

I’m a big fan of Johnny Lee Miller, Simon Baker, Amy Smart and of course Ray Liotta so in my eyes this one couldn’t fail when I first heard about it. And how wrong I was. Watching these episodes back I still can’t believe it did as badly as it did. Really is an odd one.

It, weirdly, has a decent rating and generally good reviews on iMDB, Rotten Tomatoes isn’t as kind with a middling rating but all things considered it’s not Hot to Trot bad. Still, at least I know I’m not on my own with liking the show.

Availability:
Well. I think it’s fair to say this isn’t the easiest of things to find. It never got a physical release. You can find downloads of it on YouTube, they aren’t the best (see the captures I’ve used) but they are better than nothing…

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Title card for Modern Girls (1986), featuring bold, stylized typography with a neon-inspired outline. The title is set against a backdrop of the Los Angeles skyline, reflecting the film’s urban, nightlife-driven setting. The letters are filled with scenes from the movie, blending images of the main characters with the cityscape, emphasizing the film’s mix of youthful energy, fashion, and music culture from the 1980s

Modern Girls

Ahhhh. I rewatched this not long after Fire With Fire. I said when I wrote about that it was such an 80s movie you would have had to have been there to understand.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Modern Girls ups that ante to a whole other level.

Released in 1986 Modern Girls is very much an 80s film. It’s so 80s it would be hard to make the film today without it feeling like a parody. It is of course not a parody but instead  a true product of its time.

Moden Girls takes three women, or, girls, all in their early twenties, all working mundane jobsand all living life to their full in the Los Angeles nightlight. Kelly (our Virginia) works in a Pet Store and has a knack for being able to sell them,  Margo (Daphne Zuniga) works in telemarketing and we meet Cece (Cynthia Gibb) just as she’s getting fired from her job in a Department Store.Virginia Madsen in Modern Girls lounges on a vintage-style wrought iron bed in a pastel pink bedroom, resting her head on one hand while holding a red lips-shaped telephone. She wears a white tank top and shorts, with her legs playfully kicked up, adorned with white socks. The cozy room is bathed in warm, soft lighting from a bedside lamp, featuring frilly pillows, lace curtains, and a collection of '80s memorabilia on a nightstand, evoking a dreamy and nostalgic aesthetic.All looking for love in the wrong places, they’ve got the stereotypical 80s males all preening around them and out for what they can get. That’s not to say these ladies aren’t out for what they can get either, there is a game to be played and they are all in.

The main part of the film kicks in when Margo and Cece are getting ready to go out for the night, they’re almost ready but discover Kelly has gone without them, and taken Margo’s car to boot. Kellys date for the night, Clifford (Clayton Rohner) arrives to pick her up, she’s not there obviously, and the two girls convince him to drive them into town to find her.

What follows is a crazy, and probably impossibly implausibly long night as the girls (and Clifford) get dragged on a roller coaster of ups and downs invoiving mistaken identities, drug spiking, detective work, music video direction, car problems and various near sexual assaults.Virginia Madsen lies dramatically on a green pool table, surrounded by scattered billiard balls. She wears a sparkling, sheer pink dress with lace details and flowing fabric, evoking an ethereal, dreamlike aesthetic. Her voluminous blonde curls frame her face as she gazes upwards, her expression caught between dazed and glamorous, embodying the neon-soaked decadence of the '80s.Honestly, I thought I’d had some pretty funky nights myself till I started watching 80s films about nights on the town. There is enough here crammed into one night then most people will have in a month’s worth of nights out. Well, that or I’ve led a very sheltered life.

On a side note, I got about half way through this before I started wondering if a film like this would be made today. It deals with some pretty messy themes at times, especially when it comes to Kelly with the drugs and potential assaults. It was only a PG-13 in the US and has a 15 rating in the UK. I’m no prude when it comes to this kind of thing but the thought of watching it with my school going teenage kids doesn’t fill me with happy thoughts.A nighttime scene from Modern Girls (1986). Virginia Madsen, with voluminous curly blonde hair, wears a light pink, semi-sheer outfit with a flowing scarf, sitting in the passenger seat of a Jeep. She smiles playfully at the driver, a young man with tousled brown hair, dressed in a dark jacket, fingerless gloves, and a bandana around his neck. The neon-lit city streets blur in the background, evoking an '80s urban nightlife aesthetic.Virginia shines in this film though, her depiction of Kelly is spot on and I can’t think of anyone else who I’d rather have seen in the role. I think I was particularly impressed with her for Kely being so far apart from Lisa in Fire with Fire. I didn’t hate her performance in that, but it was a very different type or role and character, considering the two were released in the same year it’s all the more impressive. And then when you get to thinking about her other roles before in Mussolini, The Hearst and Davies Affair and A Matter of Principle, even more mind blowing.

Kind of interesting and a bit of accidental foreshadowing that one of the first times we see Virginia past the opening blurb stuff she’s lying on a bed reading about Bruce Willis, funny that in just a couple of years she’d be cosing up to him in Moonlighting, i had a little “ha” moment when I clocked it.

It’s a weird one to try and recommend. The eightiesness of it all kind of dates it, but not in a bad way. Modern Girls wasn’t really a success when it was released, but it’s done OK for itself in the home market and became a bit of a cult thing. There are many a webpage / blog post that think this film is one of the best things to come out of the eighties.

I’m sure if you were there and lived it then you’ll have an easier time enjoying it. It really is like a time capsule of a different time, different place and a different way of filmmaking. Even if you weren’t there at the time Modern Girls does have something to offer that way.

I’ve said it before and will no doubt say it again, sometimes you’ve just got to find out these things for yourself.

If nothing else you should watch Virginia in one of her more serious roles before you watch this to realise just how talented she is.

Availability:
It can be found on VHS if that’s your thing, it has had both a DVD and Blu-Ray release in recent years but they can be hard to find, and expensive.

I bought a copy on DVD from eBay, and paid well for it – I actually thought it might be fake because it had a “DVD-R” label on the back and the disc was blue. Turns out that it’s real. The DVD’s are made to order so they are legit – Just a heads up if you weren’t aware like I wasn’t.

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virginia madsen in long gone

Long Gone

Back on HBO on May 23, 1987 we got to see Virginia Madsen play up her more sensual side as Dixie Lee Boxx in the hit film Long Gone, based on a 1979 book of the same name by Paul Hemphill. Or, you might know it as Stogies, it went by that name in Europe.

The film is set in 1957 and revolves around The Tampico Stogies baseball team struggling to keep going. The team is owned by a corrupt family who are just in it to make as much money as possible from the team without wanting to put anything into it.

Despite this the team do their best to overcome all the challenges before them and prove they aren’t as down and out as everyone thinks they are, or would have them believe.

The story revolved around the Star Player and Manager of the Stogies, Cecil ‘Stud’ Cantrell (William Peterson), he’s the classic ageing player with only one or two chances to make it big in the game kind of character. Bit of a trope these days, but there we go.

Early on in the film we see him introduced to Dixie after she performs (or, mangles) the National Anthem at one of their games. She got the job after recently winning a beauty contest and has been crowned Miss Strawberry Blossom 1957. The fact that she does poorly with her rendition of the anthem is overlooked by the crowd, mostly because of her outfit. Bless her.
Virginia Madsen in Long Gone (1987), wearing a glamorous white strapless dress, long gloves, and a pink sash. She leans into a microphone, seemingly singing or speaking with intensity, while a group of baseball players in vintage uniforms watches from behind on the field.Virginia’s character isn’t as shallow as you might imagine being a Beauty Queen in an 80’s movie. Virginia plays her well as a woman with dreams, hopes and desires with an emotional edge – And she does it well. The way she interacts with Cecil and the rest of the team might be cliched these days, but it’s done well and you can never argue with the portrayal.

Cecil and DIxie get an introduction, they get together for a one night stand which turns out to be not what either of them want and over time they realise they are made for each other.

Before long the team takes on two new players, and they begin to realise they all want to make The Stogies the best they can be. They start winning and surprising everyone, and themselves. As the story moves on the team face a few home truths and their determination sees them winning against all the odds.
Virginia Madsen in Long Gone (1987), smiling warmly while wearing a cowboy hat and a halter top. Her curly blonde hair frames her face, and the dim, intimate lighting gives the scene a relaxed, charming atmosphere.If it all sounds familiar, then it’s probably because it’s a pretty much cut and paste sports story from around the eta, and beyond.

Which brings me to…The film came out a good long while before a similar, more successful film came along called Bill Durham with Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon. According to the iMDB trivia for the Long Gone Mrs Madsen sat in the same row as the Writer / Director of Bill Durham, Ron Shelton, at a Premiere of Long Gone and would see him taking notes.

“He sat there during the film taking notes, which I thought was entirely rude, then maybe four years later I’m reading (a script) for him and I said, yeah, I met you at the screening of Long Gone. He goes: ‘Oh, yeah, we stole every shot from your movie.’ Like he’s proud of it. I was like, grrrrr.”

Mr Shelton of course denies this, though he admits being at the Premiere.

The involvement with the movie stayed with Virginia, she’s expressed fond memories of it over the years since it was released and in particular working with William Peterson;

“I’ve run into him a couple of times, and it’s like we really shared something. We all have roots in this movie, and everybody still holds it in their hearts. People ask me what was my favourite film to work on … and it’s at the top of the list. One of the best times I ever had.”

Speaking with The AV Club in July 2013 she’d also have a little reminisce over the film;

“Oh, God, that’s arguably the best time I ever had on a movie. Well, no, it’s not my No. 1 best time, but it’s one of the best times, because it was me and [William] Petersen and just a bunch of guys out of Chicago. Just me and a baseball team. [Laughs.] And a girlfriend! I had a girlfriend to hang out with, and then it was all those boys. And it was so sexy! Oh, my God, the whole thing… It was a hot, sweaty summer in Florida, we had a cool director from Brooklyn, and the guys were just so much fun. It just ranks up there as one of the best.

That was a part where I was cast as a blond bombshell, but I got to be Virginia. I got to be the tough girl from Chicago, not playing the victim. She really was a character who owned her sexuality and didn’t give a shit what anybody thought. To learn how to flaunt it was very difficult for me, because I was modest, so sexier roles for me at that age were really hard for me to pull off, because I wasn’t comfortable. My sexuality was not overt, so to play it… When they would cast me in roles like that, I felt awkward. I felt totally unsexy. Like, I knew I looked sexy in Slam Dance, but I didn’t feel sexy. But when I was Dixie? Aw, man, I was a bombshell. [Laughs.] It was great. I had a big smile on my face for that one.”

In my opinion, Long Gone is good for what it is and when it was. It has a lot of heart, the characters are likeable and it’s never going to offend anyone. There are some, touchy, subjects given the film’s setting, particularly so when the KKK take exception to one of the players on the team being black. It’s handled well, especially for the time the film was made and an early show of progression in this kind of backward thinking. Still, it’s right to show this kind of mentality than shy away from it and it stands as what it is.

I’d definitely recommend a watch of the film, it still held my attention on a recent rewatch despite me having seen it several times over the years.

Availability:
Another film that despite many people having fond memories of hasn’t ever had an official DVD release. HBO apparently lost the rights to the film back in 2004 so it’s unlikely anyone else is going to pick it up at this point. But, you never know.

There are VHS copies floating around, and a home made dodgy DVD version that you can find on eBay and the like. It’s minimum effort but at least this one comes with a nicely made up case unlike some of the others which just arrive in a cardboard sleeve.

Of course, being a film this old you can find copies floating around the web and YouTube…

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Title card for Fire with Fire (1986). The film’s title appears in white serif text against a lush forest backdrop. In the distance, a young woman with curly blonde hair (Virginia Madsen) is seen running away through the woods, wearing a light blue top and red pants, adding a sense of urgency and adventure to the scene

Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire is the film that properly propelled Virginia to the top of most people’s lists. Released in 1986 to negative reviews it would find its way into many viewers hearts and still has its fans today.

By today’s standards, it’s not that great. It’s a very eighties film. Things were different then.

Joe Fisk (Craig Sheffer) is an eighties bad boy, Lisa (our Virginia Madsen) is an artsy, shy Catholic Schoolgirl. Unlikely to cross paths under normal circumstances, the two do come across each other while Lisa is out in the woods taking a photograph of herself as Ophelia for  a project she’s doing and Joe is the “Fox” in a Fox and Hound game the Prison Camp is running.Virginia Madsen as Lisa Taylor in Fire with Fire (1986), floating in a pond in a white dress, evoking a dreamlike or symbolic moment in the romantic drama film.Their eyes meet, tensions are raised.

There are only two problems. Joe is a bad boy and Lisa is a shy Schoolgirl. I know I’ve already mentioned that but that’s how much of a problem it is.

The crime Joe is in Prison for? Punching his Dad. The Prison? Voluntary.

Lisa’s problem? After she graduates from Catholic School she’s to be whisked away to be with her parents in Sweden and attend finishing school.

Gritty stuff. Melodrama is the flavour of the day here.

Joe’s  “Prison Camp” is local to Lisa’s school, on occasion the “inmates” are allowed into town for some rest and relaxation. One night when they are allowed a night at the local Cinema they come across each other again, the tension is high.

It comes time for the Catholic School to do something nice for people to show how nice they are, ideas are bandied around but Lisa comes up with the idea / plan that they should do something nice for the inmates at the local Prison Camp in the form of a Dance they can all attend.
Virginia Madsen as Lisa Taylor in Fire with Fire (1986), wearing a white school uniform shirt and a blue plaid tie, standing in a classroom with a serious expression, while other students in similar uniforms watch her.On the night of the Dance the two steal some moments together before it all goes wrong and the inmates are all whisked away again leaving even more tension between Joe and Lisa.

The next time they get to meet up is at a graveyard where Joe is working, they steal some more moments together before they are caught by Joe’s Boss, uhm “Boss” (Joe Polito) who threatens to throw Joe in proper State Penitentiary for his misdeeds.

Back at the School Lisa is threatened with being immediately shipped off to her parents, never to return.

This is enough for the pair (and a whole bunch of other people) to organise an escape and the pair go on the run. They end up in an idyllic cabin in the woods and the pair can finally be together.

Unfortunately the pair are fugitives, and those gosh darn fugitives must be hunted down.

Cue the helicopters, dogs, guns and plenty of manpower to track the two down.Virginia Madsen as Lisa Taylor in Fire with Fire (1986), looking distressed while standing behind Craig Sheffer as Joe Fisk, who is wearing a red plaid shirt and aiming a rifle with a determined expression, a wound visible on his forehead.I might sound like I’ve a dim view of the film, but I don’t. But I do recognise the absurdity about it all as well. The whole thing is highly improbable and could only have been made in the eighties.

That said, I was actually surprised to see how much love there is for this film when I was researching a little around it. Fair play, there are loads of dodgy eighties films I love as well, and given the popularity for the whole Stranger Things stuff it seems I’m (we’re) not on my (our) own.

The film has all kinds of now famous faces that you might more reognise today than you would have back them. J.J. Cohen, Kate Reid, Jean Smart, Tim Russ, D.B. Sweeney and Kari Wuhrer to name but a few.

Virginia is obviously young in this film. She’s trying and actually does a competent job at “Eighties Girl in Peril”. But it’s very cheesy acting, it’s not a bad thing, it fits the film perfectly and anything else would just be odd to be fair.Virginia Madsen as Lisa Taylor and Craig Sheffer as Joe Fisk in Fire with Fire (1986), standing face to face in an intense moment, their eyes locked. Madsen’s curly blonde hair frames her concerned expression, while Sheffer, wearing a red plaid shirt, has a wound above his eyebrowIf you’re a fan of the whole Eighties thing then you can’t do much better than this for a perfect Romance / Drama film of the time and I would wholeheartedly recommend it. If you’re not, then probably best you avoid watching this one. I guess you had to be there.

Virginia has fond memories of the film. In The AV Clubs now defunct “Random Roles” series she’d be reminded of it;

“I’m becoming one of those older people who has way too many stories. [Laughs.] But I will say that more people ask me about Fire With Fire than any other movie I’ve done, including Sideways. But for some reason, no one ever knows what Fire With Fire is called. They always say something like, “Oh, you know, that movie where you’re floating in the pond?” “Yeah, that’s Fire With Fire.” But the movie was originally called Captive Heart, which is a much better title, but then we were given the song “Fire With Fire” [by Wild Blue] for the end credits, so they named the film Fire With Fire, too. That was an ’80s thing to do: You’d have your soundtrack and your movie at the same time. But, yeah, that was a beautiful experience. I loved making that movie.”

I commented on the Kenny Loggins music video that Virginia was in for I’m Free how similar that was to this movie and having watched it again I’m absolutely convinced you could take scenes from this film and remake the original. It’d be a fun project if anyone could find the time. And, a very niche audience that would get it…

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Not too bad thanks to a recent American release, it also appears to be a region free DVD so if you aren’t in the States then you shouldn’t have a problem.

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virginia madsen in cutlass

Cutlass

Cutlass is a short film from 2007, it was directed by Kate Hudson for Glamour magazine’s Reel Moments, and I believe the first time we see Virginia Madsen in a ‘short’. The annual project gets readers of the magazine to send in short stories for a chance of having them brought to life by Hollywood professionals who all donate their time to the project. There was a total of 20 short films made between 2005 and 2011.

Cutlass premiered on October 9th in Los Angeles with further screenings in the hometown of the author. It was written and directed by Kate Hudson, so, well, a pretty famous reader. Which seems a bit odd to me if I’m honest but I couldn’t find anyone else credited as a writer on the project and it is her name on the credits at the end as writer.

The story revolves around a young girl, Lucy (Dakota Fanning) who dreams of being a songwriter one day. One day she discovers a guitar in a local shop, a vintage 1979 Gibson Hummingbird no less. She falls in love with it immediately.

She runs off to tell her Mum, Robin, our Virginia, all about it in the hopes she can have it.

virginia madsen in cutlassEven though she has money of her own saved up, the guitar is expensive, and so Mums being Mums says she can’t have it on the default Mum setting. But, she’s not quite sure she means it.

Flashback to 1979 and we see a young Robin (Kristen Stewart) falling in love with a car, the Cutlass from which the film is named. Wouldn’t you know it, she has some money of her own but she needs her Dad’s (Kurt Russell) help to get it.

virginia madsen in cutlassI won’t give away the rest of this story here, I’ll let you discover that for yourself if you’ve not already seen it.

It’s only a short film, less than 15 minutes long in fact but no effort has been spared bringing it to reality.

virginia madsen in cutlassVirginia plays her part brilliantly in this, she truly shines as a Mother who wants the best for her daughter but doesn’t want to just hand it to her one a plate. She opens the film with a simple line of dialogue “I always try to remember my Dad’s advice on parenting, and don’t ever forget what it’s like to be a kid – Well, I forget all the time “ and from there you’re on the hook. Sure, it’s a simple couple of words but it’s all in the delivery.

You’ve also got the likes of Chevy Chase, Sarah Roemer, Brian Hooks, Ethan Suplee to name but a few  on the case for this one. Not one of them puts a foot wrong here even if they’re only on screen for a few minutes.

It’s a fun watch, and a gentle reminder of what should be important in your life. Definitely worth 15 minutes of your time.

Availability:
You can’t buy it any form as far as I know but it is freely available on YouTube, for the moment at least.

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