Cutlass (film)

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Directed by Kate Hudson
Written byKate Hudson
Produced byKevin Chinoy
Starring Virginia Madsen
Dakota Fanning
Kristen Stewart
Cinematography Dan Mindel
Edited byTrish Fuller
Music by Scott Hardkiss
Release date
  • October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cutlass is a 2007 American drama short film written and directed by Kate Hudson in her directorial debut. [1] It was filmed as part of Glamour magazine's Reel Moments series. [2] Cutlass was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. [3] Its cast includes Dakota Fanning, Virginia Madsen, Kurt Russell, Kristen Stewart, Chevy Chase, and Sarah Roemer. [4]

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Plot

Lacy (Dakota Fanning), a young songwriter, discovers a great but expensive guitar in a music shop. She's very excited by the guitar, and asks her mother, Robin (Virginia Madsen), to buy it. However, her mom says "absolutely not", but after that she reminiscences about the time back in 1979 when she got an Olds Cutlass as her first car. Her father used to say: "Whatever makes you happy, makes me happy". Maybe... in the end... she'll change her mind about Lacy's wish.

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