Ed's Next Move

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Ed's Next Move
Ed's Next Move FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed byJohn Walsh
Written byJohn Walsh
Produced bySally Roy
Starring
CinematographyPeter Nelson
Edited by Pamela Martin
Production
company
Bluehawk Films
Distributed by Orion Classics
Release dates
  • January 21, 1996 (1996-01-21)(Sundance)
  • September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English
Box office$106,791 [1]

Ed's Next Move is a 1996 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Walsh, and starring Matt Ross, Callie Thorne and Kevin Carroll. A micro-budget film about a transplanted Midwesterner adapting to life in New York's East Village, the film appeared at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical praise and was picked up by Orion Classics for theatrical release.

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Premise

After being dumped by his girlfriend, twentysomething scientist Eddie decides to uproot himself from his home state of Wisconsin and takes a job in New York City. In the Big Apple, Eddie's new roommate Ray encourages him to start dating again. Eddie has little luck with women until he meets Lee, a bohemian musician. The two appear to be opposites on the surface, but Eddie is determined to make things work with her.

Cast

Production

John Walsh wrote the script in 1991, then titled More Bad Times, and shopped it around to film studios; after receiving no interest due to its lack of a big-name star, Walsh resolved the make the film himself. [2]

The film's budget, reportedly $93,000, was primarily financed on Walsh's credit cards. [2] The film's production was also made possible in part by the availability of leftover 35 mm film stock from Wayne Wang 's film Smoke . [2] [3]

Principal photography began in October 1994 and took four weeks. Scenes set in Wisconsin were filmed in Morristown, New Jersey. [2]

Release

In the fall of 1995, a rough cut of the film was screened at the Independent Feature Project 's Film Market. [2] An organizer for the Sundance Film Festival happened to be present at the screening and invited Walsh to show his film as part of the 1996 festival lineup. [2] Upon the film's Sundance premiere, the film secured distribution rights with Orion Classics and was later given a limited theatrical release beginning on September 27, 1996. [2] It also screened at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

Reception

On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, Ed's Next Move has an approval rating of 80% based on 10 critics' reviews. [5]

The Los Angeles Times ' Kenneth Turan called the movie "one of the most appealing, audience friendly films at Sundance," [6] while Roger Ebert referred to the film as "a truth telling comedy with quiet wit and bright dialogue. [4] He further added the film "is a comedy, not a docudrama, and yet it's more accurate about romance than many more serious movies. For one thing, it is driven by dialogue and social uncertainty, rather than by testosterone." [3] Sight & Sound called it "a perfectly formed romantic comedy." [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ed's Next Move". Box Office Mojo . Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hays, Constance L. (October 27, 1996). "Shooting Manhattan". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Ebert, Roger (October 11, 1996). "Ed's Next Move". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Ebert, Roger (September 17, 1996). "Toronto Fest Teems with Small Treasures". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ed's Next Move". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (January 16, 1997). "The Sundance Avalanche : The movers and shakers in Hollywood descend on the 16th edition of the annual film festival, which keeps growing--in attendance, venues and prestige". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ Tunney, Tom (July 1997). "Ed's Next Move". Sight and Sound (7): 58.
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