Eternity: The Movie

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Eternity: The Movie
Eternity The Movie Poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byIan Thorpe
Screenplay by
  • Joey Abi-Loutfi
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Ian Thorpe
Produced by
  • Joey Abi-Loutfi
  • Brian A. Hoffman
  • Greg Smith
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Kevin Tostado
Starring
CinematographyChris Ernst
Edited by
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Ian Thorpe
Music byKevin Brough
Production
company
Sidecar Productions
Distributed by Indican Pictures
Release dates
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$220,000

Eternity: The Movie is a 2014 LGBT music dramedy film directed by Ian Thorpe and screenplay by Thorpe, Joey Abi-Loutfi and Eric E. Staley. The film stars Barrett Crake, Myko Olivier, Eric Roberts, Martin Kove, Jon Gries and Nikki Leonti.

Contents

Plot

A moronic duo form a two man band in the 1980s.

Cast

Production

Principal photography for the film took place in San Diego. [1]

Release

The film premiered at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival. [2] It was distributed by Indican Pictures. [3]

Reception

The film received mostly negative reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has a 0% approval rating and an average score of 2.3/10 based on six reviews. [4]

The New York Times said it had "much more dead air than laughs." [5] The Village Voice claims that "the jokes are slow and obvious." [6] Los Angeles Times does state that the movie gets the wardrobe right for the 80s period it is set in. [7] In a more favorable review, Screen Anarchy states they were surprised that the script was humorous. [8]

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References

  1. Swegles, Fred (2015-02-11). "Oh, no! Not the '80s!". The Orange County Register . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. "Eternity: The Movie". Cinequest Film Festival . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. "Eternity The Movie". Indican Pictures . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. Eternity: The Movie, Rotten Tomatoes , retrieved 2022-12-01
  5. Kenigsberg, Ben (2014-10-16). "Stardom? They Could Go for That". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. Packham, Chris (2015-01-03). "'80s Pop Music Comedy Eternity: The Movie at Least Gets the Terribleness of the Songs Right | Village Voice". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. Goldstein, Gary (2014-10-24). "Review: 'Eternity: The Movie' is fleeting fun". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. Mack, Andrew (2014-10-17). "Review: ETERNITY: THE MOVIE, Where Humor And Love Will Last Forever". ScreenAnarchy . Retrieved 2022-12-01.