Romance and Rejection
Synopsis
Moira believes Mike's failures are due to his insecurity. It's true, he does have a tendency to get jealous even when a girlfriend shows more attention to his cat. Moira's theory is that his insecurity stems from his childhood and the fact that his mother left home when he was very young.
Mike's father is a raving alcoholic and a frustrated writer. He doesn't concern himself with the latter of these two passions because he believes that all writing today is second rate, contrived and written by sober wimps. He feels the only way he'll ever be able to write again is if he finds Mike's mother.
When a clairvoyant tells Mike he'll cure his feelings of insecurity by talking to his mother, Mike joins his father in the hunt for her. Mike's father tells him that there's only one thing that makes life worth living - 'the empress'. The definition of 'the empress' is perfect sex that goes on for days with a woman so beautiful you could cry. Does she exist? She's as elusive as alcohol in Abu-Dhabi. And anyway, for Mike, 'the empress' is love that lasts forever and not sex that lasts for days.
In his search for the perfect partner, Mike explores the party circuit and singles scene and falls in and out of relationships. In the meantime, his biological clock is ticking away as he has to come to terms with his lack of confidence, meeting his mother again and drunken panic attacks. The question on Mike's lips is a universal one: does true love exist, and if so, does anyone have its number?
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 92 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Kevin Smith
- Producer
- Michael Guest
- Executive Producer
- Michael Guest
- Director of Photography
- Ian Salvage
- Principal cast
- Reece Dinsdale, Victoria Smurfit, John Hannah and Clara Bellar
- Screen Writer
- Kevin Smith
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Meltemi Entertainment 10 Soho Square London W1 Tel: 020 7287 6393 Fax: 020 7287 6878
Sales Company
Victor Film Co Ltd 39/43 Brewer Street London W1R 3FD Tel: 020 7494 4477 Fax: 020 7494 4488 E Mail: post@victor-film-co.demon.co.uk
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