Project Detail

Unmade Beds

Synopsis

Unmade Beds is a black comedy about vanity and desire in modern America. Set in the sexual jungle of the New York singles scene, two men and two women frantically pursue their impossible dreams. Equipped with ample provisions of self-delusion, misogyny, anti-semitism and homophobia, Brenda, Michael, Aimee and Mikey are on the road to heterosexual fiasco.

Barker hired a research staff who combed New York for potential characters. Their search led them deep into the New York singles scene. They attended singles events, played the personals, and ran ads in the back page of the New York Press. Disguised as singles on the prowl, they canvassed bars and cafes in Manhattan's diverse neigh-bourhoods, until they found the 'cast'.

Employing his unique brand of 'real-fiction' Barker then directed his 'cast' under feature film conditions during the summer, fall and winter of 1996-97. During this period he wrote and rewrote his script in response to the unfolding events in their lives. 'I'd say 90% of the script was based on the actual behaviour and language of the four principal characters' says Barker. 'The rest is a pack of lies'.

Details

Year: 1998
Type of project: Features
Running time: 94 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Nicholas Barker
Producer: Steve Wax
Director of Photography: William Rexer
Principal cast: Brenda Monté, Aimee Copp, Michael de Stefano and Mikey Russo
Screen Writer: Nicholas Barker

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Chelsea Pictures 122 Hudson Street New York, N.Y. 10013 Tel: 212 431 3434 Fax: 212 431 0199

Sales Company

Jane Balfour Films Ltd Burghley House 35 Fortess Road London NW5 1AD Tel: 020 7267 5392 Fax: 020 7267 4241 E Mail: janebalfourfilms@compuserve.com

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