In Search of a Midnight Kiss Page #9

Synopsis: On New Year's Eve, Wilson, a twenty-nine-year old guy has just had the worst year of his life. He emigrated to Los Angeles, has no date, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and forgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend, Jacob, browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig's List. When Vivian, a strong-willed woman hell bent on being with the right guy at the stroke of midnight responds, a chaotic, sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching journey through the black and white streets of L.A. begins. In the waning hours of the year, emotional vulnerability and bitterly honest humor seem to be waiting around every corner.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Alex Holdridge
Production: IFC First Take
  4 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Year:
2007
90 min
Website
214 Views


- That's my mom,

You didn't pick up your cell. I can't wait

to hear about this new girl you're seeing.

- Oh, sh*t,

- It's about time.

I want to hear all about her.

- What girl?

- I love you. Happy New Year.

I was on the other line with her when you

called, so I didn't know what to tell her,

(woman) Um, it's me.

Happy New Year.

I hope when you get this you're having

a really good time in LA.

Sounds like everything's

really working out for you.

I knew it would. You're so smart and

you're so driven and talented, and, um...

I don't know. I miss hearing you

tell me your stories and...

Someday everybody will see what you've

been working on. I'm really proud of you.

I just have complete faith

that this is just what you're meant to do.

Um... I don't know.

Things are going OK over here.

I'm just spending a lot of time

doing lesson planning and...

I don't know. I miss you.

And I was really, really glad

when I got your email.

And, uh, give me a call,

and, I don't know, we can talk.

All right.

Bye.

- (answering machine) End of messages.

- (beeps)

What's wrong?

Nothing,

Will you just hold me for a second?

Yeah,

You want me to tell you that confession

I never told you earlier today?

If you want to,

It's something I haven't told

anybody in the world yet,

What is it?

I'm pregnant,

He doesn't know, does he?

I was gonna tell him, and then I found out

he was cheating on me,

I just left and went

and checked myself into a hotel,

And I've been there ever since,

Are you gonna keep it?

I don't know,

I mean, if I do... (sighs)

...it's, like, no more nights like this,

No more... no more acting,

I guess I'll just move back to Texas

and maybe live with my mom, wait tables,

(birds chirping)

(woman moaning in pleasure)

(woman squeals)

(man and woman moan)

(woman) Oh, my God!

(squeals)

Are they serious?

(woman) Oh... my...

Mm-hm,

(woman) Oh!

- Do you hear that?

- Yeah, I love my neighbors,

(man and woman moan)

- That's loud,

- I know,

That's really loud,

Yeah, he's a stallion,

(woman shrieking)

They do that all the time?

Yeah, they just go at it and go at it

and go at it and go at it for hours,

- Oh, my God,

- The thing is a show, It's like a show,

(woman gasps)

- You just can't see anything,

- Do you hear this all the time?

Yeah, I love it,

(man) Ohh...

(woman) Oh, my God, oh, my God,

F***, f***, f*** me,

(bodies slapping)

(Vivian laughs)

(woman) Oh, yeah!

- What does she look like?

- (clears throat)

She's really thin,

- You want some gum?

- What does that have to...

Yes, I'd love some gum,

Thank you,

You mean, she's not...

fat?

She's really thin?

- Is she hot?

- She's all right,

What does he look like?

(man and woman continue

to moan and pant)

- (whispering) Are you OK?

- Yeah,

Are you sure?

(whispering) Don't stop, Please don't stop,

(whispering) Don't stop,

Please don't stop,

(both panting)

(water running)

Good morning,

- So, um... I think we got all your stuff,

- (chuckles)

Thanks,

I guess I'll just pull around the car,

Oh, actually I called a cab,

Hey, uh, listen,

I'd really like to see you again,

Will you think of me next year at midnight?

Yeah,

I'll think of you every year

for the rest of my life,

That'd be nice,

I wish you luck,

You too,

(both) Bye,

(taxicab door opens)

(engine starts)

Hey,

I didn't know you were up,

Yeah, I am,

Did you have fun last night?

Yeah, I did,

- You?

- Mm-hm,

I... (clears throat)

I saw the girl that you were with,

She was very pretty,

Yeah, she is,

So... you're getting married,

Yeah, we're engaged,

Do you want to see the ring?

Mm-hm,

Mr, List,

- Mr, Craigslist,

- Hey,

- How are you, buddy?

- Good, So, um... congratulations,

- Thank you,

- You want orange juice?

Put something on before jack boy has

another jack attack! Jesus Christ, Min,

So, did you guys have a good time

last night? How was it?

We did, But did you have a good time?

That's what's more important,

Did you do it? Did you guys do it?

Did you do it?

Did you use the condoms?

You know, I'd rather not say right now,

No! Tell us now! Give us a little details,

a little gooey, gory details,

You know, I was, uh...

We had fun, We had a good time,

(exhales)

I like this, He's all, like, suave now,

holding back information,

He's got his mojo back, Look at him,

Wilson, the lady-killer,

# Follow the Moskva

# Down to Dorky Park

# Listening to the winds

# Of change

# Future's in the air

# Blowing everywhere

(Jacob and Min) # Blowing in the winds

(all) # Of change

# Take me

# To the legends of tomorrow

# On a Ionely night

# The mulatto lovers...

(all sing different lyrics)

# In the winds of change #

- (Wilson) Who wants breakfast?

- (Jacob) # I want breakfast

- (Min) I want French toast,

- # She wants French toast...

- (Wilson) OK, so, Vegas, huh?

- (Jacob) Vegas it is, in a month,

- (Min) I want to stay at the best hotel,

- (Jacob) The best ho... The Best Western,

- You got it,

- (Min laughs)

(Jacob) Come on, just tell me something,

# Did you do it? Did you do it? #

(# "Wind of Change" by Klaus Meine)

(Jacob) This year's gonna be awesome!

This is the best New Year's!

Can't believe you said yes.

(# "Wind of Change"

by Klaus Meine continues)

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Alex Holdridge

Alex Holdridge is an American writer/director currently based in Berlin, Germany.CURRENT PRODUCTIONS (2015) Meet Me in Montenegro, is a cynical romance in which he co-wrote and co-directed with the Norwegian filmmaker Linnea Saasen. They filmed in several countries (U.S., Germany, Montenegro, England, Macedonia) in stages between 2011 and 2015. It made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 where it was acquired by The Orchard for release in north America in summer of 2015. The film was fully completed in March 2015 and has been making its European festival premiers in 2015 at Edinburgh International Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, Krakow's Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema, Tromsø International Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festival,. The U.S. and Canadian release in cinemas and VOD for the summer. The film Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen as well as Rupert Friend, Jennifer Ulrich. The film is fun globe-trotting romance inspired by Holdridge and Saasens real life exeprience. Frank and Cindy is a screenplay he co-wrote with GJ Echternkamp that is also in post-production and will premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2015. It was directed by Echternkamp and stars Rene Russo, Oliver Platt, Johnny Simmons, Jane Levy and Marc Maron. It is a fictional adaptation of the documentary 'Frank and Cindy, about the 80s pop band OXO and its base player, Frank and his life partner Cindys life, 30 years later. HISTORY Late 90's Austin Holdridge began making movies in the early 2000s in Austin, Texas. The film culture and life in Austin shaped his moviemaking. His first full length film, Wrong Numbers, was a low-budget comedy about two 18-year-old guys who set out to forget their girlfriend troubles and buy a six pack on the last night of school. The movie stars Scoot McNairy, Matt Bearden, Matt Pulliam, Kirsten Cunnington and David Pratt. It was co-written by Sam Merrick. It's a comedy of misadventures about these two best friends on a night from hell as they are stuck roaming Austin Texas with a car full of people they don't want to be with. The movie won the Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival in 2001 and Alex was hired to do a studio remake of the film. This remake never came to fruition, however. In 2003 Alex wrote and directed, Sexless. It won both the jury and audience awards at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival. It is a sex comedy about twenty-something couples' last month in Austin, Texas. Afeterwards, Alex moved to Los Angeles to pursue the studio remake of Wrong Numbers that never came to fruition. In 2008 Holdridge wrote, directed and produced In Search of a Midnight Kiss, a romantic comedy which was listed by the National Board of Review as one of the Top 10 Independent Films of 2008. Holdridge won the 2008 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for work on the film. The film starred Scoot McNairy and Sara Simmonds, and was the third collaboration with McNairy and the second with Simmonds. The film was shot by Austin cinematographer, Robert Murphy, who also worked on Wrong Numbers and went on to shoot Alexs next film, Meet Me in Montenegro. more…

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