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Exclusive Clip from 'Bart Got A Room'
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive clip from Bart Got A Room, featuring William H. Macy (complete with awesome Jewfro) and newcomer Steven J. Kaplan. One of my favorite films from last year's Tribeca Film Festival, Bart Got A Room follows one skinny, nerd-ish dude on his quest to find a prom date and secure a hotel room for himself and said prom date, all while navigating his way around two embarrassing parents (played by Macy and Cheryl Hines) and a host of potential female lovers.
Back when I reviewed Bart Got A Room, I called it "a contemporary version of Brighton Beach Memoirs if it featured an only child and was set in South Florida." The film itself is pretty damn funny, and Macy steals the show as a sex-starved divorced dad who has no problem sharing his thoughts with whoever may be in the room. Check him out in the scene below, and make sure you catch a screening of Bart Got A Room when it hits theaters on April 3.
'Bart Got a Room' and a Pretty Spiffy Trailer
Filed under: Comedy », Independent », Trailers and Clips »
I've always found it tricky to navigate the indie world by trailers alone. Many mundane trailers taint great films, and many decent trailers leave the nagging question: Is it cute in two minutes, but falls flat at an hour-plus? Armed with a great review and the solid trailer above, I don't think we'll have to worry about that with Bart Got a Room.
Unlike the hordes of teen comedies where the kids all look "perfect," the lives seem more Clueless than real, and it's all thrust into the mainstream pop mindset -- a habit that really must die -- Bart Got a Room sets snarky realism against a far-from-flashy South Florida backdrop. There's the obligatory teen trauma: Getting a date for the prom, but as Erik said in his Tribeca review last year: "It's not complex, it's not much different from other nerdy-teen-needs-date-for-prom flicks, but it sure as hell packs a ton of heart and has a lot of fun."
And you've gotta feel for a kid (Steven J. Kaplan) who can't find a prom date when the school loser (Bart) can -- which only leads mom (Cheryl Hines) to secure a hotel room for the kid in extreme pity, while dad (William H. Macy) goes on and on about sex. The film hits theaters on April 3.
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