Mutual Appreciation (Goodbye Cruel, Grasshopper Films)
Feature Film
Directed by Andrew Bujalski
Produced by Dia Sokol Savage and Ethan Vogt
Director of Photography: Matthias Grunsky
Starring: Justin Rice, Rachel Clift, Andrew Bujalski, Seung-Min Lee
Alan (Justin Rice), a musician whose band has just broken up, shows up in New York to pursue his burgeoning rock and roll career. He starts by searching for a drummer for a show he's already lined up, and otherwise goes about the mechanics of self-promotion. He finds a champion in Sara (Seung-Min Lee), a radio DJ who sets her sights on a submissive but uninterested Alan - and finds him a drummer. In his down time, Alan drinks and strategizes with his old friend Lawrence (Bujalski), a grad student, and Lawrence's girlfriend Ellie (Rachel Clift), a journalist. Alan endeavors to keep his shoulder to the wheel, while Ellie finds herself compelled by him. The attraction is mutual, but both parties are reluctant to take a next step
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