Static (1986 film)

Static
DVD cover
Directed by	Mark Romanek
Produced by	Amy Ness
Written by	Keith Gordon Mark Romanek
Starring	Keith Gordon Amanda Plummer Bob Gunton
Cinematography	Jeff Jur
Edited by	Emily Paine
Production company	NFI Productions
Release dates	September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1 million^[1]

Static is an American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek. The film stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1986 by NFI Productions. It was shot in Page, Arizona and Lake Powell, Nevada.

The film was written by the film's star Keith Gordon and director Mark Romanek,^[2] in his directorial debut, before he went on to direct numerous music videos for much his career. However, Romanek has since disowned the film, claiming that his subsequent film One Hour Photo (2002), as his feature film directorial debut.^[3]

Plot

A quirky, out-of-of place worker (Keith Gordon) at a crucifix factory in the Bible Belt invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention.

Cast

Keith Gordon as Ernie Blick
Amanda Plummer as Julia Purcell
Bob Gunton as Frank
Janice Abbott as Sonya
Reathel Bean as Fred Savins
Kitty Mei-Mei Chen as Li
Barton Heyman as Sherriff William Orling
Jane Hoffman as Emily Southwick
Lily Knight as Patty
Joel Krehbeil as Deputy Tom Terrence
Eugene Lee as Dale
Jack Murakami as North
Mike Murakami as South
Uma Ridenhour as Sarah

Award nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
1986	Sundance Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)	Mark Romanek	Nominated

References

↑ "#15 Mark Romanek. Yes, that Mark Romanek. by Good. - SoundCloud". Retrieved May 15, 2016.
↑ Yum-Yum (2010-04-16). "House of Self-Indulgence: Static (Mark Romanek, 1986)". Houseofselfindulgence.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
↑ Adams, Sam (2010-09-30). "Mark Romanek | Film | Interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

External links

Films directed by Mark Romanek

Static (1986) One Hour Photo (2002) Never Let Me Go (2010)

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