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Indie Interviews #14: Spiros and Anesty Carasoulos
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FC: There are elements
of the screwball romantic comedy here. Was that intentional? Were
you inspired by anything like a Bringing Up Baby or an
It Happened One Night?
Anesty: No, not that I know of. We watch a lot of movies. When
we were younger we would watch a lot of movies on TV. Maybe some
of those films snuck into our subconscious and somehow inspired
us. I will have to check out the films you mentioned.
 FC:
It's not all screwball though. Who or what else has inspired the
film and you as filmmakers?
Anesty: As far as inspiration for the film, nothing
really directly inspired us while writing the script. We did have
certain comedies in the back of our mind such as, Swingers,
Made, Old School, anything from Jon Favreau
and Vince Vaughn. After we finished the screenplay we decided
to watch all the films we could that had any similarities to what
we were doing, low budget stuff like The Brothers McMullen
and Slacker, things that had a limited number of characters
like Before Sunrise, and some things that had a limited
number of settings, including the Chinese Restaurant episode of
Seinfeld.
Spiros: As filmmakers we are inspired by so many
things in film and TV. We love sci-fi. Star Trek: The Next
Generation is an amazing TV show. We are huge fans of Stargate
SG-1 and all three Matrix films. For comedy Seinfeld
was a huge inspiration, even the stuff we made with our home video
camera as kids was inspired by Seinfeld. The Brothers
McMullen, its commentary track and Edward Burns’ story
are very inspirational; anybody making a movie should look into
that.
FC:
Much of the film's weight is thrown on David Cormican (MySpace
Link), but he handles it extremely well. Why did you cast him?
Anesty: A casting director named Ron Leach who
has been in the business for more than twenty years helped us
cast the film. I think he knew that David was right for the part
a lot earlier than we did.
Spiros: In the end we chose him because he seemed
very easy to work with. He had a good look for the role. He also
comes off as a very likable guy, which is something we were looking
for because Tom can come off very unsympathetic on paper. With
David playing him, the right cords are struck and Tom remains
relatively likeable throughout the movie.
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