Short films I got into
An unfinished list of short films that have intrigued me for one reason or another. This can include live-action and animation.
Though I don't know when, I will add more movies to this list someday.
Though I don't know when, I will add more movies to this list someday.
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- DirectorMatthew PiacentiniStarsCody EstesRhett DamonJennette McCurdyDo You remember He-Man and Atari, and the days when parents were too busy partying with their own friends to notice what their kids were up to? Well here's one kid who'd rather be with his parents' friends than his own. Ten year old Anthony is loathe to tread the murky waters of grade school social life. His mother, distressed by her son's lack of friends, sets up a well-intentioned but ill-fated sleep over at notorious bully, Craig Randall's, house. To Anthony's surprise, the boys discover a mutual affection for slime, and for a moment, he thinks that he and Craig might really become friends. ?Not if the Randall family can help it! Mom's "Spring Garden Loaf," Dad's preppy wine swilling, and big sister's flirty advances keep Craig's temper up, and Craig takes his anger out on Anthony. Fearing for his face and limbs, Anthony sneaks from Craig's room to telephone his mother, and begs her to rescue him, but his desperate appeals go unheeded, so Anthony must turn to John, his half-baked philandering brother, to deliver him safely home - if the kidnappers terrorizing the town don't get to Anthony first.A tween boy is forced into a sleepover with a bully, and is seduced by his sister.
- DirectorAaron Drew KingStarsAllison ScagliottiKevin MontgomeryMichael CatlinIn the wake of tragedy, fourteen year old Maddie Clifford employs manipulation, insulin syringes, and an ill-fated rabbit in a startling quest for redemption.A teenage girl deliberately gets pregnant and tries to pass it off as a science experiment so she can make up for the death of her little brother years ago.
- DirectorJac SchaefferStarsKali RochaRich SommerAmy SmartA romantic comedy starring Amy Smart and Rich Sommer that proves it's what you are on the inside that matters most. Winner of the 2010 My Movie Pitch contest presented by American Express and a 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Short Film.A guy wants to grow the perfect mustache, but doesn't get the social acceptance he expected.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsBret 'Brook' ParkerBud LuckeyEli FucileThe Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.Find out what was really going on at the Parr household when Bob, Helen, Dash, and Violet were out saving the world.
- DirectorJohn HarrisStarsTeri GarrA young starlet is upset after being turned down for yet another audition. While waiting for a bus to arrive at a stop on Hollywood Boulevard, she is overcome by the urge to dance.Rare black and white Teri Garr showcase.
- DirectorGerald PottertonBuster KeatonJohn SpottonStarsBuster KeatonAfter literally walking to Canada from England, Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada on a railway motorcar (speeder).The last Buster Keaton silent film, about a British subject who tours Canada by rail in a rail maintenance vehicle.
- DirectorClark HarrisStarsKen HowardWendie MalickKali RochaFive people get trapped in an elevator in NYC, including a young Kali Rocha back when she had curlier hair.
- DirectorJoe WeinStarsLaura MaranoMadeline CarrollTim BagleyTwo third graders embark on a mission.Laura Marano plays a little girl who became a big fan of "Finding Nemo" and thinks the goldfish that she and her classmates are assigned to take care of might have the same feelings.
- DirectorJoe NussbaumStarsMartin HynesLisa JakubJason Peck1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.A fictional account of how George Lucas was inspired to create the "Star Wars" series.
- DirectorAmy FrenchStarsSarah GilmanRobert BrewerJonathan DeckerLife isn't so funny for Margaret, an awkward thirteen year old Catholic school girl who moonlights as a stand-up comic.Sarah Gilman's screen debut, and until fairly recently a really hard to find short film.
- DirectorMichelle LehmanStarsJahla BryantRyan FitzpatrickAndrew CrackerInspired by her previous stint as a flower girl at a wedding, seven year old Chloe vows to make Jason, the boy across the street her own future husband. The trouble is, Jason is more interested in BMX bike riding that love.Cute little Australian movie about a little girl who wants more than just a boyfriend, even though the boy she likes is more into bicycling that girls.
- DirectorJohn Alan ThompsonStarsRobert WagnerPat HealyKali RochaLEND A HAND FOR LOVE is the magical tale of two bashful soul mates who discover love. This visually stunning romance combines stop motion and model miniatures to create a world that is beautiful, magical, and entirely its own.Kali Rocha and Pat Healy star as two unrequited lovers who live across from each other in a pair of apartment buildings, neither of which realize that parts of themselves are already together. Of course, it's kind of hard not to fall for Kali Rocha.
- DirectorAbdel EleishStarsJake BaileyErik GrattonJeffrey M. HartmanSaw it for Sarah Gilman, who only works behind the scenes in this one.
- DirectorKim NoonanJohn SalcidoStarsCyrina FialloPaul HolowatyEfren RamirezDuring the final broadcast of 88.5 KCFU FM, a DJ struggles to preserve the legacy of the scrappy radio station her father founded while juggling the attention of a determined musician, eager for airplay.The gorgeous Cyrina Fiallo plays a DJ at a dying low-power FM station. How could I pass this one up?
- DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsClay McLeod ChapmanSam BorenzweigLauren BondLoosely based on the dark tales of HP Lovecraft, "Late Bloomer" is a compelling and humorous journey through a young boy's first sexual education class.Over the top horror narrative about... puberty! "Am I Normal?" and "Dear Diary" are nowhere near worth laughing at after this thing.
- DirectorDebra FrancoDavid S. ShepardStarsHillary EllinShannon DobsonCarmele WesleyDeals with the physical, sexual, and social changes that girls experience in early adolescence.The Boston Family Planning Project already made a teen puberty film for boys that turned out to be incredibly campy. This time, they didn't leave out the girls.
- DirectorDebra FrancoDavid S. ShepardStarsJoel DoolinDavid CarrJohn Perrigo13-year old Jimmy has a lot of questions about his changing body. His often hilarious search for answers uncovers the facts about male sexual development, and raises important issues about peer pressure and readiness to date.The quintessential campy teen puberty ephemeral film for boys of the 1980's leftover from the 1970's. In spite of this, it actually provides good tips.
- Young Jim and Judy learn about proper eating, keeping clean, proper rest and good toilet habits.This ephemeral film was made in 1953, but the actress playing Judy looks like she's from the 1960's or 1970's.
- DirectorBastien AlexandreStarsCaroline DhavernasCharli BirdgenawSam Ashe ArnoldOphelia is a whip-smart 12-year-old girl who must solve a vexing problem: she's never been kissed. There are several candidates in her class, but none have Tommy Lemenchick's smile. Baiting him with the hottest new videogame, Ophelia manages to get Tommy on the old family couch and claims her coveted prize. But, Tommy has more than a nice smile; he also has a big mouth.A 7th Grade girl seeks her first kiss from a boy in her class who's more interested in the latest video game craze.
- DirectorTalia OsteenStarsMilana VayntrubDevere RogersTami SagherGod literally forbids she turn off a vibrator gone rogue, so an Orthodox Jew sets out on a quest to find someone who can.Like any guy, Milana Vayntrub is the reason for me to be interested in this, but if that's the only reason for you to even bother with it, you're a fool.
- DirectorKeith L. HuffStarsPatrick VaughnChelsea SkalskiShelly Marquart ReidOne crazy day of trying to sell his deceased father's used van, bring John in contact with the craziest group of buyers imaginable.A man tries to sell his late father's van and runs into all kinds of weirdos along the way. Few movies, short or otherwise have this much of an original plot.
- DirectorEmily SheshStarsTaylor ChavezKhaleesa AlexanderLizzie WhiteGirls having a sleepover decide to play a game of Truth or Dare, which involves drinking, smoking and sexual curiosity.An eighth grade girls' sleepover contains spiked tea cups, burgeoning and confused sexual issues, and one actress who looks a lot like Gia Mantegna.
- DirectorStefani SaintongeStarsEric BassantAshe DavisGioianna DiGiorgioEveryone is growing up except Patrice. But when a raunchy rumor threatens her best friend Laura's reputation, she's forced to join the party and embrace adolescence.IMDb needs a poster and other images for this one, so I thought I'd watch it. I'm kind of glad I did.
- DirectorStephen de VilliersStarsCharlie TonkinMieka Thompson-MillsMax TonkinEven superheroes need friends
- DirectorWarner LoughlinDiana ValentineStarsAmy AdamsJames KarrCarol Stanzione"Pennies" is the story of Charlotte Brown (Amy Adams), a waitress and young single mother who will do anything for her daughter Jenny, and when push comes to shove,she does. With a menacing figure on the other end of the phone and a time limit of two hours, she must raise enough money to ensure that she sees the smiling face of her child again. Charlotte's customers are her only hope. The clock is ticking as we see the desperate young mother dealing with one eccentric customer after the next, displaying her charming vulnerability and inspiring strength through all the chaos. With her feet firmly planted on the ground, Charlotte maintains her focus and attempts to beat the clock and save the day.
- DirectorDon Ver PloegThis industrial safety film demonstrates how being distracted, or in a bad mood, can contribute to accidents.Shown during the Rifftrax Live version of Amityville Horror Part 4 (The Evil Escapes), about a working guy in a mill in Ames, Iowa who loses his fingers on the job, all supposedly because he was in a bad mood.
- DirectorJosh CooleyStarsPete DocterBen CoxKyle MacLachlanRiley, now 12, who is hanging out with her parents at home when potential trouble comes knocking. Mom's and Dad's Emotions find themselves forced to deal with Riley going on her first date.Hilarious and triumphant short sequel to the 2015 feature-length Disney-Pixar movie "Inside Out,"
- DirectorMichael JortnerStarsW. Scott StrassnerDevon OdessaConor LaneA middle-aged businessman in a failing marriage picks up a blonde bombshell in a bar in Las Vegas, but ends up with a night he wasn't planning on having.Another short film that needs a poster and other images for their IMDb page.