But when crisis hits and they are kicked out of the rundown motel they call home, the forces of stagnation and unchanging hopelessness, as though waiting in the wings, swoop in to repossess their souls. When Mel discovers she is pregnant, they are overjoyed, Richie having believed he was “shooting blanks,” and soon they’re combing thrift-shop aisles for baby outfits. The earlier films protagonist is a heroin addict out on parole and trying to reconnect.
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That these actors’ intense personalities exist beyond the narrow confines of their actions is the whole point - not because they are superstars, but because they can manifest, to full magnitude, everybody’s lost potential.įor both Melissa and Richie, their tender lovemaking (the camera lingering long on their slow, sensual intertwinings) alone reaffirms what is still vital to them. The SunLight Jr.® is the most compact and portable model in our line of bright light units. follows on Collyers debut narrative feature, 2006s Sherrybaby, and the two are of a piece. At a particularly discouraging appointment at a government disability office, he fantasizes about abruptly standing up and striding out, feeling incredibly empowered by his mobility until he’s brought crashing back to earth.Ĭollyer and lenser Igor Martinovic frame the leads in luminous closeups and full-body shots that convey a rich physicality, and Watts and Dillon that have such charged presence that they avoid any hint of didacticism or moral superiority to their lower-class characters. Meanwhile, boyfriend Richie (Dillon) delivers groceries to Mel’s mom (Tess Harper), repairs small appliances and hangs out at a local bar, laboriously taking apart and reassembling his wheelchair every time he enters or exits his car. Melissa (Watts) plugs away at her dead-end job with her eye on a college scholarship offered by the franchise, though her disagreeable boss (Antoni Corone) hardly encourages her, no doubt angered by her refusal to respond to his heavy-handed flirting. This in-depth study of minimum-wage purgatory could earn a healthy theatrical run in specialty release. To deal with daily frustrations, he drinks, while she struggles to stay off pills. (2013) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon topline as a hard-luck couple scrabbling to keep their heads above water she works as a cashier at the convenience store that gives the film its title, while he’s in a wheelchair, collecting disability. Her previous film, SHERRYBABY, earned Maggie Gyllenhaal a Golden Globe nomination for best actress.Incandescent performances by Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon and an unerring grasp of strip-mall-dominated Florida distinguish “Sunlight Jr.,” the latest feature from writer-director Laurie Collyer (“Sherrybaby”).
Collyer is represented by Gersh and Principato-Young.
But when she loses her job and they are evicted from the motel where they live, things go from bad to worse.ĭillon and Watts are both represented by CAA and Untitled.
They are genuinely excited when they learn that Melissa is pregnant. Hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her paraplegic boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty and ignorance. The film follows two have-nots who have fallen through the cracks of society. Their luck may be changing when they learn that Melissa has become pregnant. Joshua Skurla is on board as an Executive Producer, as are Billy Dietrich and Simon Fawcett, who arranged the financing. spotlights hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her disabled boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped in a generational cycle of poverty. is written and directed by Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and produced by Charlie Corwin (HALF NELSON, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE), Andrea Roa (BOOSTER) and Ariel Elia, who will produce on behalf of Empyrean. Filmed on location in southern Florida, the independent film stars Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon. NEW YORK, NY – Octo– Principal photography has begun on SUNLIGHT JR., it was announced today by Original Media’s Charlie Corwin and Freight Yard Films’ Andrea Roa. Original Media and Freight Yard Films Set to Produce, PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEGUN ON ‘SUNLIGHT JR.’
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