20 Dates
Director: Myles Berkowitz
Cast: Elie Samaha, Elisabeth Wagner, Myles Berkowitz, Richard Arlook, Robert McKee, Tia Carrere
Synopsis:
Cast: Elie Samaha, Elisabeth Wagner, Myles Berkowitz, Richard Arlook, Robert McKee, Tia Carrere
Synopsis:
Myles is divorced in L.A. He wants a love life and a film career. So he decides to go on 20 dates and find true love in front of a camera, making his first feature. His patient agent, Richard, finds a $60,000 investor, the shadowy Elie. Myles starts his search, sometimes telling his date she’s being filmed, sometimes not. Elie wants sex and titillation, Myles wants it “real.” Myles regularly talks with his old film teacher, Robert McKee, who wonders if love is possible in modern life. Half-way through the 20 dates, Myles meets Elisabeth; she’s everything he desires and she likes him. Can he finish the 20 dates, satisfy Elie, and complete his film without losing Elisabeth?
MRQE Metric: 57
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