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The Shape of Something Squashed

The Shape of Something Squashed

20141h 45m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2014

Runtime

1h 45m

Storyline

Tom Noonan's play-turned-film 'What Happened Was...' won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature in 1994. Now, 20 years later, Noonan has returned to his roots with the SHAPE of SOMETHING SQUASHED, an independent film developed from his latest theatrical hit. It tells the story of an older 'has been' actor who is asked to participate in a read-through of a play at a legendary theater company. The production depends on the success of the read-through, but unbeknownst to the actor he is only standing in for a star playing hard to get. Each character is desperate for their world to become what they've dreamed, making this story both funny and heartbreaking in its depiction of life in, and out of, the theater.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
May 15, 2014
Digital Release
May 15, 2014
Director
Tom Noonan
Tom Noonan
Production Countries
United States of America

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