Highball (film)

Highball
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Directed by	Noah Baumbach
Produced by	Joel Castleberg
Written by	Noah Baumbach Carlos Jacott Christopher Reed
Starring	Justine Bateman Peter Bogdanovich Chris Eigeman
Cinematography	Steven Bernstein
Edited by	J. Kathleen Gibson
Production company	Shoreline Entertainment
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Highball is a 1997 film directed by Noah Baumbach, co-written by Baumbach, Carlos Jacott, and Christopher Reed. The film is credited as having been directed by "Ernie Fusco" and written by "Jesse Carter" after being disowned by Baumbach.^[1][2]

Plot

A newly married couple decides to improve their social life by throwing three great parties and inviting tons of people at their Brooklyn apartment. The film follows this pursuit over the course of a year.

Principal cast

Actor	Role
Justine Bateman	Sandy
Noah Baumbach	Philip
Peter Bogdanovich	Frank
Dean Cameron	The Magician
Rae Dawn Chong	Herself
Chris Eigeman	Fletcher
Carlos Jacott	Felix
Lauren Katz	Diane
John Lehr	Miles
Christopher Reed	Travis
Annabella Sciorra	Molly
Ally Sheedy	Herself
Eric Stoltz	Darien

Removal of credit

Baumbach has removed his credit for the film, explaining in an interview with The A.V. Club:

“

And it was a funny script. But it was just too ambitious. We didn't have enough time, we didn't finish it, it didn't look good, it was just a whole... mess. [Laughs.] We couldn't get it done, and I had a falling out with the producer. He abandoned it, and I had no money to finish it, to go back and maybe get two more days or something. Then later, it was put out on DVD without my approval.[2]

”

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119291/fullcredits#cast
2. Murray, Noel (2005-11-09). "Noah Baumbach · Interview · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

External links

• Highball at the Internet Movie Database
• Highball at AllMovie