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Director:
Darren McDaniel
Release Date:
2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy
Tagline:
The world gave them lemons. They made cookies.
Plot:
A big city ad agency sends an idealistic sociologist and his cameraman to tiny Irwin, Texas to collect "real... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
somewhat sleepy movie about a sleepy town more (2 total)

Cast

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Ben Affan ... Jose
Jack Amos ... Rett Rhimes
Larry Anderson ... Kenny Nubb
Katie Ball ... Staci Maile
Mike Barnitt ... Jim Anthony Rich
Warren Black ... Officer W.B Diggs
Kori Boan ... Drawlina Godfrey
Amy Brackel ... Heidi McDonough
Jan Brown ... Jan Dunn
Steve Brown ... Jake Dunn
Touchton Caruthers ... Jimmy Fitzpaugh
Tony Copley ... Billy Boyd
Bobbie Cross ... Lisa "Hugabelle" Mendoza

Mike Dobbins ... Enclave
Ari Frede ... Darren McDaniel
Cynthia Ganote ... Meg Roberta Miles
Sally Gillespie ... Regina Collins
Millie Gurdy ... Millie Gurdy
Gilbert Hancock ... Hubert De Lollis
Kevin Hentkowski ... Ruvolli
Matt Herold ... Wes Grimes

Ryan Michael Jones ... Zan

Jackie Jordan ... Sudie K Heimboldt-Guthrie
Jody Kerns ... Kadine Sturnbridge
Gayle Khait ... Saraf
Mina Kirkland ... Eileen Whittenfield
Barbara Lacko ... Frankie Lacko
Peter Lacko ... Pete Fyreman

Katharine Leis

Bryan Lugo ... Joe

Vinicius Machado ... Neal
Paul McDaniel ... Paul Coffey

Sandra Milliner ... Woman
Randy Molnar ... Burton Cousins
Connie Monroe ... Jeanie Bales
Matthew Monroe ... Football Player
Red Muddfoot ... Dale Mcloud
Al Murphy ... Neville Collins
Lauren O'Quinn ... Laurel

Wiley B. Oscar ... Marketing Executive

Jim Pacitti ... Marketing Executive
Brittany Pelletier ... Jae Fitzpaugh
Chris Perrons ... Lester Utley
Janet Peterson ... Judy Hoyle
Jan Peterson ... Judy Hoyle
Ed Preiss ... Curtiss Weems
Margaret Redeye ... Della Quintaveras

Susan Saddler ... Marga McVicker
Savannah ... Savannah

Christian Stokes ... Lourdes Dobbins
Mary Lou Tulabaki ... Betty Windsor

Adrianne Walsh ... Linda Fitzpaugh

Bill Welter ... Eiffel Jossum
Derrick White ... Mike Tureaud
Megan Whyte ... Nyna Gibbs
Stephanie Williams ... Pisa Fey De Lollis
Kelty Zavitz ... Irwinian
Mackendrick Zavitz ... Irwinian

Madison Zavitz ... Irwinian
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
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somewhat sleepy movie about a sleepy town, 11 December 2006
7/10
Author: postmanwhoalwaysringstwice from usa

Darren McDaniel's "The Essence of Irwin" plays very much like a mockumentary in the vein of the repertoire of Christopher Guest, as it follows a sociologist and his cameraman into the one horse town of Irwin, Texas. They are there to capture footage of the town for an advertising agency, and in so doing they encounter a steady stream of wild, crazy, and quirky characters. McDaniel's film-making is quite competent; however the real strength of this piece is with the characters and the writing. Characters the audience encounters, such as a woman who is a hellion behind the wheel of a golf cart and another woman who posts inspirational stickers in clear view throughout her house, lead the viewer to wonder how much of this stuff was staged and how much owes itself to the weirdos lurking in small town America (ala "Vernon, Florida"). Unfortunately, "The Essence of Irwin" plays out at an hour and forty minutes, and starts to feel tiresome halfway through when it began acting like a movie full of a wide array of fun characters in search of a story. This aimlessness really taxes the latter portion of the film, but nonetheless with so much wonderful detail and such no holds barred performances this little indie is worth a look.

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