Slamdance 2008: Narrative Special Screening Features

Danny DeVito in Just Add Water

Real Time, World Premiere (2008, 80 min, CANADA)

Written/Directed by Randall Cole

Starring Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel

A comedic drama about a compulsive gambler who is given one hour to live by the hitman hired to kill him.

Goodbye Baby, World Premiere (2008, 87 min, USA)

Written/Directed by Daniel Schechter

Starring Christine Evangelista, Kevin Corrigan, Jerry Adler, Alan Ruck, Donnell Rawlings

When Melissa Brooks discovers she can't afford college she moves to New York City and gets a job as a waitress at a comedy club. Living with her eccentric older brother, she enters a love triangle while trying to muster the nerve to get on stage and perform.

Just Add Water (photo), World Premiere (2008, 90 min, USA)

Written/Directed by Hart Bochner

Starring Dylan Walsh, Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Tracy Middendorf, Anika Noni Rose

An offbeat romantic comedy about Ray Tuckby, a decent guy living in the once idyllic, now crime-infested town of Trona, California. After encouragement from a stranger he happens upon, Ray begins to dream about the way things used to be. He musters the courage to recapture his childhood love, topple the town thugs and return Trona to its original splendor.