Something Remote
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| Directed by | Alex Laferriere |
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Nick Allain Steve DiTullio |
| Written by | Alex Laferriere |
| Starring |
C/J Haley Rick Desilets John Selig Rebecca Davis Sarah Neslusan Matt Heron Duranti |
| Music by | Talco |
| Cinematography | Alex Laferriere |
| Edited by | Alex Laferriere John Selig |
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| Distributed by | IndieFlix |
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92 minutes (original cut) 86 minutes (Plus Edit) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$150 |
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| Genre |
Comedy Satire |
| Created by | Alex Laferriere |
| Written by | Alex Laferriere |
| Directed by | Alex Laferriere |
| Starring |
C/J Haley Rick Desilets John Selig Matt Heron Duranti Sarah Neslusan |
| Theme music composer | Talco |
| Opening theme | "Tortuga" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
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Nick Allain Steve DiTullio |
| Location(s) | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Cinematography | Alex Laferriere |
| Editor(s) | Alex Laferriere |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 1-9 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Broken Wall Films |
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| Original network | SomethingRemote.com (via Viddler) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Original release | June 28 – September 6, 2009 |
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| Followed by | Something Remote (film) |
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Something Remote is a 2009 American independent comedy film written and directed by Alex Laferriere, and produced by Nick Allain and Steve DiTullio. Starring C/J Haley, Rick Desilets, and John Selig, it follows three overeducated, TV-addicted roommates trying to stay together as an ex-girlfriend tries to tear them apart. Something Remote was the first feature-length film by Broken Wall Films.
Something Remote was filmed for only $150, in director Alex Laferriere's actual apartment. It was awarded "Best Feature" and "Funniest Flick" at the Silk City Flick Fest in 2009. Something Remote was also shown at Gen Con Indy 2010 and the 2010 Wanderings Film Festival.
The cast also includes Sammi Lappin as "Abby", a random passerby hired to pretend to be Neil's new girlfriend (whose actual name remains a mystery), Hunter Giles as Homeless Al, a hobo hired to do the same thing for Lisa, and Jeffrey Desautels as Bruce, one of Lisa's coworkers. Director Alex Laferriere and producer Nick Allain have a brief cameo as Neil's boss and boss's underling, respectively. Assistant producer Steve DiTullio also appears in the film as Nelsin, a passerby with the ability to turn his surroundings into a kung fu movie.
In December 2007, Worcester Polytechnic Institute's sketch comedy troupe Kilroy Sketch Comedy put on a show called Sofa King Kilroy. The show's "omniscript", written by Kilroy member Caleb Wrobel with edits and continuity added by Alex Laferriere, focused on roommates Neil, Mat, and Erik as they dealt with Neil's ex-girlfriend Lisa trying to break into the apartment. The show became a 17-minute stageplay broken up by television sketches, in a similar manner to that of the film. Several Kilroy members would eventually work on Something Remote.
Auditions were held on June 3, 2008, bringing in several dozen local actors trying out for the film. At the first readthrough, the original cast saw George Aldrich as Neil, Rick Desilets reprising the role of Mat, John Selig as Erik, Rebecca Davis as Lisa, Sarah Neslusan as Shannon, Matt Heron Duranti as Skott, Sean Cusick as Homeless Al, and Jeffrey Desautels as Bruce. At the time, no one had been cast as "Abby". Due to unknown conflict, Aldrich dropped out of the project, and was replaced on the first day of filming by Chris "C/J" Haley. Sean Cusick also dropped out, and was replaced by Hunter Giles, and "Abby" was soon given to Sammi Lappin.
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