Eternity: The Movie is a 2014 LGBT music dramedy film directed by Ian Thorpe and screenplay by Thorpe, Joey Abi-Loutfi and Eric E. Staley. The film stars Barrett Crake, Myko Olivier, Eric Roberts, Martin Kove, Jon Gries and Nikki Leonti.

Eternity: The Movie
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Directed byIan Thorpe
Screenplay by
  • Joey Abi-Loutfi
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Ian Thorpe
Produced by
  • Joey Abi-Loutfi
  • Brian A. Hoffman
  • Greg Smith
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Kevin Tostado
Starring
CinematographyChris Ernst
Edited by
  • Eric E. Staley
  • Ian Thorpe
Music byKevin Brough
Production
company
Sidecar Productions
Distributed byIndican Pictures
Release dates
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$220,000

Plot

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A moronic duo form a two man band in the 1980s.

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography for the film took place in San Diego.[1]

Release

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The film premiered at Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival.[2] It was distributed by Indican Pictures.[3]

Reception

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The film received mostly negative reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has a 0% approval rating and an average score of 2.3/10 based on six reviews.[4]

The New York Times said it had "much more dead air than laughs."[5] The Village Voice claims that "the jokes are slow and obvious."[6] Los Angeles Times does state that the movie gets the wardrobe right for the 80s period it is set in.[7] In a more favorable review, Screen Anarchy states they were surprised that the script was humorous.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Swegles, Fred (2015-02-11). "Oh, no! Not the '80s!". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ "Eternity: The Movie". Cinequest Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ "Eternity The Movie". Indican Pictures. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. ^ Eternity: The Movie, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2022-12-01
  5. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (2014-10-16). "Stardom? They Could Go for That". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. ^ Packham, Chris (2015-01-03). "'80s Pop Music Comedy Eternity: The Movie at Least Gets the Terribleness of the Songs Right | Village Voice". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ^ Goldstein, Gary (2014-10-24). "Review: 'Eternity: The Movie' is fleeting fun". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. ^ Mack, Andrew (2014-10-17). "Review: ETERNITY: THE MOVIE, Where Humor And Love Will Last Forever". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
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