The Elder Son (2006 film)

This article is about the 2006 film. For the 1976 film, see The Elder Son (1976 film).

The Elder Son is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Maryus Vaysberg and Scott Sturgeon. It is based upon the play of the same name by Alexander Vampilov.

The Elder Son
Directed by	Maryus Vaysberg
Written by	Alexander Vampilov (play) Marius Balchunas Scott Sturgeon
Produced by	Eric Koskin Damon Martin
Starring	Shane West Leelee Sobieski Rade Šerbedžija Eric Balfour Regina Hall Reiley McClendon
Cinematography	Andrew Huebscher
Edited by	David Dodson
Music by	Yagmur Kaplan Mladen Milićević
Distributed by	2 Loop Films
Release date	October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Maxim Sarafanov (Rade Šerbedžija) has just been fired from the orchestra he played clarinet in, his son Nikita (Reiley McClendon) is in love with his schoolteacher Susan (Regina Hall), and his daughter Lolita (Leelee Sobieski) is to marry pilot Greg (Brian Geraghty) and move to Texas. But things get worse when a small-time car thief Bo (Shane West) looking for a hideout from the police tells Maxim that he is his son from Maxim's old girlfriend towards whom he still has feelings.

Cast

• Shane West as Bo
• Leelee Sobieski as Lolita Sarafanov
• Rade Šerbedžija as Maxim Sarafanov
• Eric Balfour as Skip
• Regina Hall as Susan
• Reiley McClendon as Nikita Sarafanov
• Brian Geraghty as Greg

External links

• The Elder Son at IMDb
• The Elder Son at Rotten Tomatoes