Backseat
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Although Ben (Rob Bogue) and Colton (screenwriter Josh Alexander) are all grown up, they still have some maturing to do. The two New Yorkers exit the city for a road trip to Montreal with a dual purpose: meet actor Donald Sutherland and transport a rather large quantity of drugs across the border. BACKSEAT is directed by Bruce Van Dusen, who made a splash with COLD FEET in the early years of the Sundance Film Festival.
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You know how sometimes when you see a movie it reminds you so much of real life that you feel like you are intruding on the characters? With shots that feel like you are seeing something you shouldn’t be, this is one of those movies. Two friends, one road trip to meet Donald Sutherland, and lots drugs. Sounds like an normal day in the life of an average person.

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Film Details
80 mins - ,
Cast:
  • Josh Alexander
    ... Colton
  • Robert Bogue
    ... Ben
  • Helen Coxe
    ... Honey
  • Malcolm Goodwin
    ... Ricky
  • Will Janowitz
    ... Frankie
  • Jeffrey Carlson
    ... Jason
  • William Bogert
    ... Dad
Crew:
  • Director:
    Bruce Van Dusen
  • Writer:
    Josh Alexander
  • Producers:
    Josh Alexander
  • Producers:
    Terry Leonard
Film Reviews:
  • "".....Toss in a faithless girlfriend, a brick of cocaine, a tightly wound cousin, a stripper, and a guy who communicates only through the Web and you have some of the ingredients that give narrative spice to Backseat. But the heart and the pleasure of this movie reside in the conversations and in the moments in which nothing happens, or in th e off-kilter way that things happen when they do happen. Co-star and screenwriter Alexander has delightfully tapped into the realities that lie just this side of absurdity.""
    Austin Chronicle
  • ""Culturally falling somewhere between 'Sideways' and 'Dumb and Dumber'""
    Variety
  • ""Alexander nails the pre-midlife crises of guys in their early 30s who find it hard to leave their youth behind"
    San Francisco Chronicle
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