Wirey Spindell (2000)

Director:

Eric Schaeffer

Writer:

Eric Schaeffer (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A whimsical look back at the life of a bisexual man who is going straight and nervous about his upcoming wedding.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Coming Of Age | Cunnilingus | Oral Sex | Independent Film

Cast

Eric Schaeffer	...	Wirey Spindell
Eric Mabius	...	Wirey, age 17
Devin Matthews	...	Wirey, Junior High
Zane Adlum	...	Wirey, age 8
Callie Thorne	...	Tabitha
Samantha Buck	...	Samantha
Jennifer Wiltsie	...	Wirey's Mom, Young
Peggy Gormley	...	Wirey's Mom, Mature
John Doman	...	Wirey's Father
Caroline Strong	...	Judy
Don Creech	...	Mean Teacher
John Deyle	...	Principal Dickens
Bryan Callen	...	Robby-present day
Mel Rodriguez	...	Ernesto (as Melvin Rodriguez)
Stefan Niemczyk	...	Lapper

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Company:

Five Minutes Before the Miracle

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In what is suppose to be the year 1969 a sign for the Broadway show "Chicago" can be seen on the Howard Johnson's restaurant in Times Square in Manhattan. That show didn't open until 1975.

Soundtrack:

Lovers On Earth

Beautiful and underrated.

I like the earlier description of this movie as a life poem. I caught this totally at random on the Movie Channel last night, and was captivated enough to stick with it the whole way. There's really just a toally unique voice to the film, a poetry of narration that's meaningful without straying into pretension. There's also many hilarious moments from Wirey's middle-school days that are crude without being potty humor. It's sad that this movie is so low-rated. The fact that there are so many 1's makes me think the numbers are cooked- I can't see how anyone could see the movie as that abysmal. Sure, this is by no means a typical romantic comedy, but it is a very unique viewpoint of a very unique life, of a man whose very appeal comes from his detachment, a detachment he must overcome before it destroys him. Give this flick a chance. It came out of nowhere for me, and I feel the richer for it.