Admissions (2004)
A gifted high-school student flubs her college admissions interviews for the most unexpected reasons in this independent coming-of-age drama. Cynical, world-weary Evie is more interested in taking care of her family than getting into the Ivy League institutions for which she seems destined. Dad Harry spends all his time building model trains in the basement, while workaholic mom Martha depends on Evie to take care of her other daughter, developmentally challenged Emily. When she's not busy reading poetry to her sister Emily, Evie hangs out with James (Fran Kranz), the sensitive boy next door, whose romantic overtures prove too confusing to acknowledge. College also seems too daunting, so Evie deliberately blows one university interview after another in the hopes of staying at home as her sister's keeper. Meanwhile, Evie begins passing off her own poems as Emily's, fuelling the belief that her brain-damaged sister is actually a literary savant.
Director:
Melissa Painter
Writer:
Dawn O'Leary
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Lauren Ambrose as Evie Brighton |
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Amy Madigan as Martha Brighton |
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Christopher Lloyd as Steward Worthy |
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Fran Kranz as James Parks |
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Taylor Roberts as Emily Brighton |
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John Savage as Harry Brighton |
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Vernee Watson as Stanford Interviewer |
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Scott Adsit as Harvard Interviewer |
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Benjamin Pratt as Dartmouth Interviewer |
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Paul Ryan as Man |
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Aleksa Palladino as Amherst Interviewer |
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Joyce Schweickert as Saleslady |
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Storm Large as TV Host |
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Jennifer Schweickert as Librarian |
| Directing | Melissa Painter | Director |
| Writing | Dawn O'Leary | Screenplay |
| Production | Annette Vait | Producer |
| Production | Brian Presley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joyce Schweickert | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Thomas Schobel | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Robert Frazen | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian Baker | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Paul Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Casting |
| Sound | Armen Ksajikian | Musician |
| Sound | Martin Tillman | Original Music Composer |