The Eden Myth (1999)
Can you keep a family secret? Prepare to enter the dark and funny world of the Speck family. Ruled by gray-haired patriarch Vincent Speck, they appear to be your average upper-class American family as they gather together for the weekend. Siblings snipe at each other behind their backs, and the parents worry about the future. Signs that all is not well within the Specks' world begin when Vincent announces the arranged marriage of his son Aldo to a woman he has never met. They are set to marry the next day. Soon after the wedding, the eldest son, Edward, is found dead in his bedroom. What's going on here?
Director: Mark Edlitz
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Rebecca Boyd as Jessica Clayton |
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Julia Dion as Colleen Morgan |
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Justin Kirk as Aldo Speck |
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Zohra Lampert as Alma Speck |
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Graeme Malcolm as Dr. Robert Kolber |
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Michael P. Moran as Dan Morgan |
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Susan Pellegrino as Justice of the Peace |
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Mark Pinter as Edward Speck |
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Lana Quintal as Attendant |
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Gil Rogers as Vincent Speck |
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Jenna Stern as Doreen Speck |
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Todd Weeks as Roland Speck |
| Crew | Adam 'Tex' Davis | Cinematography |
| Directing | Mark Edlitz | Director |
| Writing | Mark Edlitz | Writer |
| Production | Matt MacLellan | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gill Holland | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jerry Kolber | Producer |
| Sound | Philip Glass | Music |
| Editing | Sean Campbell | Editor |