Hit and Runway

Product Description

Alex Andero, a testosterone-driven dreamer who works in his family owned Greenwich Village café, dreams about making it big as a Hollywood screenwriter. Alex gets his big break when he gets a chance to pitch a story to a big movie producer. Alex who never even has written one script and determined not to spend the rest of his life as a dishwasher, finds his solution in Elliott Springer, a talented, gay, Jewish writer. Elliott, although completely opposed to the idea or collaborating on a script he considers to be nothing more than fluff. Elliott finally agrees to participate only after Alex promises to help him get a date with Joey (Kerr Smith, "Dawson s Creek"), the cute struggling actor who works with Alex at the café. Their relationship is fraught with complications as they forge an unlikely working partnership. By the end of this heartwarming, laugh-out-loud comedy, Alex and Elliott have not only written a great screenplay, they have rewritten each other's lives.

Customer Reviews:

What a delightful surprise...honest,funny and heartfelt Indie!!.......2007-04-03

What a little surprise this one turns out to be!!!!Definitely a low budget Indie, but with lots of savvy and an extremely charming and clever script,HIT AND RUNWAY is an intelligent and humourous look at the seemingly unlikely partnership/collaboration of Alex,an Italian straight guy who teams with Elliot,a Woody Allenesque gay Jew to write a hit screenplay and leave their old,dull,meaningless lives behind.That is the premise of this film on the surface,but what the viewer gets is a perfectly charming 101 minutes full of extremely interesting twists and turns and frankly some really honest and good acting from Mark Parducci and Peter Jacobson in the principle roles who forge a positively comical bond and bring all of their talents to flesh out these two wannabes.With all of the fluff that churns out of Hollywood,HIT AND RUNWAY can undoubtedly be termed a real sleeper hit.Yes, the film is full of formula and stereotypes,but it's been a long time since this reviewer has seen that genre done so heartfelt.Is it a great film? Well, that is subjective.Is it an infectious and enjoyable and thoroughly entertaining and intelligent piece of cinema? ABSOLUTELY!!!

Actually loved it!!!.......2003-09-11

I was in Blockbuster one evening perusing the previously viewed dvd section of the store. I came across this film, picked it up, put it back down and picked it up again. I don't know what compelled me to buy it since every instinct I had told me it would probably stink. And, I had a reputation to uphold of only watching cutting edge foreign and art house films. But, I must admit to really enjoying this exceptionally sweet story. It's enormously entertaining. Try it, you may just like it!

Please see this film!.......2003-03-31

A wonderful little film -- well-written and (for the most part) well-acted. I won't recount the plotline since many other reviewers have done so, but there are some terrific scenes and great laughs in this gem.

It's hard to pick out some of my favorite scenes and write about them because they will give away key elements of the movie, but suffice it to say that a seduction scene involving Yiddish being spoken is genuinely clever, funny, and will remain on my top 20 list for originality in the years to come.

Like many smaller films, there are no well-known names here which of course doesn't always equate to lack of acting talent. (In fact I think we all know of at LEAST one or two highly-paid personalities who exhibit little or no acting ability!) Peter Jacobson (Elliott) in particular deserves recognition. He could have gone way over the top with his role as a gay Jewish writer with low self-esteem and high libido, but he manages to bring his character down to earth at just the right moments.

All in all a memorable film that deserves to be seen. Support indie films and see/rent/buy this!

A Surprisingly Sweet and Touching Comedy.......2003-02-01

What starts out on the level of "Kiss Me Guido" or "Just One Time" dares to actually go one level deeper. If Woody Alan would ever get in touch with his feminine side, he could have written this screenplay.

For film industry people, the plot, and its devices, requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief at times (or at least the ability to close one eye occasionally), but the little surprises, twists and arcs will touch even the most jaded amongst us.

Very commendable performances by both Michael Parducci and Peter Jacobson.

Long live the indi film industry!

Great Comedy Worth Seeing.......2002-12-25

This is one of the funneist films I have ever seen. Don't disregard this film becuase of the lack of big hollywood actors, the actors do an excellent job, especially the lead, Michael Parducci. My whole family was involved in the making of this in one way or another. My uncle Jaffe Cohen wrote the script, my grandparents, parents, cousins and uncles were all extras and I had a speaking role, so take it form me this movie is worth watching.

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