Lymelife is an independently produced comedy/drama written by brothers Derick Martini and Steven Martini, and directed by Derick Martini, depicting aspects of their life in 1970s Long Island from the perspective of a teenager. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Rory Culkin, and Emma Roberts. Martin Scorsese was executive producer. The score of the film was written by Steven Martini and performed by his band The Spaceship Martini. The film debuted at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, in September 2008 and won the International Federation of Film Critics Award . After its theatrical... release in 2009, writer director Derick Martini was nominated for a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director. Set in 1979 Syosset, Long Island, New York, Lymelife follows two families who crumble when tangled relationships, real estate problems and Lyme disease converge in the heart of suburbia. Fifteen-year-old Scott Bartlett is a gentle boy, radically different from his blustery father Mickey and tightly wired mother Brenda . An outbreak of Lyme disease, as well as the accompanying paranoia, hits their suburban community hard.
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| Release date: | 2008 |
| Directed by: | Derick Martini |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Angela Somerville, Michele Tayler, Barbara De Fina, Alec Baldwin, Martin Scorsese, Steven Martini, Jonathan Cornick |
| Editor: | Steven Martini |
| Screenplay by: | Derick Martini, Steven Martini |
| Genre: | Comedy |