The Watermelon

The Watermelon

The Watermelon is an independent feature film penned by Michael Hemmingson and directed by Brad Mays. It is produced by Lorenda Starfelt at LightSong Films in North Hollywood.The Watermelon is Michael Hemmingson's first produced full-length screenplay, and director Brad Mays' fourth feature film. The Watermelon has been called "a story without seeds" and "a film about how really weird stuff can happen." It is a metaphysical comedy about a fellow who receives a mysterious inheritance from his long lost alcoholic stepfather: a ratty old trailer painted like a watermelon. This draws in a number...
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quick facts
Release date:September 28, 2008
Directed by:Brad Mays
Runtime:93 Minutes
Producer:Lorenda Starfelt
Editor:Brad Mays
Music by:Peter Girard
Cinematography:Lawrence Malloy
Screenplay by:Michael Hemmingson
Estimated budget:$1,300,000
Genre:Comedy

Cast of The Watermelon

Willow Hale
Willow Hale
Mother
Born:August 21, 1955
Age:56
Will Beinbrink
Will Beinbrink
Achilles Pumpkinseed
Born:September 1973
Age:38
Mike Ivy
Mike Ivy
Homer
Elyse Ashton
Elyse Ashton
Ex-Wife
Bob Golub
Bob Golub
Creon
Born:September 6, 1957
Age:54
Holly Anderson
Holly Anderson
Television Reporter

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2010 California Film Awards, Brad Mays
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Film director of The Watermelon

Brad Mays
Brad Mays
Born: May 30, 1955
Age: 56

A veteran of dozens of stage, television and independent film productions spanning some thirty years, Brad Mays is now coming into his own as a filmmaker. Brad Mays' professional experience began with an internship at the McCarter Theatre's resident repertory company in 1970 in Princeton, New...
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Customer Diss-Service 2011
A Way Back In (short) 2010
Featherweight 2010
The Audacity of Democracy 2009
The Watermelon 2008 Comedy
SING*ularity 2008
The Trojan Women 2003
The Baccahe 2002
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Filming locations for The Watermelon

Pasadena
Pasadena

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Malibu
Malibu

Malibu is an affluent beachfront city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,645. Malibu consists of a 21-mile strip of prime Pacific coastline. Nicknamed "the 'Bu" by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its...
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Valley Village
Valley Village

Valley Village is a district located in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, north of Studio City, west and south of North Hollywood, and east of Sherman Oaks. Approximately 22,000 residents live within the boundaries of Valley Village, which consists mostly of single family...
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Memphis
Memphis

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers. Memphis had a population of 662,897 at the 2010 census, making it the...
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