Static (1986 film)

1985 American film

Static

DVD cover

Directed by| Mark Romanek
Written by| Keith Gordon
Mark Romanek
Produced by| Amy Ness
Starring| Keith Gordon
Amanda Plummer
Bob Gunton
Cinematography| Jeff Jur
Edited by| Emily Paine

Production
company

NFI Productions

Release date

* October 1985 (1985-10) (Chicago)
* September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10) (United States)

Running time

| 93 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $1 million[1]

Static is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Romanek. The film stars Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, and Bob Gunton, and was released in 1985 by NFI Productions. It was shot in Page, Arizona and Lake Powell, Arizona. The film was written by the film's star Keith Gordon and director Mark Romanek,[2] in his directorial debut, before he went on to direct numerous music videos for much his career.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Premise
* 2 Cast
* 3 Award nominations
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Premise[edit]

A quirky, out-of-place worker (Keith Gordon) at a crucifix factory invents a device he claims can show pictures of Heaven. Discouraged and confused by the inability of those around him to see anything but a screenful of static, he charismatically hijacks a bus of friendly elderly people in order to get media attention for his invention.

## Cast[edit]

* Keith Gordon as Ernie Blick
* Amanda Plummer as Julia Purcell
* Bob Gunton as Frank
* Janice Abbott as Sonya
* Reathel Bean as Fred Savins
* Kitty Mei-Mei Chen as Li
* Barton Heyman as Sheriff William Orling
* Jane Hoffman as Emily Southwick
* Lily Knight as Patty
* Joel Krehbeil as Deputy Tom Terrence
* Eugene Lee as Dale
* Jack Murakami as North
* Mike Murakami as South
* Uma Ridenhour as Sarah
* Mark Gordon as TV Announcer

## Award nominations[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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1986  | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic)  | Mark Romanek  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ "#15 Mark Romanek. Yes, that Mark Romanek. by Good. - SoundCloud". Retrieved May 15, 2016.
2. ^ Yum-Yum (2010-04-16). "House of Self-Indulgence: Static (Mark Romanek, 1986)". Houseofselfindulgence.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
3. ^ Adams, Sam (2010-09-30). "Mark Romanek | Film | Interview". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

## External links[edit]

* Static at IMDb
* Static at AllMovie
* Static at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Mark Romanek

* Static (1985)
* One Hour Photo (2002)
* Never Let Me Go (2010)

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