Mean People Suck
| Mean People Suck | |
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 Screenshot from Mean People Suck. From left, Eric Christian Olsen, Dominique Swain. | |
| Directed by | Matthew Cole Weiss |
| Screenplay by | Matthew Cole Weiss |
| Produced by | Anabel Manchester Matthew Cole Weiss |
| Starring | Dominique Swain James Franco Eric Christian Olsen Beverley Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Cohen |
| Edited by | Blaine Hope |
| Music by | Adam Podrat |
Production companies | Mama's Boy Productions Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000 |
Mean People Suck is an NYU student film released in 2001.[1] It is directed by Matthew Cole Weiss and stars Dominique Swain as Kate, James Franco as Casey, and Eric Christian Olsen as Nick, with a supporting role by Beverley Mitchell as Kate's sister.
Mean People Suck was available for viewing on Spike.com from 2007 to 2016.
Plot summary
Three stubborn teenagers place a bet over which one of them is the meanest.
Cast
- Dominique Swain as Kate
- James Franco as Casey
- Eric Christian Olsen as Nick
- Beverley Mitchell as Kate's sister
- Michael Higgins as Old Man
- Eric Axen as Joey
- Jack Ferver as Jesse Milton
- Matthew Cole Weiss as Boy in Funeral Home
- Julie Schubert as Diner Patron #1
- Beth Marshall as Diner Patron #2
- Ryan Shogren as Boy in Locker Room
- Rob Cameron as Boy in Locker Room #2
- Kevin Thoms as Boy in Locker Room #3
Release
Festival screenings
The film premiered at the First Run Film Festival in April, 2001,[2] It screened at multiple festivals after that, receiving Best Student Film at the Fargo Film Festival on March 2, 2002.[3]
References
- ^ "Mean People Suck". Spike.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ Release info for Mean People Suck, Retrieved 2012-03-31
- ^ Awards for Mean People Suck from IMDb, Retrieved 2012-04-07
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