Ed's Next Move
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{{Infobox film
| name = Ed's Next Move
| image = Ed's Next Move FilmPoster.jpeg
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| director = John Walsh
| producer = Sally Roy
| writer = John Walsh
| narrator =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music =
| cinematography = Peter Nelson
| editing = Pamela Martin
| studio = Bluehawk Films
| distributor = Orion Classics
| released = {{Film date|1996|01|21|Sundance|1996|09|27|United States}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $106,791{{cite web |title=Ed's Next Move |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0116167/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008031018/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0116167/ |url-status=live }}
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Ed's Next Move is a 1996 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Walsh, and starring Matt Ross, Callie Thorne and Kevin Carroll. A micro-budget film about a transplanted Midwesterner adapting to life in New York's East Village, the film appeared at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival where it received critical praise and was picked up by Orion Classics for theatrical release.
Premise
After being dumped by his girlfriend, twentysomething scientist Eddie decides to uproot himself from his home state of Wisconsin and takes a job in New York City. In the Big Apple, Eddie's new roommate Ray encourages him to start dating again. Eddie has little luck with women until he meets Lee, a bohemian musician. The two appear to be opposites on the surface, but Eddie is determined to make things work with her.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Matt Ross as Eddie Brodsky
- Callie Thorne as Lee
- Kevin Carroll as Ray
- Ramsey Faragallah as Dr. Banarjee
- Nina Sheveleva as Elenka
- Jimmy Cummings as Raphael
- Catherine Curtin as Anne
- Aunjanue Ellis as Erica
- Will Arnett as Weather Video Guy
}}
Production
John Walsh wrote the script in 1991, then titled More Bad Times, and shopped it around to film studios; after receiving no interest due to its lack of a big-name star, Walsh resolved the make the film himself.
The film's budget, reportedly $93,000, was primarily financed on Walsh's credit cards.{{cite news |last1=Hays |first1=Constance L. |title=Shooting Manhattan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/27/nyregion/shooting-manhattan.html |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 27, 1996 |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008030942/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/27/nyregion/shooting-manhattan.html |url-status=live }} The film's production was also made possible in part by the availability of leftover 35 mm film stock from Wayne Wang{{'}}s film Smoke.{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title=Ed's Next Move |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eds-next-move-1996 |website=rogerebert.com |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=October 11, 1996 |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529051429/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eds-next-move-1996 |url-status=live }}
Principal photography began in October 1994 and took four weeks. Scenes set in Wisconsin were filmed in Morristown, New Jersey.
Release
In the fall of 1995, a rough cut of the film was screened at the Independent Feature Project{{'}}s Film Market. An organizer for the Sundance Film Festival happened to be present at the screening and invited Walsh to show his film as part of the 1996 festival lineup. Upon the film's Sundance premiere, the film secured distribution rights with Orion Classics and was later given a limited theatrical release beginning on September 27, 1996. It also screened at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.
Reception
On review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, Ed's Next Move has an approval rating of 80% based on 10 critics' reviews.{{cite web |title=Ed's Next Move |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eds_next_move |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413233230/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eds_next_move |url-status=live }}
The Los Angeles Times{{'}} Kenneth Turan called the movie "one of the most appealing, audience friendly films at Sundance,"{{cite news|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=The Sundance Avalanche : The movers and shakers in Hollywood descend on the 16th edition of the annual film festival, which keeps growing--in attendance, venues and prestige.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-16-ca-18972-story.html|date=January 16, 1997|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=14 April 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008031050/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-16-ca-18972-story.html|url-status=live}} while Roger Ebert referred to the film as "a truth telling comedy with quiet wit and bright dialogue.{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Toronto Fest Teems with Small Treasures|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/toronto-fest-teems-with-small-treasures|date=September 17, 1996|accessdate=14 April 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415230311/http://www.rogerebert.com/festivals-and-awards/toronto-fest-teems-with-small-treasures|url-status=live}} He further added the film "is a comedy, not a docudrama, and yet it's more accurate about romance than many more serious movies. For one thing, it is driven by dialogue and social uncertainty, rather than by testosterone." Sight & Sound called it "a perfectly formed romantic comedy."{{cite journal|last=Tunney|first=Tom|title=Ed's Next Move|journal=Sight and Sound|date=July 1997|issue=7|page=58}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0116167|title=Ed's Next Move}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|eds_next_move}}
Category:1996 independent films
Category:1996 romantic comedy films
Category:Films set in New York City
Category:Films shot in New York City
Category:American romantic comedy films
Category:1990s English-language films