Klepto (film)
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 Klepto DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Thomas Trail |
| Written by | Thomas Trail Ethan Gross[1] |
| Starring | Meredith Bishop Jsu Garcia Leigh Taylor-Young Henry Czerny Kansas Bowling |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia.[2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival.[1]
Plot
[edit]In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper whose spending has ruined her financially. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. She resists his advances, which are tinged with blackmail, but her mother approves. When Nick, a couch-surfing divorcee, gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's.[2] She resents being coerced into a carefully planned crime and finds a way of both thwarting his plans and bailing-out her mother.
Cast
[edit]- Meredith Bishop as Emily Brown
- Grace Korkunis as Young Emily Brown
- Jsu Garcia as Nick
- Leigh Taylor-Young as Teresa
- Henry Czerny as Ivan
- Michael Nouri as Dr. Cohn
- Michael Irby as Marco
- Kirk B.R. Woller as Jeffries
- Michael E. Rodgers as Sandy Hauser
- Dorian Lopinto as Ms. Hall
- Tori Meyer as Gretchen
- Scott Satenspiel as Jason Klartich
- Kansas Bowling as Nick's Daughter (credited as Kansas Skye)
- Teressa Tunney as Nick's Ex-Wife
- Jeff Garvin as Jimmy, The Store Clerk
- Teala Davies as Shoplifter
- Mark Chaet as Pharmacist
- Al Israel as Watch Salesman
Reviews
[edit]Dennis Harvey, of Variety called Klepto an "engaging serio-comedy" and "nifty little character study-cum-caper"[1] picture.
Preston Jones, of DVD Talk praised "a pair of winning performances" in a screenplay which "draws you in close for a subtly surprising finale".[2]
Home media
[edit]A Region-free PAL 4:3 (original was anamorphic 1.78:1) DVD was published in Australia by Flashback Entertainment.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2003). "Klepto". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Jones, Preston (24 April 2006). "Klepto". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ Null, Christopher (26 May 2006). "Klepto (2003)". Filmcritic.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website [archived]
- Klepto at IMDb
- Klepto at Rotten Tomatoes
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