Social Guidance

Movie · Comedy

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1951. Sid Silver (Steven Gilborn), the head of Formosa Films, has a problem. His social guidance films are no longer effective on their teenage audience. The school board threatens to cut Sid's funding unless he creates films that are more relevant. He finds his answer in Clay Crawford (Jamieson Stern), who Sid believes is a Method actor from New York City. Clay may actually be a clever con man, on the run from a bounty hunter (Geoffrey Lewis). Clay wants a quick buck to help him get to California. Sid wants a quick fix to his problems. Both get much more than they bargained for. Sid discovers it's going to take more than just one actor to turn his films around. It's going to take a whole new approach to filmmaking, and to life itself. See how things turn out in Social Guidance– a warm and engaging comedy in the spirit of Pleasantville, Ed Wood and Shadow of the Vampire.

2010 · 1h 26m
Starring Steven Gilborn, Jamieson Stern, Jessica Kiper
Director Noah Kadner

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Cast & Crew

  • S‌G
    Steven Gilborn
    Sid Silver
  • J‌S
    Jamieson Stern
    Clay Crawford
  • J‌K
    Jessica Kiper
    Anne-Marie Silver
  • Geoffrey Lewis
    Lucky
  • Clayton Rohner
    Ted
  • N‌K
    Noah Kadner
    Director
  • A‌C
    Anita Cal
    Producer

About

Social Guidance

Comedy

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1951. Sid Silver (Steven Gilborn), the head of Formosa Films, has a problem. His social guidance films are no longer effective on their teenage audience. The school board threatens to cut Sid's funding unless he creates films that are more relevant. He finds his answer in Clay Crawford (Jamieson Stern), who Sid believes is a Method actor from New York City. Clay may actually be a clever con man, on the run from a bounty hunter (Geoffrey Lewis). Clay wants a quick buck to help him get to California. Sid wants a quick fix to his problems. Both get much more than they bargained for. Sid discovers it's going to take more than just one actor to turn his films around. It's going to take a whole new approach to filmmaking, and to life itself. See how things turn out in Social Guidance– a warm and engaging comedy in the spirit of Pleasantville, Ed Wood and Shadow of the Vampire.

Information

Studio
High Road Productions
Released
2010
Run Time
1 hr 26 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2011 High Road Productions

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