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January 22, 2006
Bobcat's Doggie Tale
Bobcat Goldthwaite's second film, Stay, is here at Sundance. The story is simple. A college girl performs fellatio on her pet dog and it haunts her into a relationship with a young man five years later or so.
To say the film sucks dog penis would be too obvious. But perhaps not incorrect.
Goldthwaite ambitiously tries to write a narrative that takes an extreme (hopefully) comic situation and then develops it into a rather mundane on-again-off-again love story. But he just isn't good enough to make it work.
The directing skills are grad school college at best. And the performances are okay, but even the adorable lead blonde never quite reaches I'll-excuse-it-because-she-is-so-charming levels.
But hey, it is the best romantic comedy based on beastial fellatio ever!
Posted by poland at January 22, 2006 12:39 PM
Comments
wow, two bombs called "Stay" within a single yr, who would've thought?
Posted by: martin ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.mcnblogs.com/thehotblog/nav-commenters.gif)
at January 22, 2006 12:48 PM
I know Bobcat has been directing Jimmy Kimmel's show. But that's not like directing a feature.
Posted by: LesterFreed at January 22, 2006 01:30 PM
Good call, martin. It's like destiny here.
Posted by: PandaBear at January 22, 2006 03:56 PM
maybe the titles are telling their makers, "Don't release me!".
Posted by: martin at January 22, 2006 04:24 PM
They could have at least been semi creative with this one. No one involved with the film said anything????
Posted by: Sanchez at January 22, 2006 05:44 PM
I think a pretty safe bet would be that Bobcat Goldthwaite would be a so-so director. Vegas wouldn't even take odds on that one.
Posted by: Bruce at January 22, 2006 08:32 PM
That is one of the dumbest things I've heard so far in 2006.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at January 23, 2006 09:20 AM
David, expect that final quote to haunt you if this thing ever gets released.
Posted by: White Label at January 23, 2006 10:45 AM
What kind of person reads this pitch or logline and works to green light it?
Posted by: LesterFreed at January 23, 2006 11:09 AM
this may be a tough sell for any studio. just a guess on my part.
Posted by: bicycle bob at January 23, 2006 12:27 PM
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