FREE ENTERPRISE, the award-winning cult classic, written and directed by Ludovico CEO Robert Meyer Burnett!
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Synopsis
With a little help
from the commander of the Starship Enterprise, two geeky sci-fi buffs
venture into the final frontier -- finding a steady girlfriend -- in
this satiric comedy. Mark (Eric McCormack) and Rob (Rafer Weigel) are
two guys in their late 20s who are emotionally stuck in adolescence;
they're obsessed with science fiction, comics, and collectable toys,
and they aren't especially graceful or successful in their
relationships with the opposite sex. While both have actually been able
to turn their obsessions into careers -- Mark edits a sci-fi fanzine,
while Rob works at a film production house -- both feel the need for
guidance as they approach 30. As children, they used to imagine
themselves being counseled by William Shatner, whose role as Capt. Kirk
on Star Trek elevated him to the status of a deity in their eyes. To
their amazement, one day Mark and Rob meet Shatner in a bookstore and
actually strike up a friendship with him, only to discover that he is
just as confused about life, women, and work as they are (though he
does confess his burning ambition to produce a new version of
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which he plays all the characters
himself). Emboldened by his new friendship with Capt. Kirk -- wait,
make that William Shatner -- Rob begins pursuing a romance with Claire
(Audie England), a fellow sci-fi fan who is pretty, charming, and a few
steps up on the maturity ladder from himself. But this is bad news for
Mark, who isn't at all happy to be losing his best friend to some girl.
Free Enterprise was the first feature for writer/director Robert Meyer
Burnett and screenwriter Mark A. Altman, who freely (and rather
bravely) admit that the lead characters are based upon themselves.
Mark Deming / ALL MOVIE GUIDE
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| Read VARIETY's review of FREE ENTERPRISE. |
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| The FREE ENTERPRISE Original Soundtrack album released by Nettwerk America |
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| The NEW YORK TIMES reviews FREE ENTERPRISE. |
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| FILM THREAT reviews FREE ENTERPRISE. |
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| Outstanding article about the FREE ENTERPRISE Extended Edition DVD from the UK's DVD TIMES. |
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