Star Maps

Star Maps (1997)

Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution. Carlos decides that he will be one of his father's boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood.

Date de sortie
1997-07-23
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (22)
Durée
1 h 26 min
Genres
Comédie, Drame
Réalisateur
Miguel Arteta

Distribution

Anecdotes

Star Maps is a 1997 American drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Arteta and starring Douglas Spain. The film is the directorial debut of Miguel Arteta, and it was first presented at the Sundance Film Festival. It was a critical hit, receiving five Independent Spirit Award nominations, including Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay.

Production

The director, Miguel Arteta, came to the US from Puerto Rico at the age of 16. He described Star Maps as the "worst idea" a first time filmmaker could attempt, due to its large number of characters and locations, as well as the unorthodox subject matter. Arteta met the movie's producer Matthew Greenfield while studying film at Wesleyan University. The duo initially tried to convince people in Hollywood to fund the film.

11 months after principal photography began, Arteta wanted re-shoots to make the plot more coherent. Many of Arteta's friends initially wouldn't return his calls when he asked them to come back for the re-shoots. He stated "They thought we should have just worked with what we had and moved on, but we chose to use the money we had originally set aside for post-production to re-shoot, and then worried about raising the additional money for post."

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