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Karen Silas, Karen Sillas, Tom Noonan

This darkly humorous film explores the personal psychic landscape of two lonely New Yorkers. Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm, who decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night. ...( read more  read more... )As this 'first date' plays out, the audience is guided through a mental minefield of disappointment, desolation, and desperation. Their conversation, with its awkward 'small talk', slowly reveals their unhappy lives....

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Directed by: Tom Noonan, Tommy Noonan

Release Date: June 1, 1994

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    February 11, 2009
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