SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. High school musical comedy. Berke Landers is dumped by his girlfriend, Allison. Despite the fact that Allison is now dating Striker, a boy-band member, he is determined to win her back. He finds that Allison and Striker are auditioning for roles in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Rockin Eve’, a musical reworking of A Midsummer Night’s Dream written by their teacher. Berke then begins to to take interest in his best friend’s little sister, and finds that romance is everywhere. The final twenty minutes of the film are devoted to a performance of the play.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2001

Duration

86 mins; 7,775 feet

Credits

Director

Tommy O’Haver

Producer

Marc Butan; Michael Burns; Paul Feldsher

Cinematographer

Maryse Alberti

Art Direction

Andrew Hull

Cast

Ben Foster	Berke Landers (Lysander)
Dennis Wallace	Sisqo
Kirsten Dunst	Kelly Woods (Helena)
Martin Short (2)	Dr Desmond Forrest Oates
Melissa Sagemiller	Allison McAllister (Hermia)
Shane West	Striker (Demetrius)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

musicals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Teen movie

Notes

Reviews

Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 29, entry 948). Lanier note show frequently the film states how difficult Shakespeare is to learn.

Sight & Sound. vol.11, no.6 (1 June 2006). p.45

Production Company

Name

Ignite Entertainment

Name

Morpheus

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets