Bug

Colour, 35mm
USA, 2002, 89 min
Section: Forum of Independents
Oficiální stránky: www.curbentertainment.com

Synopsis

Silverlake, Los Angeles: a small boy steps on a bug and kills it. All events have their consequences: the death of the insect sets off a chain reaction, causing confrontation and collision between various characters in this bizarre comedy. Two lovers are lost and find themselves again, the owner of a Chinese restaurant, hounded by health inspectors, suffers a terrible end, a person trying to commit sucide is saved, and, in the nick of time, an important spare part reaches a plane waiting to take off. One joke follows another in quick succession in this fast-moving gag machine, which might be seen as a successful cinematic formulation of the chaos theory.

About the director

Matt Manfredi (Palos Verdes, California) is a graduate of the American Film Institute. Phil Hay grew up in Ohio and graduated from the University of California. Manfredi and Hay co-wrote Crazy/Beautiful, which was released in the US in 2001, and The Tuxedo with Jackie Chan, released in 2002. Bug is their feature co-directing debut.