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Milwaukee, Minnesota

Forum of Independents - Competition 2003 / Milwaukee, Minnesota / USA 2003

Albert is special. He can hear fish talking under the ice. That´s his secret to being a champion fisherman. Everyone is after his hidden fortune. But he´s a lot smarter than everyone thinks. At least he knows that Milwaukee is not in Minnesota. 

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Synopsis

Albert is special. He can hear fish talking under ice. That´s his secret to being a champion fisherman. He´s well into his twenties, but Mom still accompanies him to ice fishing tournaments, where he has won hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money. When street-smart Tuey and her hypochondriac teenage brother Stan drift into Albert´s quaint Milwaukee suburb, they stumble upon an opportunity to fill their empty pockets. Smooth-talking salesman Jerry James has also sleazed into town and he´s also on the lookout for quick buck. Everyone is after Albert´s hidden fortune. But everyone has underestimated Albert. He´s a lot smarter than everyone thinks. At least he knows that Milwaukee is not in Minnesota. 

About the film

95 min / Color, 35 mm

Director Allan Mindel / Screenplay Richard D. Murphy / Dir. of Photography Bernd Heinl / Music Michael Convertino, Robert Muzingo / Editor David Rawlins / Producer Michael Brody, Jeff Kirshbaum / Production Albert and Tuey Productions / Cast Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Randy Quaid, Bruce Dern, Hank Harris / Contact Alliance Atlantis Pictures International, Albert and Tuey Productions

About the director

Allan Mindel

Allan Mindel began show business in the 80s when he co-founded the modeling agency Click and the talent agency Flick. As an agent, his clients included Uma Thurman, Viggo Mortensen, David Duchovny and Isabella Rossellini. He is also the co-founder of Framework Entertainment, a talent management company whose clients include John C.Reilly, Lucy Liu and Marcia Gay Harden. Mindel debuted on the production side when he executive producer of Gus Van Sant´s My Own Private Idaho. Milwaukee, Minnesota is his first feature film as director. 

Contacts

Alliance Atlantis Pictures International
121 Bloor Street East, Suite 1500, ON M4W 3M5, Toronto
Canada
Phone: +1 416 967 1174
Fax: +1 416 967 1226
E-mail: [email protected]

Albert and Tuey Productions
9057 Nemo Street, CA 90069, Hollywood
United States of America
Phone: +1 310 858 0333
Fax: +1 310 858 1357

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Allan Mindel

Michael J. Brody

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