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For Earth Below

  • 2002
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5.9/10
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A couple checks into a motel, and the following day the wife goes to visit her father, who is an invalid, to give a break to his hired caretaker. The husband stays at the motel and strikes u... Read allA couple checks into a motel, and the following day the wife goes to visit her father, who is an invalid, to give a break to his hired caretaker. The husband stays at the motel and strikes up a friendship with another man who is staying there.A couple checks into a motel, and the following day the wife goes to visit her father, who is an invalid, to give a break to his hired caretaker. The husband stays at the motel and strikes up a friendship with another man who is staying there.

  • Director
    • Loretta Harms
  • Stars
    • Bill Sage
    • Brooke Smith
    • Kirk Baltz
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    34
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Loretta Harms
    • Stars
      • Bill Sage
      • Brooke Smith
      • Kirk Baltz
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bill Sage
    Bill Sage
    • Phillip
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Dede
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Keith
    David Thornton
    David Thornton
    • Ron
    Daniel J. Travanti
    Daniel J. Travanti
    • Dr. Wayne
    Gregory Grove
    • Bartender
    Richard J. McGloughlin
    • Barfly
    Adam Snyder
    • Chambermaid
    Seth Michael May
    • Boy in tan khakis
    Ben Molineaux
    • Boy in pool
    Robert John Burke
    Robert John Burke
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    mcb-5

    OK, I didn't get it.

    This is a inexplicable 25-minute dramatic, live-action short in which it's difficult to figure out exactly what of significance happened to the characters. A couple checks into a motel, and the following day the wife goes to visit her father, who is an invalid, to give a break to his hired caretaker. The husband stays at the motel and strikes up a friendship with another man who is staying there. The director cuts between these scenes somewhat arbitrarily. Most annoying is the fact that the loud rock-music soundtrack featuring Robin Trower and David Essex plays over the dialogue making it hard to make out some of it. (Not sure if that was intentional, or sloppy sound editing.) I enjoy avant-garde and experimental filmmaking, but this just seemed like a pointless exercise.

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      It's a Fine Day
      Written by James Dewar and Robin Trower

      Performed by Robin Trower

      Published by Chrisalis Music

      Courtesy of EMI Records

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