Too Romantic is a 1992 dramatic short film that Todd Field created while a fellow at the AFI Conservatory. It was his directorial debut.[1] It is a dramatic piece about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother. The piece is notable in that it was Field's first project as a writer/director and his first introduction to many of the collaborators he continued to work with on subsequent projects, including his Academy Award-nominated features In the Bedroom and Little Children.

Too Romantic
Directed byTodd Field
Written byTodd Field
StarringMab Ashforth
Sean Murray
Edited byBarry S. Silver
Distributed byMercury Film
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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Too Romantic is about a fifteen-year-old boy taking a road trip with his recently widowed grandmother.

Cast

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  • Sean Murray as Tim
  • Mab Ashforth as Goose
  • Glen Vernon as Barney
  • Dorothy Blass as Lil
  • Scott Adair as Bell Man
  • Allison Duboise as Waitress
  • Alida P. Field as Swan Girl

Crew

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  • Film Editor, Barry Silver
  • Cinematographer Dave Perkal
  • Written and directed by Todd Field

References

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  1. ^ Ryzik, Melena (2007). "Todd Field biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
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