United States / Nov 01, 2004 / AFI Film Festival
Invitation to a Suicide (2005)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Raised in an insular Polish immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn where he's destined to become a poor baker like his father, Kaz Malek attempts to steal from a Russian mobster and run away with the girl of his dreams, Eva. Not cut out for a life of crime, he ends up with a $10,000 debt to the mobster who threatens to kill his father. Unable to pay or face his father's death, Kaz comes up with a novel plan: he'll hang himself and sell tickets to the show. He is surprised to find, however, that the mobster as well as the neighborhood are extremely supportive of this idea... not to mention his father. But even if he can sell the tickets will he really go through with it? By the time this dark comedy reaches its surprising conclusion, Kaz learns that sometimes embracing death is the only way to a better life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stephen Aronson | Eva's Father |
| Edward Band | Vlad |
| Stan Carp | Officer Schmidt |
| Patty O'Brien | Mourner |
| Alexander Robert Scott | Manhattan Guy |
| Marika Domińczyk | Manhattan Woman |
| Michael Orsino | Brooklyn Kid |
| Brandon Reilly | Blond Kid |
| Matthew Sliwinska | Polish Kid |
| Herbert Rogers | Kidney Patient |
| Zenon Kruszelnicki | Delivery Man |
| Robert Elmes | Bartender |
| Nick Raio | Cop #1 |
| Ray Seiden | Cop #2 |
| Ari Gold | Loren "Ari" Marsh |
| Edward Szala | Accordion Player |
| Ben Wang | Doctor |
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| Sebastian Siedlecki | Pavel |
| Jennifer Marlowe | Bartender |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Invitation to a Suicide |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 febbraio 2005 |
| Production | Loren David Marsh, Nicky Arezu Akmal, Julie Gonthier |
| Writer | Loren David Marsh |
| Casting | Susan Shopmaker |
| Editing | Jacob Craycroft, D. Lexington Haverly, Chris Gennarelli |
| Cinematography | Christopher Norr, Travis McQueen, Chris Reynolds |
| Assistant directors | Jeff Huston, Joseph T. Finkleman, Loren David Marsh, Leo Chang, Jamie Courville |
| Lighting | Steffen Unger |
| Camera operators | Christopher Norr, Travis McQueen, Chris Reynolds |
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| Additional photography | Christopher Norr, Travis McQueen, Chris Reynolds |
| Production design | Erin Muldoon, Mary Fredrickson, Nichole Martinson, Jenny LaNicca |
| Art direction | Mary Fredrickson, Erin Muldoon, Nichole Martinson, Jenny LaNicca |
| Set decoration | Erin Muldoon, Mary Fredrickson, Nichole Martinson, Jenny LaNicca |
| Stunts | Manny Siverio |
| Music | John Zorn, Jared Hohl, Jeremy Frindel, Ted Gannon, Gary Arnold |
| Sound | John Zorn, Jared Hohl, Jeremy Frindel, Ted Gannon, Gary Arnold |
| Costume design | Tere Duncan, Suzan Burdan, Sharon Sinclair |
| Makeup | Sharon Sinclair, Suzan Burdan, Tere Duncan |
| Hairstyling | Suzan Burdan, Sharon Sinclair, Tere Duncan |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
United States / Feb 01, 2005 / Aspen Comedy Festival
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