Suburban Cowboy

2006
8m

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Written, shot, and edited in under 48 hours as part of the international filmmaking competition 'The 48 Hour Film Project', the award-winning SUBURBAN COWBOY spoofs the Western genre. F. Cla... Read allWritten, shot, and edited in under 48 hours as part of the international filmmaking competition 'The 48 Hour Film Project', the award-winning SUBURBAN COWBOY spoofs the Western genre. F. Clark yearns for the days of the Old West when men were men and shootouts at the local saloon... Read allWritten, shot, and edited in under 48 hours as part of the international filmmaking competition 'The 48 Hour Film Project', the award-winning SUBURBAN COWBOY spoofs the Western genre. F. Clark yearns for the days of the Old West when men were men and shootouts at the local saloon were de rigeur. Born a century too late, he must negotiate his way through middle-class, ... Read all

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9/10

When is a western not a western?

A suburban dad fantasizes about being a cowboy in this witty and understated short film, which swept most of the awards at the 48 Hour Film Festival in Philadelphia in 2006.

The lead character is completely deluded--he lives in a modern-day suburb and works as a Web site map-maker but he's always in cowboy boots and a hat, and his appearances are accompanied by a spot-on soundtrack of spaghetti western or honky-tonk piano music. His wife's a paragon of long-suffering virtue, trying to bring her husband back into the real world without ever coming over as shrill or shrewish. And their young son is...well...to avoid a spoiler, let's just say he's his father's son.

This is only a short film, but it's a good example of the form. It moves nicely along, and includes just enough color to prevent it seeming rushed. In short, it's a real treat.