Man gets impaled by Cupid's arrow—literally. The dating scene just got pointy.
On his way to work one day, Joel is impaled through the chest by a three-foot arrow. But it doesn’t harm him. And it won’t come out. So Joel has to learn to deal – both with his newfound protrusion, and his own painful loneliness. He tries to go to work, to date women, but no one seems ready to accept his strange flaw. Little does he know, his life is about to change forever...
Practical Effects
The arrow gag is *chef's kiss* practical effects.
Acting
Bodhi Elfman commits to the bit completely.
Direction
Lexton balances twee and melancholy in 7 minutes.
Director
Taron Lexton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taron Lexton made this at 22; it won him a Student Academy Award and launched his commercial career.
The arrow-as-metaphor is obvious, but the film's real sting is how Joel's loneliness persists even after the 'cure'—suggesting connection requires self-acceptance, not magical intervention.
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