What if John Hughes ruined your love life?
Kevin can’t seem to catch a break in the romantic arena, and his poker buddies aren’t afraid to let him know it. Over the course of a friendly game, they recount his romantic misadventures, and a pattern emerges — all of Kevin’s concepts of romance derive from 1980s-era films. Which might be all right, except that Kevin can’t seem to execute them the way they come off in the movies. Whether he’s reenacting his favorite scenes from “Pretty in Pink,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Top Gun,” or “Say Anything,” he always manages to end up with egg on his face. That is, until he meets just the right woman…
Writing
Clever deconstruction of rom-com tropes
Acting
Felty commits to spectacular failure
Director
William R. Coughlan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Coughlan made this as a calling card piece after film school, shooting it in a single day in Baltimore.
The poker game structure directly mirrors The Big Chill's friend-group dynamic, another 80s touchstone it quietly critiques.
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