A mob-funded proposal at Coney Island goes gloriously, freakishly wrong.
It may only be the third date, but Tony knows it's time to pop the question and make the beautiful, shy Katrina his wife. And what better place for romance than Coney Island? Using his family's old mob connections, Tony has mapped out every detail for a very special evening. But Coney Island's finest its hot dog lady, rollercoaster operator, cotton candy vendor and performing freak have their own way of doing things. And the date of his life turns out to be more than Tony bargained for.
Acting
Sandra Bernhard's carny queen steals every second she's on screen.
Production
Coney Island as character — seedy magic in every frame.
Writing
Dialogue that zings between sweet, sinister, and absurd.
Director
Amy Barrett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarah Clarke shot this between seasons of 24, making her TV terrorist and this shy bride wildly different same-year performances.
Part of a 2000s wave of darkly comic short films about toxic masculinity and romantic delusion, influenced by early Coen Brothers and vintage Twilight Zone carnival episodes.
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