A stand-up comedian confesses to a murder on-stage at an open mic night to a shocked audience - his crime the result of a deadly triangle formed between his older sister, just released from prison after a 20-year stay for the murder of their parents, the loving bond he now shares with a caring surrogate family, and the ultimate choice he must make between them - his dysfunctional blood ties with his own sister, or his picturesque view of the ideal family.
Acting
Ventimiglia's unraveling is quiet devastation.
Writing
Open mic confession scene hooks like a rusty nail.
Director
Charles Moore
Milo Ventimiglia
Denny Briggs
Rachel Melvin
Sarah
John Billingsley
Lloyd Zane Miller
Bonita Friedericy
Linda Miller
Sean Grandillo
Young Aaron
Amanda Aday
Madison Briggs
Paul Lang
Judge
Carmen Gangale
Paying Customer
Joshua Elijah Reese
Mandel
Jeffrey Grover
Prosecuting Attorney
Lily Kozub
Daughter
Cameron McKendry
Mike Joss
Christopher Mele
Felix Briggs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in just 18 days in Indiana on a micro-budget, with Ventimiglia reportedly taking scale pay to get it made.
The open mic structure mirrors the film's own uneasy genre position — marketed as thriller, functioning more as grief-drenched family drama.
US
