"The narrative doesn’t arc so much as slope down at a 45-degree angle—from the high of innocent fun to the depths of absolute moral vacuity—with a break in the dead center for a visually stunning, perfectly weird acid-trip scene, something like an excerpt from Inland Empire’s would-be nautically themed sequel."
- Karina Longworth, THE VILLIAGE VOICE
"Sex and death and music haven't got stuck in the same blender quite like this since Kenneth Anger last put his camera down."
- Tim Hayes, CRITICS NOTEBOOK
"The vision is utterly contemporary, an edgy cocktail laced with longing and nihilism."
- Mike Goodridge, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
From the Edinburgh International Film Festival comes VACATION!, an existential beach party movie about life, death, sex, drugs and other shit that totally fucks you up. Writer-director Zach Clark's followup to reRun favorite MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC makes its New York premiere with a week-long theatrical run, May 13 - 19.
When four college friends reunite for a girls' week at the beach, it's all bikinis, piña coladas and dance parties at first. But the fun soon fades away... Sugar's got a thing for Dee-dee. Dee-dee's got a thing for a girl who's got a boyfriend. Donna's never made out with a girl, or done anything fun at all, ever. Lorelei's looking for some cheap thrills to help get over her ex. After procuring a psychotropic drug from a sketchy surfer dude, the girls take a very strange trip into the abyss. And that's when everything gets totally fucked. Bummer.
Starring MODERN LOVE IS AUTOMATIC's Melodie Sisk, Maggie Ross, and Lydia Hyslop, plus COLD WEATHER star Trieste Kelly Dunn. In Cinemascope!
credits
released 09 May 2011
Fritz Myers - Programming, Arranging, Manipulation
Bryan Senti - Additional Saxophone
Nate Boguszewski - Additional Percussion