Sparkler


1h 36m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Melba May is a trailer park princess who decides she needs to radically change her life when she catches her husband in bed with her best friend. After a night of drinking at the local bar she befriends three recent college grads from Los Angeles who are en route to Las Vegas to hopefully win some m

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Melba May is a trailer park princess who decides she needs to radically change her life when she catches her husband in bed with her best friend. After a night of drinking at the local bar she befriends three recent college grads from Los Angeles who are en route to Las Vegas to hopefully win some money to pay rent. She joins them, happy to leave her husband for good -- until he finds out that she has won a million dollar sweepstakes and must hunt her down.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 2, 1999

Released in United States January 29, 1998

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States on Video January 11, 2000

Released in United States Spring March 19, 1999

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.

Feature film directorial debut for Darren Stein.

Began shooting October 3, 1996.

Completed shooting October 31, 1996.

Released in United States on Video January 11, 2000

Released in United States January 29, 1998 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition and Beyond..." January 29, 1998.)

Released in United States Spring March 19, 1999

Released in United States April 2, 1999 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.)