The Delicate Art of the Rifle
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Cast & Crew
Dante W. Harper
John Kessel
David Marshall Grant
Suzanne Kratzer
Joy Gewalt
Will Shuford
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Synopsis
Loosley based on a real sniper incident, a seriocomedy which follows Jay, an awkward, computer-nerdish college freshman--at a loss to find comfort in his own skin--who can't believe that the roomate he looked up to, could be the crazed gunman firing lethal shots onto the campus squad. As he ascends the 27 floors to the top of the dorm, Jay encounters an amorous girls obsessed with frosting cupcakes, a sleep-deprived psychology major sacked out in the elevator, a band of computer hackers and their psychotic leader and a doomed agri-major. Then on the roof top, there is Walt who reveals a conspiracy theory about a mysterious virus that is erasing people from history...
Director
Dante W. Harper
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Released in United States May 28, 1999
Released in United States Summer May 28, 1999
Awarded best picture at the 1996 North Carolina Film & Video Festival.
Feature directorial debut for D. W. Harper.
Awarded best picture at the 1996 Chicago International Film Festival.
Shown at Chicago Underground Film Festival August 17, 1996.
Shown at Fuel Film Festival Fall 1997.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.
Shown at North Carolina Film Festival November 1995.
Shown at Slamdance International Film Festival & Market (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of series "The Alternative Screen: A Forum For Independent Film Exhibition & Beyond..." November 7, 1996.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" August 15,1996.
35mm
color
rtg MPAA NONE
Fuel, founded in 1997 by Suzanne Myers, is a group of independent filmmakers who will take their work on tour to 11 US cities.
Released in United States May 28, 1999 (Laemmle's Grande 4 Plex; Los Angeles)
Released in United States Summer May 28, 1999
