Burn


1h 37m 1998

Brief Synopsis

Ben is a twenty-something screenwriter who's having writers block. He isn't helped in his struggle by a school chum, Tom, who has just completed a novel and is now meeting with publishers. Still, Ben invites Tom in and it is soon revealed that Ben has a longstanding hatred of Tom. Only when he liste

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

Ben is a twenty-something screenwriter who's having writers block. He isn't helped in his struggle by a school chum, Tom, who has just completed a novel and is now meeting with publishers. Still, Ben invites Tom in and it is soon revealed that Ben has a longstanding hatred of Tom. Only when he listens to Tom make love with a publisher's daughter does Ben's block begin to lift as he simultaneously begins to write and plot his friend's downfall.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Slamdance Film Festival.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States January 1998

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)

Shown at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16-23, 1998.

Feature directorial debut for Scott Storm.

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 25 - March 5, 1999.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 16-23, 1998.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998