Mail Order Wife
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Andrew Gurland
Stephanie Gurland
Floy Bossinas
John Salvatore
Luke Geissbuhler
Adrian Martinez
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Andrew Gurland is a New York City filmmaker interested in making a documentary about an average guy and his marriage to a mail order bride. Andrew finds the perfect subject for his film and decides to fund the marriage in exchange for the right to film the entire process. He finds what appears to be the ideal candidate in Adrian Martin, an overweight doorman from Queens who has renounced dating and seems optimistic about choosing a bride from overseas. After corresponding with Burmese women from a catalogue, Adrian selects Lichi, a beautiful woman in her twenties whose ad and letter pique his interest. The filmmakers pay for Lichi's flight to America, and soon she finds herself immersed in American married life--which, in Adrian's household, involves little more than one's cooking and cleaning duties. Andrew initially looks past the fact that Adrian treats Lichi more like a domestic servant than a companion. The entire project comes to a startling halt when, without Lichi's knowledge, Adrian takes her to the gynecologist for a consultation about tubal legation (sterilization). Lichi quickly discovers what the Doctor visit is for and rejects the procedure. Andrew thinks Adrian has crossed the line and when a heated argument ensues, Adrian terminates his involvement in the documentary. Two months later, Andrew receives a surprise visit from Lichi, who is there to reveal a shocking videotape documenting her bizarre life as Adrian's wife. Feeling partially responsible for her increasingly despondent situation, Andrew urges Lichi to leave her husband and offers his apartment as a safe haven. What transpires is beyond anything Andrew or Adrian could imagine, as their experiences with Lichi lead them through a series of unpredictable events, ultimately culminating in a showdown in Miami that reveals the lengths that both men and women will go to in order to avoid being alone.
Cast
Stephanie Gurland
Floy Bossinas
John Salvatore
Luke Geissbuhler
Adrian Martinez
Paul Thornton
Kevin Napier
Andrew Gurland
Avram Ludwig
Charles Debold
Jose Canseco
Eugenia Yuan
Dan Johnson
Dr. Mark Brenner
Jonny J. Peterson
Deborah Teng
Merritt Janson
Samuel Lisenco
Huck Botko
Norman Goodman
David Mayer
Roland Uruci
Bruce Hall
Krista Gall
Tania Trikha
Oro Benzriheim
Crew
David Bartis
Galen Bernard
Huck Botko
Candy Butchers
Sean Canada
Steve Carrillo
Charles Debold
Lori Eastside
Jennifer Galvelis
Luke Geissbuhler
John Gramaglia
Andrew Gurland
Bruce Hall
Bruce Hall
Chen Harpaz
Chen Harpaz
Hae Kyong Harpaz
Guy Helson
Bo Hyde
Dan Johnson
Brian Kamerzel
Bruce Kivo
Dia Kontaxis
Doug Liman
Samuel Lisenco
Avram Ludwig
John Malloy
David Mayer
Roderica Mccloud
Roderica Mccloud
Roderica Mccloud
Kendall Morgan-rhodes
Kevin Napier
Jon Nissenbaum
Sarah Perlman
Danielle Robertson
Gary Rubin
Mark Santora
Jesse Scolaro
Nick Scown
Bobby Sheng
Dmitry Terekhov
Mike Viola
Amy Wardron
Andrew Weiner
Mark Wike
Nina Yang
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2005
Released in United States January 2005
Released in United States Spring March 11, 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival January 28-February 6, 2005.)
Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-17, 2005.)
Released in United States Spring March 11, 2005
