The Technical Writer


1h 30m 2003

Brief Synopsis

Merriman Jessup suffers from agoraphobia complicated by acute social anxiety disorder and has cut himself from almost all physical contact with the outside world. He exists in a place where a simple greeting from a stranger on the street can terrorrize him. Jessup lives hidden away like an urban mon

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2003

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Merriman Jessup suffers from agoraphobia complicated by acute social anxiety disorder and has cut himself from almost all physical contact with the outside world. He exists in a place where a simple greeting from a stranger on the street can terrorrize him. Jessup lives hidden away like an urban monk, without leaving his Hollywood apartment building. Jessup's well-guarded, carefully preserved reclusion is shattered by the arrival of a pair of dazzling, cosmopolitan new neighbors. This couple is a whirlwind of life, charm, and decadent extravagance. When, shortly after they move in, the husband is called overseas for a two-month job, his enigmatic wife, Slim, decides to play Dr. Frankenstein to the damaged agoraphobic creature she finds lurking near her new home.

Film Details

Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2003

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2003

Released in United States January 2003

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 16-26, 2003.

Released in United States 2003

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 16-26, 2003.)