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THE LATHER EFFECT
USA, 2006, 93 MINS
DIRECTED BY SARAH KELLY
East Coast Premiere

Her parents' house is to be inspected and sold, so Valinda (Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights) needs to keep it in pristine condition. Problem is there's toilet paper hanging in the trees, an empty beer keg rests in an upstairs cradle, half a dozen of her old high school buddies are scattered around asleep, and a massive hangover throbs in her own head. An all-star cast of best friends portrayed by Tate Donovan (Good Night, and Good Luck), Sarah Clarke (24), William Mapother (Lost), Ione Skye (Gas, Food Lodging), and Eric Stoltz (2004 FFF’s Happy Hour) make Sarah Kelly's narrative feature debut as effective as The Big Chill for the new thirty-something generation. Revisiting lost loves, sexual liaisons, games of quarters, and stoner spaghetti, along with a brilliant '80s soundtrack, guide the friends through a weekend of nostalgia and discovery--without husbands, wives, or kids present. Ever wondered what became of The Breakfast Club twenty years later? So did Sarah Kelly (Full Tilt Boogie), and the result is the vibrantly comic The Lather Effect.